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...
As I had now removed most of my hard plastering inside the house due of the age and completely came apart from the wall. I was suggested to use...
Hi, sorry for any silly questions, first time rendering here! I'm getting a guy to come and plaster this wall, but he said I could save some...
I'm renovating my whole house during lockdown, and there's so much to do! I wanted to paint the exterior, but realised there are a few issues...
I found out that the ceilings on my first floor were renovated but the laths were kept and pins were used instead of screws. My first question....
Hi - we are looking to render our whole house (large semi-detached) with either Weber or K-Rend monocuche render and are confused as to whether we...
[ATTACH] I had this door put in but it was all a bit ad hoc so the door reveal was too wide and some add-on pieces were put on (I don't know what...
I have an old Victorian house in Manchester which is rendered at the front. Over the years, a couple of cracks have appeared below one of the...
I am a total beginner to plastering / rendering other than filling the occasional ding in the wall. I am planning on applying a parge coat of...
Dear all, currently decorating a bedroom and above the main window the plaster was bulging and generally not looking good. I have knocked a lot...
20190804_161921 by Natasha Griffith posted 4 Aug 2019 at 4:33 PM 20190804_161958 by Natasha Griffith posted 4 Aug 2019 at 4:33 PM Hi everyone,...
Hi there, new to this forum and grateful in advance for any advice. Have a property that used to be a pub, so has a large cellar/basement, and...
Hi could anyone advise whether filling in faint cracks on new plaster should be something the renderer should rectify, or is it considered to be...
Hi, I've built my garden planters from 7n concrete dense blocks with the help of bricklayer friend - not sure what i need to do next -pls can...
I've just paid a small fortune to have the render (roughcast) painted on my house. The chimneys are a particular problem and needed scaffolding....
Hi, Recently discovered mould on the south facing wall of my house close to the party wall. It was hidden behind a cupboard so we didn't notice...
Hi all, We are about to embark on an extension to our 1970s house. The current brick is 'ok' but we like the look of rendered properties and are...
Hi, I've removed old tiles from my bathroom walls and parts of the wall came off with it so I've ended up back to brick and concrete blocks. I'm...
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