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thanks for that Bedrock the external wall that has shown the internal moisure is a freenstanding wall with no shelter so when it rains it rains directly onto the wall. as its only a couple of small areas that are showing moisture i will grout these areas first to ensure no water is coming...

thanks for that bedrock, however as im at bare brick i was wondering if there wasnt a product on the market that i could spray over all the bricks before rendering so that no moisure gets to teh render and therefore never comes through at all

i tore all the prvious plaster and render because the property is 140 years old and i wanted to redo the house from scratch before moving into it. there are a few spots on the exteranl walls on the second and third floor that are showing moisure on the inside what i really wanted to know...

Hi All I would appreciate any advise you can give, i have stripped all the walls in my house to bare brick, some of the extranal walls are showing signs of water coming in. i am concerned that once i have had them rendered and plastered they may let damp through and start discolouring the...

Thanks for your Posts guys much appreciated

Hi All I would appreciate any advise you can give, i have stripped all the walls in my house to bare brick, some of the extranal walls are showing signs of water coming in. i am concerned that once i have had them rendered and plastered they may let damp through and start discolouring the...

I am looking to put some electrical/tv wiring inside the wall. i was looking to create a tunnel from the ground half way up the wall to where the tv will be. i was looking to use plastic trunking, my walls are render then plaster and so only about 15mm thick. most of the trunking i have seen is...

Thanks for your reply Theoldun Im pleased i can crack on with the project without having to put it on hold could you please clarify what you mean by 'insulating to current u values' also is there any specific recomendation you would make to better insulate the house before i render. i...

I have recently started the renovation of my new house, it’s a 4 storey, 5 bedroom house, built in the 1890’s. I have removed all the plaster and had the chimneys removed so I am left with bare bricks. I am planning to render the walls and then plaster finish as I don’t like plasterboards. I...

I have recently started the renovation of my new house, it’s a 4 storey, 5 bedroom house, built in the 1890’s. I have removed all the plaster and had the chimneys removed so I am left with bare bricks. I am planning to render the walls and then plaster finish as I don’t like plasterboards. I...