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So, the sealant around both upstairs & downstairs windows was thoroughly replaced last year by my good self; the reveals & cills were all cleaned up, cracks carefully chase out and filled, then sealed with masonry paint prior to externally sealing around the windows. It was an utter ball-ache...

Anyone able to advise where I can purchase replacement gasket for the existing one shown in the photo's? Thanks in advance. Ordered one of these sample packs but they are all too small https://jcphardware.co.uk/e-gasket-sample-pack-upvc-window-door-double-glazing-rubber-seal/

Thanks Alastair. My 4-1 mix looks more brown than the grey req'd. 5-1 will be even more brown although nice and flexible. Are you suggesting the plasticiser (or lime) will affect the colour to match the existing grey? I must be missing summit here - have I got the wrong coloured sand (brown...

Thanks for your thoughts. Per the photo: The original scratch coat is a light grey colour My scratch coat infill repair (bottom left of photo) is more a sand/brown shade, it was 4:1. The top coat needs to be a weaker mix to minimise cracking, hence my reasoning for 5:1 but 5:1 would just be a...

Bon soir fellow experts and DIYers alike Having trouble knowing how to get a similar colour to my patch repair. Was thinking of a 5:1 sand/cement top coat but as seen in following photo my 4:1 repair to scratch coat is more of a sand/paisty brown shade rather than the lighter grey shade. Any...

Hi folks - need to do a patch repair at the crack ref the photos in 1st post above - can anyone advise how to approx match the colour of the (30 Yr old) 2nd coat render. I know unlikely to get perfect match but like to try obviously. I believe the chippings are Canterbury Spar. white cement +...

Thanks for the feedback guys. So many questions, sorry. Understood the roughcast wouldn't be a perfect match but less unsightly than the crack? and less likely to feature in a surveyors report. Would you chip off say a 12" wide strip back to blockwork then new scratch coat and new top coat...

Anyone out there able to suggest how to tidy things up re cracked harling and defective ingoes/reveals as per above post? Grateful for your thoughts

Hi folks, when you see the photos below, you'd likely say best course of action is to rip off the whole facade and re-roughcast......however I'm looking to spend less with a view to making it better with a view to selling in next couple of years I'm really not sure how to sort this mess out...

yes. however earth has a habit of moving due to groundwater, freezing/thawing, creatures etc. At the end of the day you want to reduce the chance of creating more work for yourself so either just go very carefully in front of the found ar stay as far away from it as you can. Perhaps digging...

if the existing wall is actually retaining the material behind it, you are risking undermining it's foundation by excavating right in front of it. The point where your red star is, is right at the point of maximum bearing pressure at underside of foundation due to the overturning effect. Hence...

Hi folks. Upstairs bedroom window (see photo), the internal timber cill gets damp during periods of wind driven rain. Thereafter, water appears along top edge of the ground floor window directly beneath this one - water leaks down through the internal mastic seal along the top edge of the...

Thank guys. Still couldn't get the wire out the ballast even pressing down the slot with screwdriver but managed to break them out eventually. Took the old ballast off and it has some blackness behind it. Thankfully managed to source a like for like ballast on amazon 16 quid. So hope that...

Thanks for the replies folks. The mains power is measuring abt 240v. But when powered on, the terminals that bulb pushes into only at 0.05. That ballast is obselete now so is it generally ok/easy enough to replace it with similar type? Anyone know how to disconnect the push fit wires? Data sheet...

Hi folks, See attached photo. My outdoor light has stopped working. No fuses were blown at fuse box. Light is bolted to underside of soffit and had a heap of water in it when I took the cover off. Tried replacing 38W DD bulb but no luck. Wanted to test the ballast but don't know how - I have a...

Thanks for the feedback Ian, I'll give it a go.....

Hi folks, We have some sort of chamber/pit located in our front garden for drainage (located in Scotland). I think it's the first meeting point for the house foul & surface water drainage. See photo here: https://www.diynot.com/diy/media/albums/driveway-front-garden.26088/ There are another 2...

Hi Folks, My neighbour has some trees/bushes separating our driveways. One of the roots is cracking the surface of my drive, since before I bought the house. The damage doesn't seem to have worsened much, if any over last 4 years. Some photos here...

The grass on the right is at the bottom of a fairly steep sloping front garden which slopes upward to the right for about 8metres where there are another two trap covers located just before the public footpath. To the left takes you round the side of the house, presumably where the drains come from