Some people are looking for a gypsum style finish on their lime plastered walls. The temptation for some (especially builders) is just to plaster gypsum onto the lime plaster. This is not a pretty relationship between the two and even …
Getting guttering square to the fascia can be a problem. If the fascia is not perfectly vertical (and many on older buildings aren’t) then when fixed gutter brackets are attached they either need to be packed to make them square …
Many people have flat roof extensions. Seems that they were all the rage some time ago. We were obviously hardier then as well given that most are poorly insulated, draughty and can be cold and quite miserable places. This is …
On my house I have a problem with mould in the window reveals. This is because it is a cold spot in the construction of the house. The walls here are effectively thinner than the rest as the window only …
The solid walls so common in Wales are prone to damp after the ‘modernisation’ they have received over the past hundred years. The addition of external cement renders especially has locked moisture into the walls and the remedial work of …
One of the major mistakes that we see in refurbishment of old solid walled houses is the use of modern materials over over the original substrates. I have written before about the use of cement render over these types of …
Eco Home Centre recently helped a local home-owner to insulate their home. However the pressure was not for thermal insulation more for acoustic. The house, built in the 1980’s, was typically badly built. Little insulation in the external walls and …
This is a post with a question. Would you like to see an Eco Paint Chooser? We are looking to develop a tool for the website so that we can guide people towards the right paint for their particular situation. …
Sorting out mould and damp is a bit of a nightmare in older homes. I have dealt with the causes of damp and hence mould in other posts on this blog, but in many situations it is difficult corners and …
Wood will naturally change colour as it ages. Some people like the fact that woods like oak and cedar grow grey with age, a reflection of us as humans I suppose. Others though like the elixir of youth and want …
