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Thanks for all the advice everyone. I've contacted local 'Energy Efficiency' centre & although the guy I spoke to couldn't answer any technical questions, they are sending someone out to do a survey who can. Cost will be around £170, which seems good. The 'skirt' around the house appears...

Guilty as charged on the clothes dring I'm afraid ! Does anyone have any advice on the best material to use and the issue of ventilation under the supended floors ? Thanks Mark

Thanks Guys, there's no insulation in cavity at all (I had a couple of window ledges off last year and saw into cavity - there are metal wall ties though). Bungalow has a concrete 'skirt' around the bottom & no ground is higher than this. Gutters are just cleaned out & are OK & render is fine...

Hi all, I am thinking of having Cavity wall insulation done & was wondering what I need to look out for in terms of material & how it's done. I'll probably use one of the subsidised schemes from British Gas or the local Energy Efficiency council. I live in a 1960's built bungalow, with...

As we've had the first frost up North, I'm probably not going to do any more on this until spring. I've decided to try and get some hydraulic lime and use various implements to fit the various sized holes in the wall. I've seen 1:3,1:4 and 1:6 mixes all recommended! I'll give up with the...

Thanks for the replies, I've done a bit of research on the 'net since my post. A good site is http://www.buildingconservation.com/articles/cement.htm. It gives some + & - to gauging lime moratr with OPC, if anyones interested I've gotten to be quite engrossed by it all ! I assume if...

Thanks Noseall, Whats 'cut 'n' stuck' ? I'm using the gun to get the mix into the joint then using various sizes of ad hoc pointing implements to push the mix into the joints and compact it in. I'm trying to finish slightly indented into the joints. As the stones are random, some stick out...

Hi, I have a wall built of random sized, undressed, sandstone bricks around my house, about 18'' thick - probably built in the mid 60's. It is in various stages of disrepair, ranging from loose pointing to totally loose stones. I have bought a pointing gun (from turptech tools) and have been...

Hi, this is my first post & I'm a DIyer !! I've just reduced the height of the chimney on my bungalow and chipped off the blown and cracked render. Some of the brickwork is crumbling & I'll reset these bricks. However I'm not sure how to go about rendering it, namely: What mix do I...