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Okay cool. It has started to go grey in other areas which is not a problem. Do you think the white stains will weather down to a grey colour eventually?

No, they are filled albeit a bit rough but it is starting to go a bit white in places. Salt would make sense and sadly I was contemplating washing it. So best to leave and let the good old british weather do its thing?

Hi all, I recently repointed a wall where most of it had fallen off over age. I repointed it myself as I had very little funds. I repointed it black and it looked pretty good. A year on and a bit weather beaten it is not looking that good. There appears to be a few white patches forming...

They will be 1000mm panels.

Under ground buttresses sounds very scientific. What are these, would they be spikes?

Thanks. Anyone know how long you should leave postcrete to cure before handing gates? I know it goes hard after 10 mins but should I leave it 2-3 hours?

Thanks for you comments. If I was to use a bolt down holder I would look use M10x75mm masonry fixings like these: https://www.screwfix.com/p/rawlplug-lx-concrete-screwbolts-x-75mm-10-pack/5982j I guess it is down to the thickness of the concrete so will drill a pilot hole. Fixing the post in...

I will be installing a 5ft high double wooden gate with two 1m panels. The gate panels are well made so pretty weighty and I plan to fix them to 4x4 wooden posts. One post will be fixed to a house wall so fairly straight forward. The other post will be fixed to or through a concrete floor and...