I recently had to remove some plasterboard over a bricked-up fireplace. When I removed the plasterboard, I noticed what appeared to be a layer of...
Hi folks, I have to repair a front garden wall, the top of the pillars are capped with a layer of tile then engineering bricks. One of the tiles...
Hi just wondering if anyone could advise me on the following problem.... Cement sill running across the house was damaged and was patched up. It...
Hello, this is a house in UK, built in the early '70s. Some parts of the outer walls are made of concrete blocks. I suppose they are one of the...
My last "ID this" challenge for a while. This tool is stamped with the Rawl brand. I think it is a centre punch for masonry. Right/wrong?...
The inner side of an exterior wall in my house has, behind the plasterboard, a kind of masonry which I'd like to identify. I attach pictures. It...
Hi, just had an outside wall painted last week and in places the paint is not drying. Certain patches are still touch wet and in a few areas it's...
Hi all, Im laying a course on top of an existing painted garden wall. I'm about halfway there. Before I finish, I read I will have difficulty...
I have an M8 threaded stud that I intend to fix into what I believe to be Thermalite but I'm not sure how big the hole should be for the chemical...
Hi all. I figure this would be more of a tilers thing but wasn't sure if it would be more of a bricky thing. Just bought a house (circa 1800 so...
Hi everyone, hope you’re well. What’s the best method/brush to paint this textured pebble dash please!? I’m finding it ever so difficult! I’m...
Hi everyone, looking to replace the lean to that’s attached to my terrace house, it’s is in serious disrepair and need replaced. The concrete...
Hi all, I'm trying to secure a wooden side panel of a box I've made for a consumer unit to a wall. The issue is the section of wall the side...
Hello all, Im making a shop sign for the front of a small high street shop. Proposed design attached to this thread. What do you all think to...
Hi guys I'm planning to put a side porch onto an 1890s semi, architect has specified on the drawing that there is a need to inject a dpc along...
Hello, I need to get this paint off the back of my house as there's condensation appearing internally due to the lime render being sealed in and...
Good morning, hope people are well. I have decided to do some tidying up of the external of my house. It’s a 1908 semi and has large stone...
Hi all, I have issues with damp appearing on the inside of my walls. I have read through some of the other topics on this forum, and I believe...
Looking for advice on best way to deal with the crack running down the back wall of this stone cottage, it is clearly visible in the centre of the...
We bought our house just over 3 years ago, it was then a lovely white rendered semi detached home. I didn't notice any problems with the render...
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