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Thanks and yeah sorry I wasn't specific, it's not a house but an attached garage. That wall is also retaining and there are wooden planks between the dirt and the render. I don't like it either. We're on almost pure chalk here though so water disappears into the ground very quickly. I'm not...

Hello! I have a situation where my landscaper/builder started a retaining wall and then disappeared before he finished. It's nearly done so I wanted to have a go at finishing off myself and learning something new. The unfinished section is the last bit before it connects (or doesn't connect) to...

Did you make a decision on this? I've got the same situation, 1.2m retaining wall butting up against an attached garage wall. I just read an engineers forum and everyone have a big thumbs down to doing this at all.

After removing old carpet I found a rotten sheet of chipboard up against this door which had no support between the inside concrete slab foundation and the outer brick skin that the door frame sits on. Looking down the cavity it looks like the builders chucked a random bit of wood down there and...

Ok, i'm convinced. I'll leave this one to the pros! Thanks for the advice all....

Thanks for the reply. £400 does sound fair i know but i'm keen to learn so would like to at least have a good idea of how to do it my self. When you say primed you mean PVA solution or undercoat Plaster? I see about 5 different undercoats at Wicks for different wall types and as i have plaster...

Hi all, So, last room to decorate in the house and I've saved the worse for last. Its a medium sized bedroom in a 120 year old house. Wallpaper was in a sorry state so i decided to rip it all off and see what lies beneath. I've had a guy come round to quote on plastering the whole room. I am...