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I've just discovered that the 8ft concrete lintel over my downstairs UPVC window appears to be cracking along the length of it - well I think there's a large crack but there certainly seems to be large 'flakes' just hanging off. It will need replacing and I've called a builder in to give me a...

Thanks for this I got the builder out and he said that it wasn't a problem because it was just surface sand. He said that if it was outside the wind and rain would take care of it. He advised me to mop it frequently over the next week or so and that should take care of the problem - the...

Thanks for your quick response. The builder said he'd done the 'finishing' on friday - he popped back in yesterday (sat) morning to relay my marble hearth. Is it reasonable to expect it to not simply be able to rub it away with my finger? Or is that just the surface stuff which I should...

I've just had my sub floor replaced because of floor heave. The builder said that it wasn't necessary to use asphalt as I wanted to put a laminate down. The concrete is level but a bit rough - although I've swept it, it still produces loads of dust and seems to just wear away slightly just...