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    Fix slate under ridge tile

    Can this be fixed for a few years without taking the ridge tile off? My plan would be to try and cut a slate as best I can using a traced copy of the break. Then use tingle or hall hook to secure new section in place and covering join as best I can with silicone or mastic. I'm not a roofer BTW!
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    Insulated render - anyone used this?

    I take all your points especially that about mass of old thick stone walls. The benefits may only be marginal for all the work necessary, some of which may be unknown once stripping the render. The lime render is in pretty good overall shape it's just too rough and undulating to be painted...
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    Insulated render - anyone used this?

    Only one suspended floor and this has cellar underneath. I guess rising damp is unusual or even impossible when the walls continue down well below ground level. Certainly no evidence of rising damp. I'll take a look at Diathinite - thanks although I'm sure I'm going to fall into same...
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    Insulated render - anyone used this?

    Thanks very much for your useful reply. You have highlighted another issue that should be addressed. The stone walls were constructed well before any sort of DPC existed. The walls are rendered right to the base so I may well now take some of that render off although there aren't really any...
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    Insulated render - anyone used this?

    Hi. Just found this thread. Has anyone got any experience of using a breathable render (such as Bauwer) on an internal stone wall that is cement rendered on the outside? I know ideally you want the wall breathable on both sides but I have a large stone house that is nicely rendered on the...
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    Best option for internal insulation and plasterboard

    Hi - first post so go easy! I have a ground floor flat roof extension that I am renovating. It is built onto the gable of the main house and therefore has 3 external walls. The walls are cavity block built in around the mid 80's. Since moving in 3 years ago, I have had the cavity filled with...
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    Best option for internal wall insulation and plasterboard

    Hi - first post so go easy! I have a ground floor flat roof extension that I am renovating. It is built onto the gable of the main house and therefore has 3 external walls. The walls are cavity block built in around the mid 80's. Since moving in 3 years ago, I have had the cavity filled...
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