Courtesy of http://stonecottagerenovation.blogspot.co.uk/ The majority of old solid stone and brick houses are covered in a liberal amount of cement render these days. I will assume that you know my opinion on cement render on solid walls, so I won’t have …
Barry Turner’s picture shows how IWI is commonly fitted There will be some research coming out soon that starts to explore the importance on the detailing aspect of insulation works. The work has focused on the issues of thermal bridges …
Older toilets use all the water in the cistern when flushed Upcycling is a great new fad. It is even better when you can make something even more efficient than it was before. One of the biggest users of water …
Can I upcycle a toilet and make it more efficient? Read more »
Some of the more observant of you might have seen that we are a not for profit and that we aim to assist groups and people in Wales to make their buildings more sustainable. Well I thought that it might …
No need for these now! The was always a certain smell when we came back home. That slight dusky smell that reminds you that there was damp in the house. Well, I am glad to say that when we returned …
Cavity walls were designed to keep damp out of homes Cavity walls have been the standard way of building for the past century. They are designed to have two walls (bound together by wall ties) with one acting as the …
One of the issues with Osmo products up until now has been the issue associated with tester pots. The brilliant Osmo Polyx Oils, Wood Waxes etc have only been available in the small 125ml tins and these are meant to …
Welsh Lime Works have finished my house!! Hooray. They have managed to work around the scaffolding and all the problems left by the last lime company to produce a lovely white house. The final coat to this lime putty render …
I have had scaffolding left at my house for the past few months that I have been desperate to get rid of, but will the scaffolder come and collect?? The heck he will. Unbelievable. The scaffolder was arranged by the …
Plastering with gypsum is obviously different from rendering with sand and cement When doing ‘conventional’ works to buildings it is a clear distinction of trades between internal and external works. This is because there is a difference in some of …
