pointing

I live in a 150+ year old granite house which had suffered from poor cement pointing from a previous owner. As water had been penetrating the gable end I set out to have this re-pointed using lime as everything I had researched heavily supported the use of lime on a granite building. I am also...

Hi there, I just moved my radiator from an exposed brick wall, and on moving it there were two holes, about 4" diameter and 2" depth. Looks like someone had tried to fix the radiator previously and made a mess of the brick, and just placed the radiator over it. I was wondering what the best...

Hi I need to repair a damp damaged garden wall, it was rendered one side which has all blown and I've removed and the pointing is falling out on most of the rest, I will rebuild the bad bits and try and sort out some decent drainage to prevent damp again. My question is - is it wise to render a...

We have a 40 square metre patio of riven concrete 600x600 slabs which we intend to completely replace in about two years time. For now though, just want to tart up the existing stuff. Have raked out old mortar from joints (20mm wide 30mm deep) and jet cleaned/swept whole area. I think the slabs...

Here's vaguely how my wall should look: Broken wall by edwardian1913 posted 11 Jan 2016 at 10:17 PM But it's all broken! :cry: Broken wall by edwardian1913 posted 11 Jan 2016 at 10:17 PM I have replaced rotted fence posts before, so I am comfortable with preparing a new wooden post of the...

Hello DIYnot's, I am currently renovating a little cottage in the middle of Cotswolds; which has a lot of little projects over the next couple of years for me to work on. So my list of projects I am currently working on and for the future are: Repointing the exterior stone wall of the kitchen...