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Hi, Thankyou, that makes it all a bit clearer for me. The steps are white/grey so could be limestone (I live in Northamptonshire). Frost damage sounds quite likely actually - some of the bricks on the top of the front wall are also quite chipped and I had previously wondered if they had...

Hi, Thankyou, that sounds promising! I'll have a look in my local DIY shop for the product. I'd kind of wondered about damp proofing myself - or wondered if there's a product you can paint on concrete (stone?) to shield it from damp. But would that only protect it from future exposure to...

Hi, I suppose by chunks I mean flakes - maybe the length of half a finger but quite thin, then if you rub them between your fingers they crumble to dust. Some of the chunks are a little 'fatter'. I can't see any coppery stains but the steps were obviously once painted white (the paint has...

Good question! I'd kind of assumed they were natural stone but thinking about it, I don't think stone would just crumble into powder - would it? So I think they must be concete but they look like the original steps - (is this likely for a house built circa 1900? - sorry, I seem to be totally...

Hello, I live in a Victorian terrace (I moved here fairly recently) with three steps up to the front door. When we moved here I noticed that the steps were uneven and had bits chipped out of them - not worn away with time, but chipped - but they seemed not to be wearing away any more...

I've e-mailed a photo (of the window.......!) through, hopefully it'll get posted soon. Sarah

Hi, The house I've just moved into (Victorian terrace) has an extension into the attic, where there is a velux window. The window's fine but the surround is totally unfinished - it seems as though the hole for the window has been cut in the roof and the bit surrounding the window is...