One might think that with the growth of consumerism that we would naturally consume more maintenance products for our homes, but the trend seems to be the opposite. The rush to be at the front of the queue for the …
In Wales we have had a tendency to design our houses with the minimal amount of overhang on the roof. The tiles sit very close to the walls. This has meant that anything else that we add to the depth …
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 …
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 …
The guttering at the front of the house is aluminium and so is well worth keeping, so I am planning to rub them down and repaint. However, the last set of workers managed to dislodge all the brackets on it. …
One of the many problems with poorly fitted and cheap rainwater systems You would think that given that we live in a lovely green and fresh land that we would know that having a reliable, effective and sightly rainwater system …
In this sort of weather you might find damp in places that were dry before. Why? Well, when you have driving rain rather than just rain it tends to get into cracks and holes that it might otherwise miss. Key …
I am flabbergasted. I have been to a newly purchased house in Cardiff where the new owner had been told that the house had some damp and that there was some repair work required to the guttering. Thankfully, because of …
Lindab is a great product. The fittings are designed to be easy to fit, but one issue has been pointed out to me that is of importance, but also that is easily solved. A comment came to me from Edward …
Fitting Lindab Guttering when tight to the tiles Read more »
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 …
