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Hiya Some render has blown at the front of my house - I've chipped it all out and its approx a 40x40cm area. I'm not down to the brick but a solid scratched/etched surface. although its an inch an half of render i've taken off. Will i need to prime it before adding OCR? I want to get this done...

Hi All A few years ago we had a brick base built (approx 3 ft high) including piers and one full wall for a sun room/conservatory put on top of it. Its about 3mx5m. It has a suspended wood base floor. We then had some decking fitted externally to this which has a space underneath it of about...

Even if it is continually going off? 2 weeks ago there was a fault and we were away and the alarm was continually going off for 48 hours!

Moved into a house with a hardwired fire/smoke alarm - it was going off pretty much the whole before the landlord emergency helpline kicked in (!!!!) My question is will this have cost us a load of money in electricity - probably a daft question but feeling really worried that this will have...

Just to clarify (sorry if its a silly question) but would I put the aggregate under the weed membrane and then the decorate gravel over the top - would it matter what type of aggregate I use (size wise e.g. 10mm/20mm etc) as say 20mm shingle is 44.00 for nearly a tonne so much cheaper than the...

Hi All I'm about to start a project to make the area under the pergola a stone/pebble garden. As this will be a large area will it work if i use a base layer of cheaper grey aggregate and over lay with the stone effect I want? i.e. to save money use only the expensive pebbles as the top soil as...

I have got uprights of 2.7m - just wondering how much should be buried under ground when cementing them in? TIA

Hi All I've got a pergola with 6 posts that need cementing into the ground. I'm wondering about the weather and when I should think about doing this? One company have offered a slot for the work on 11th Feb - is there any weather conditions prior to and predicted that i should then be saying -...

Yes this is what I am asking about - is the cement mix okay for the cement fillet around the base and do I need a fixer (sbr/cement slurry) or will just adding the mixed up cement be okay?

Hey - asking for some help. Next week we are having a sectional concrete garage erected. The after care talks about a concrete fillet. Ive seen in wickes/screwfix ready made cement that you just add water to...

Hi _looking for some advice - we employed a groundworks company to take up our existing shed base 10x12 and lay a new base 17x13 150mm depth for a concrete garage installation. On trying to break up the concrete shed base the contractor said it was proving to difficult so he would use it as the...

Hi. A few years a go I purchased window blinds using the perfect fit mechanism where they 'slot' in behind the rubber seal in UPVC windows. They've been in for nearly 5 years now but the seals in a few of the windows have stretched or something and the blinds are not flush to the top of the...

Hi all All the pug holes in my new house have either peeled or gone green and peeled. I want them replaced. How much should i be looking at for 3 to be replaced and what material is best for the replacements? I think the peeling might be due to using bleach (not sure though) so I don'tto buy...

Hi I have an existing concrete shed base 10' x 12'. I have ordered a concrete modeular garage 12.5' x 16.5' so i want to extend the original concrete base to fir the new structure. Is there anything specific I need to consider - e.g. for warned is for armed. My main concern is joining the 2 as...

Hi. Our front door is a composite door and out of warranty. It has split and cracked in a number of places this summer. Is there a spray/filler that we can use to seal the door to stop water getting in and also so itll expand and contract in future weather.. Thanks

Front composite door has developed a crack in it in 2 places. It was fitted in 2007. Anybody had this happen to them? Not sure what to do - a new door will cost over 1,200 so I can;t really afford this. Ihave accidental damage on my insurance or should it be under warranty - we bought the house...

Thanks. It'll be interesting then to see what the window company suggest in orer to resolve the fact their workmen have smeared sealant over the roof glass...i am thinking they will attempt to remove it using a solvent! How will I know if the coating underneath has in fact been damaged? The...

Recently I had the window company that fitted our conservatory come and replace a bowed frame where 2 pieces of glass join. In doing this they have smeared silicone sealant over parts of the roof glass which looks ugly. What is the correct method for removing this without damaging the self...

Hi All. Wondering if anyone has any experience of this. Is maintenance of a shared roof valley between adjoining terraced houses the joint responsibility of both owners, even if water ingress only affects one property? Does maintenance of the roof valley fall under the Party Wall Act? In my...

HI All Looking for some advice. The neighbour has built a single storey extension and now there is a gap of approx a foot between the 2 external walls. Ours is brickwork - hers is I think is breeze block rendered with a coating of black stuff about a foot high from the floor. My question is...