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Hi, I’ve got 145 sqm of sandstone to soda-blast, How much soda medium do you reckon it’d take to do the job? Cheers

Ok cheers Or silicone if yer rough

Aye I get that for removing the slates but just can’t picture how you’d install the replacement slate when all slates above are double nailed, , sorry not trying to be awkward just curious

Ok thanks guys, the decision seems to made and that’s why I asked the question, out of interest though, how would you replace a broken slate if all slates are double nailed?

They are currently Scotch Slates on the roof so they are obviously single head nailed, however I am replacing them with Welsh slates Can I ask, are you lads based in England or Scotland? And are you talking about slating onto batons or sarking? As I know that it’s common practice in Scotland to...

I always thought that say every 3rd course should be single head nailed to make easy access in the case of a broken slate etc

I’m about to re-slate my sarked roof and I’m unsure on how the sites should be nailed… The slates are 18x10 Welsh and are double holed however should all courses be double nailed or should there be single head nailed courses as well? The house is not in an area particularly prone to high winds...

I’m about to re-slate my sarked roof and I’m unsure on how the slates should be nailed… The slates are 18x10 Welsh and are double holed however should all courses be double nailed or should there be single head nailed courses as well? The house is not in an area particularly prone to high...

Yeh that’s what worries me, that it ends up taking a long time, I have been in the property for 8 years , it’s just never really bothered me before, but now that I’m away to work on the roof it’s obviously now an issue

Thanks for the replies, The cable in question does not go anywhere, it’s cut inside the roof, and next door neighbour has newer underground supply also, which comes from completely separate electricity poles. If you trace the redundant lines back they just go back to what looks like a junction...

Looking for advice on disconnecting a redundant power supply to my property. The current power supply comes from beneath the ground to my electric meter located in an external box at the rear of my property. From the front of my property and attached to my chimney is a supposed redundant...

what is the best way to clean up old stonework? The building in question is a 200 year old stone house, currently rendered in dry dash which is mostly boss I plan to remove the roughcast and repoint the stonework but the stonework beneath is in a bit of a mess.... Cement residue from the...

Could you not fix k-lathe mesh over the brickwork to provide the key?

Lacquered or oiled, I'd say oiled looks slightly better, and more natural, but needs more maintenance, ie re-oiled every 1-2 years, that considered I'd always go lacquered as requires no maintenance and is harder wearing (I've got dogs) my preference is a satin lacquer rather than gloss but...

That's what I was looking for cheers

Away to lift a floor in the house (was a kitchen originally but changing it to a living room) current make up of floor is flagstones, covered with bitumen resin then a 40mm screed. I propose to lift existing, scrape it back a bit, lay 25mm sand blind, Dpm, 75mm kingspan then a concrete slab...

Kahrs flooring, I'd say quality wise it's comparable to quickstep, goes down really smoothly and they supply there own brand underlay

Yeh good shout I'll give that a try

Hi, My question is can I use a wee drop of black food dye to colour pre mixed white grout to grey? I'm tiling a hearth of a fireplace, (which will not be operational) and the grout obviously won't be exposed to water, As it's a very small area to grout I wasn't wanting to buy a large bag of...

I'll be replacing the glass with double glazing and also replacing the astrical anyway, I'm not a big fan of nitromorse either as don't find it very effective.... And by all accounts I reckon it'd be just as nasty as caustic soda