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ok thanks for that, i will give it a try :)

Hi The rain sometimes gets blown up under the tiles and i just noticed a small leak after last nights bad weather. Is there anyway to fix damaged roofing felt from inside the loft?

had a quote recently to have 4 walls (not ceiling) of my lounge skimmed, its approx 24x15ftx8ft high. quote was about £700 inc vat.

ive painted radiators before with gloss radiator paint, looked a bit untidy i thought. Ive just recently taken my downstairs radiators off the walls, going to take them outside and try spraying them this time, hopefully will give a nicer finish :) to answer your question directly, yes i...

i just painted it with a good thick coat of masonry paint, looks fine to me now.

hello Im tempted to use an electric spray gun (that screwfix sell) to paint the inside of my garage. Its very cheap though, has anyone used one and are they okay ?

ok thanks, i will consider spending a bit more maybe, just cant decide...

Im having the corrugated asbestos taken off my garage roof tommorrow and im trying to decide the easiest/cheapest way to replace it. Has anyone used corrugated plastic? is it strong enough? The gaps between purlins on my roof timbers are larger than recommended for the plastic roofing(800mm...

that foamseal looks like a good idea, although quite expensive, i worry about how difficult it is to use, whether the area needs prepping (difficult with asbestos). I was examining the roof yesterday, thinking about sealing it, when the biggest spider ive ever seen came crawling out a few...

You could try a tumble dryer instead of hanging washing up all over the house.

skimming the walls in my lounge is not something i really want to undertake myself, so i had a quote, room is 22x13ft, quote was for £700 ! does that sound a lot or is it about right? maybe i should try it myself, how hard can it be... ;)

if new plaster is applied after a damp course then should i still seal the plaster?

ok thanks, nice to have a bit of reassurance :)

thanks ian, but i have already read that post and it doesnt really answer my questions as i dont intend to remove the asbestos at this time, i just want to seal it.

The house i just bought has a nice big garage which i intend to use as gym. However, im concerned about the corrugated asbestos roof. I had planned to paint the inside of the roof with some kind of sealant, is this a good idea? are there any other safer/better alternatives to this ? any...