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Is it OK to paint the wall below the render (window height) , down to the dpc, with bitumen paint ? I assume you do not paint below the dpc to allow it to "breathe".

Recent MP by-election showed very low turn out. What was it, 26% ? Australia voting system shows 90% plus turn outs because it is compulsory. Freedom of choice you may argue, but there is no such thing as absolute freedom. Too many low turnouts allow poor left and right wing candidates to be...

Had a new Stairlift fitted at elderly mothers house in March 2021. Cost £4000 for a straight run with a small turn to the left at the top to deposit her on the landing. Well known company beginning with A. Fitter turned up 8am and was very good but wanted to fit the rail supports on top of the...

Going to replace an existing broken toilet pan which is 6" outlet from the floor instead of the standard 5" . I believe they are called Comfort Toilets to aid elderly people or the infirm, with the extra height of the pan. Have looked on line and asked at local independent supplier, no one seems...

Tree is approx. 35 years old and at the back of our garden on Sheltered Accommodation land. About 9m to the boundary wall and then 2m in . It was cut back about 2 years ago after numerous complaints to the management company who run the Sheltered Accommodation. But has grown back even more...

I have one of these with Android version 6.0.1 installed on it. Have had it about 3 years. Now it is taking an age to recharge. Took it to my local indie pc repair shop and asked about a new battery install. They will not do that type of job. Given its age, is it worth changing the battery and...

Noticed on some new jobs the injection holes are drilled into the mortar or cement joins and not the brick. Is this because its quicker or are different injection solutions used to form the new damp course ? TIA