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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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hi, I'm about to restore the sash and case windows in my house, fortunately they are in decent condition.... But unfortunately the are thick with years of layers of paint, I know 'dipping' woodwork is not the best method of paint removal for the wood as it dries it out, but it is time...

Hi, I'm about to tile my hearth and am looking for some advice. Due to the height of the lintol in my fireplace I am considering tiling straight onto my constructional hearth (which is made up of three flagstones) is this ok to do? I was worried about the possibility of the tiles cracking...

Hi, How do I dot and dab plasterboard to a chimney breast which is plaster on the hard. What is the best adhesive to use and how thickly do I apply it? Can I use no nails or would it be recommended to use plaster or joint cement etc?! The existing plaster is sound and I am dabbing on 9mm...

Hi, I was looking for some help regarding taping the joints in a plasterboard wall. I've recently bought an old house and I'm planning on removing the lath and plaster on all of the outside walls of the property, insulating between the straps and then sheeting using insulation backed...