Lime render and doors
Replacement doors tend to be held in place by screws, not inbuilt frames The door on my house has seen a lot of changes. Since I have owned it we have had 2 doors. The removal of the render showed …
Month: September 2014
Brick detailing ruined by cement
Lovely brick arch revealed on front of house If it weren’t for the addition of cement render over the years I think that this detail would have been recoverable, however the cement has pulled off the surface of the bricks …
Steel reinforced lime
Stainless steel EML screwed into place over areas with different materials / old cracks I have been busy on the house preparing it for its new coat of lime putty render. One of these jobs has been to mesh over …
Cement render = Rotten wood
Removing render exposes timber issues under cracks One of the other issues that the removal of the cement render exposed was the condition of the wood in the structure. Admittedly the house has a strange array of wood that has …
Dubbing Out
Haired lime putty render thrown into deep holes in wall One of the jobs associated with re-rendering the house has been to make good the walls before the main render coat is applied. This involves getting hold of some lime …
A trip around the block in Canton Cardiff
Part of my walk around the block We are based in a residential part of Cardiff. Lots of solid walled properties and also some newer infill houses with cavities. Despite the ravages of time that have been served out by …
Invisible touching up
I was a little perplexed about which picture to choose for this post and I eventually realised that the only one really is the one pictured. Basically I had to paint over a mark on my bedroom wall. Now with …
Earthborn Moisture Vapour Transmission Test
A piece of testing equipment! I had a question last week about which paint to use on a lime plastered wall that would be subject to heavy traffic. Now I had always used the official data for this answer, which …
Lime and Steel
The difference can make or break (literally) your project These products do the same job. They also look very similar One will work, the other will not Fixings are used a lot in the construction industry. My render job on …