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  1. G

    Round Spots On Wall

    Morning all, I recently moved into a new flat and today I noticed some round spots on my bedroom wall, which I believe was recently painted - some of them are slightly raised (see attached picture). Any idea what they are? Please let me know if you need more info. Thank you!
  2. AlphaRomeo85

    What's the best way of routing this new cable?

    Hi I want to put a external commando socket on an out side wall. Conveniently my consumer unit is located just at the other side of said wall. Please take a look at this picture of my downstairs toilet room, link here of it doesn't work for any reason What's would be considered the best route...
  3. S

    Removing efforescence stains from wall

    Hi there I had a line of triangular bricks built on top of my wall and it looks great but I’ve got that efforescent white stuff that has run all down the wall. I’ve watched a couple of youtube videos and bought some ever build 401 high strength brick & patio cleaner. Followed the instructions...
  4. D

    Pass thru wall plate? for washing machine cable

    I'm arranging a washing machine cable to exit a bathroom, thru an interior brick wall, to a FCU on the far side. Outside zone 2. Is there a 'pass tru' wall plate available for the bathroom side, maybe with a single gang back box, to tidy it up. Rather than just having the washing machine cable...
  5. Elszeus

    Removing Brick Tiled Skirting Board

    Renovating a 1950s house, and behind the kitchen cabinets seems to be this Brick tiles skirting board. It looks to be dot and dabbed to the brick directly, so am I okay to remove it? I just dont need the skirting as its too high for the plinth of the new kitchen units.
  6. E

    Help with garden wall bond

    Hi everyone, I'm trying to build a retaining wall for our garden. We have a slope (back to front) of 447mm and I was planning on using hollow concrete blocks (440mm x 215mm x 140mm) so I can use rebar to tie them into the concrete foundation. I'm a wall virgin but I'm keen! My first question...
  7. Jakeh83

    Level block wall before cladding

    I'm putting stone z clad on my house front I've nocked the old render off but there's some big pits in the block, adhesive can be bed 15mm thick but some of the pits are deep, my question is can I create a flat sirface by filling with something first to flatten then apply adhesive on top?
  8. C

    Which plaster to use before tiling ?

    Our tiler will be tiling two walls in our bathroom in a couple of weeks time over a bath and shower over it. I have removed the old tiles from the walls leaving big areas where the plaster came away leaving brick wall but other areas where it's ok. I've cleaned it up as best I can and bonded...
  9. R

    Joining extension to a house that leans

    Hello All. Currently building an extension, and am sat at DPC level. The house I am joining to has walls that are not plumb - only slightly out, but makes a difference of a couple of cm or so once you get up to around 3m. How do you tie the extension into this? Other than just making the...
  10. J

    Weep Holes. Bees getting in. No photo. (ed.)

    Not sure if this should be posted here but wasn't sure about the appropriate location. I have recently bought a new home. Outside the house I've noticed a few white-ish tubes coming out of the wall and saw some bees looking as though they were climbing inside. From the post linked below, I'm...
  11. R

    Levelling across interior wall, am I missing anything?

    Hi all, I just wanted to check with people more experienced than I that I've not missed anything major with this job of levelling out this wall. Myself and my partner are due to complete on this house soon and in the master bedroom, there is a jut where built-in wardrobes used to be...
  12. M

    Wall Drainage Issues

    Hi Our garden has a brick wall as part of a raised decking framework. We've recently discovered water pooling on the concrete floor in front of it, which seems to be slowly flowing from where the wall meets the concrete. There are a few (what seem to be) drainage tubes above the first brick...
  13. U

    Concrete footings

    I am building a garden pond and going to lay the concrete footings this week. However, I have noticed that the UK is going to be cold next week. Will it be ok to lay the concrete or wait until it warms up? Thanks
  14. T

    DPM for 1ft engineering brick retaining wall?

    Hi guys, I’m building a single skin, 4 courses solid engineering brick retaining wall to retain a small garden lawn. I’ve left weep holes every 2nd brick at ground level and will backfill with 10mm pea gravel, but wanted thoughts on whether a polythene membrane should be put along the side of...
  15. H

    Drill can't go through external wall

    I am trying to drill a hole to insert a fibre extension cable from the outside to the inside of a brick wall. This wall is part of an extension built between 1989 and 1995. I have a Bosch Hammer drill, that never had any trouble going through brick. But now it's really stuck - it goes in about...
  16. jbquality

    Seeing 'steps' on the wall, need fix pleeeease

    Hello! So decided to redecorate a bedroom ourselves. Removed wallpaper, scrubbed, sanded, cleaned, primed, skimmed and one coat of primer/undercoat. My issue is I have a few areas where I can see 'steps' from where I've skimmed, my fault for not sanding well enough in these areas. Can I use...
  17. S

    Vertical damp

    Hello. Our Victorian terrace house is built with the garden wall continuing as the party wall for the property. Water is sucked into the interior of the house as it was built without any vertical break or damp proof course, it’s just one long wall. I removed the concrete render from the interior...
  18. A

    Do I need a lintel?

    We're looking to open up a cupboard space in the kitchen. Made up for 4 brick walls, which used to house the original heating system. Concrete pad sitting on top of the brickwork below ceiling level. (Just above the vent for reference) Chimney sits on the concrete and continues through rest...
  19. A

    Why? Just why?

    Why did people ever put thick textured goo on their walls? It's there any way to get the stuff off. I've got solid stone walls with lime plaster, in one area there's been some damp and it's pealed off in sheets but the rest is rock solid. It has been tested for asbestos.
  20. D

    Does bath rim go underneath tilebacker/Aquapanel?

    Does aquapanel go above the bath with the bath rim slid underneath it, or does it extend below the rim with the bath pushed up to it (plus sealant)? Asking because existing bath rim is 45mm wide but new bath side rim is 90mm wide, which seems a lot. Thank you.
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