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Hi everyone, I am probably on a road to nowhere here, but does anybody know of a drill that can be used for mixing plaster etc and core drilling? We do a bit of each job, but the space and cost that two single drills take-up seems a bit unreasonable for us based on our usuage levels! Any...

Thanks again John. By chance, I bought a core drill bit only a few months ago to install my bathroom fan, so I'm glad to have need to use it again!! I assume that I should put the vent just above the skirting board? Thanks again for your help, your advice on not chopping out the plaster alone...

Hi John, thanks for your speedy and informative reply. I'll do as you say, and seal-up the room and dehumidify the room for a week or so. Once I eventually dry the wall out, is it advisable to put a vent in the wall behind the wardrobes before I put them back in? There is definately a lack of...

Hi! To my horror I have dicscovered that one of the walls in my spare bedroom is completely damp, and mould has started appearing behind the wardrobe. We have only recently bought the house, and having looked into it, it appears that the dampness was caused by a lengthy period of leaking from...

Firstly, thank you everyone for your help so far! The house is a complete damp nightmare! The rear elevation is made-up mainly by the bathroom/kitchen wall and then an old chimney stack which was completely capped with no ventilation. The bathroom and kitchen didn't have any ventilation, and...

Ok, I see.... but I just want to check that the fact the bricks are wet through, and not just wet on the surface won't make any difference?? If you wet down a surface prior to application it will dry out easily enough, but these bricks will remain damp for some time. I just want to make sure...

The wall is west facing with flat land behind it, hence it does get subjected to some pretty harsh weather. The front elevation is, as far as we're aware, quite sound and dry. My only concern is that the new render may trap the water somehow and the new render won't adhere fully. Is that...

Hello All! My builder and I have removed some of the tyrolean that adourns my house to see how easy it would be to strip it all off in order to render the house instead. The tyrolean has come off quite easily, and my builder has come to the conclusion that this is because the bricks behind...

Sorry to be so ignorant about this stuff, but is it definate that my tyrolean is painted? It is a mushroomy brown colour (nice!) but it doesn't look painted. Is there a way I can tell?

Ok, I have now had another builder look at it, and he says the covering is actually called Tyrolean. Does this make any difference? I have read elsewhere that tyrolean is suitable for rendering over.... but I'm not so sure... I don't want render falling off in years to come! Any further help...

Hi Andy, thanks for your advice. I think the best route is to take off the pebledash, as it seems that the only thing that would stop me from doing that is the cost, and I can just do it over a few days (or, most probably weeks!)! Thanks again, James

Hello! Sorry to add to the long list of posts on this topic, but I've searched them all (I think!) and can't find one that solves my issue. The mid-terraced house we've just bought has a painted (mushroom colour - lovely!), pebbledash front and rear elevation. In honesty, it might not actually...