Hi everyone/anyone, Got a builder working on my extension and the roughcast has been finished in the last week. I have noticed that at the rear...
Hi guys. Wondering if anyone can shed some thoughts on removing mock tudor beams? Surprisingly, there is very little info on this online and...
Hello! I'm currently removing a rotten bay from the exterior as the render has failed and the laths behind are totally rotted through. 1. Does...
Hello! I'm in the process of removing render from the front of my how and I am just starting to tackle the bay box. It is totally rotten through...
Hello, I am constructing a small shed (3.5m x 2.2m) that will be used only for storage. I want to render the external walls with the K-Rend...
I have recently come into ownership of a Victorian terraced house on the south coast, with the front wall quite elevated and facing the sea...
I have to sort out a detail which seem very tricky. I have ceiling with multifinish which stops at the stair opening and then I have the stair...
Stone build house, external render 7x1m between flat-roof and main roof, replace guttering and fascia. Will need hacking off but this shouldn't...
Hi, I noticed under my bay window outside it sounded hollow. Then I chopped off what you can see in the photo. But it doesn't seem like proper...
Hi I hope someone can help me please, I am concerned about my mums house as there appears to be some stepped cracking outside coming through the...
Hello, So I have recently brought a c.1800 stone cottage and am at the start of the extensive work it needs doing to it. The area which is a bit...
Hello. My house needs re-rendering and I understand that now under building regs it need to be thermally improved. However the house was built in...
Hi everyone! New here, looking forward to being massively impressed with your immediate support! (I have zero time to decide on the below!)... We...
Hi All, In the last stages of a house purchase but I've come across some issues with the outside. The 2 main issues are: 1. The rendering seems...
We’ve built a party wall that straddles the boundary (party wall agreement in place) - neighbour has agreed this on the basis we’re paying to...
The render on my gable end is causing all kinds of issues in the house with penetrating damp - it's coming in around 4 places. I asked the...
Hey, I have this small section of external wall (see attched image) that I'd like to tile over with more modern looking stone split face tiles....
I have to convert my roof from hip to gable and builder advise to make the wall in timber instead of block work as this would be lighter and avoid...
Hi, I have some heating pipe in copper which sit on a vertical chase through my internal brickwall. How would you normally close it dowm? Is...
Hi, the back of my house is a bit of a mess. I started chipping off a patch of blown render and more and more came off. I've taken it back as far...
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