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    Painting over water stains

    Hello everyone, We recently had a bedroom completely replastered. Once the plaster was dry, we used white emulsion mixed 50 50 with water to paint all the walls and ceiling. We did 2 coats like this and then the final coat was 100% white emulsion and it looks great. Unfortunately, our roof has...
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    Water coming down chimney when it rains

    Hello all, After some advice please. We have an open fireplace in our bedroom and the chimney has recently been sealed by a roofer who is a friend of a friend. The way he sealed it was by taking off the chimney pot, covering the hole with slate and then cementing over the top. He put an air...
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    How to completely seal chimneys the correct way?

    Hi everyone :) Our house is an early 1900s, 4 bedroom, semi detached. It has 3 chimney stacks, and 6 chimneys/fireplaces as follows: 1. Living room (stack 1) - open fire place 2. Bedroom above living room (stack 1) - plaster boarded over with air vent 3. Dining room (stack 2) - plaster...
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    How to completely seal chimneys the right way?

    Hi everyone :) Our house is an early 1900s, 4 bedroom, semi detached. It has 3 chimney stacks, and 6 chimneys/fireplaces as follows: 1. Living room (stack 1) - open fire place 2. Bedroom above living room (stack 1) - plaster boarded over with air vent 3. Dining room (stack 2) - plaster...
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