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Hi, Friend had some work done, removed polystyrene tiles then skimmed. This was less than a week ago but the plaster is showing up where the glue had been. Not sure if walls were PVA’d before plaster, what next? Stain blocker? Need to see if the plaster fully dries out. Any help, advice welcome.

hi, My friend recently moved into a terrace house and with the recent heavy rain has noticed a dripping through the downstairs window. Pictures are below. My thought is that water is getting into the wall cavity and coming out above the window possibly from where the downspout is. There are...

I'm a competent DIY-it's but I'm struggling with hanging wallpaper in lined the walls started with a plumb line but the paper is ripping and my thumbs is going through it and I am not sure if it's the paper or the paste mixture. The paper is next and others have said it is thin and have...

Hi Having had a new hearth fitted and about to get carpets put in I'm worried about the cause behind this water appearing through the floor boards. Basically I had to dig up the old concrete hearth and took a few bags of soil type stuff up and then refilled with broken bricks and sand with a...

Hi, My friend is renovating her house, the plumber left a piece of wire wool on the oak work top and due to holidays my friend didn't find it till 2 weeks later, it has left a deep black mark and I have tried to sand but it is having little effect. The wool was rusty so I can only assume it...

Hi This is my friends house. She moved in a year ago and the patch was there then but was much smaller and not as wet. It's on a wall with a chimney and it is both sides of chimney and some evidence on same wall in back room. The wall is a dividing wall with another house. The house is a mid...

Hi I have a wood burner and a flue that goes just a few inches up the chimney. The chimney was swept and tested and a liner was not required. The room as a vent in the wall too. My question is what to use to block the opening so the heat doesn't all escape up the chimney. Will plasterboard on...

HI, 5 and a half months ago I had an injection dpc done to the entiure downstairs (the house is not lived in). In the kitchen I used the damp proof company to plaster the kitchen and it included taking an entire wall back to brick. I have salt coming through particularly on the wall that was...

Hi, My friend had new UPVC windows fitted along with an existing window converted into a patio door (victorian terrace house). I have several concerns. Firstly a damp proof course has been recently fitted and due to the installer using a sledge hammer they have all but demolished the wall way...

Hi, My friend had new UPVC windows fitted along with an existing window converted into a patio door (victorian terrace house). I have several concerns. Firstly a damp proof course has been recently fitted and due to the installer using a sledge hammer they have all but demolished the wall way...