Looking to buy a house and it has what seems quite bad mould? In the rendering. Looks like it’s thin render on top of those EWI boards from what I could see. No real visible sign of mould inside but it has been freshly painted so would like some advice re how bad this is and how much something like this will cost to fix before I consider putting an offer in

Need to match the silicone. Closest I have is slate grey.

I’m planning on having 45sqm of decking installed. The potential installer had sent me this as an example of his previous work.

I don’t really know why I’m looking at tbh. Does anyone have any comments about this build?

Hi,

Today we had an issue where there was water pouring onto the floor in the upstairs bathroom for about 30-45 minutes before we noticed and were able to intervene.

Water has got into the ceiling cavity and run all along the ceiling above the living room, you can see wet patches along the seams in the plasterboard, it's come down in every corner of the room, and it's traced down any channeling for the light switches, wall lights etc (one of which seemed to trip the fuse box which is how we noticed from another part of the house) There were a few puddles under the mains sockets that I had to mop up but it stopped coming out of those pretty quickly.

Electrics wise I've had a range of advice ranging from "don't turn any electrics back on for 24hrs & call an electrician before you turn anything back on", to "just whack back on anything in the fuse box that doesn't trip" and I've gone somewhere in the middle (turned on any circuits that were clearly unaffected & leaving the rest til tomorrow to reassess)

To tackle the water I've pulled back the carpet outside the bathroom & got a dehumidifier running (not sure it's doing much) and we've had the heating back on full and all the windows open for ventilation

I've managed to get a tiny bit of the floorboards up and it's not like there's standing water in there, the plasterboard seems to be pretty dry although the bottom of the beams was wet. I can't see any insulation in there so presuming there's none hiding anywhere that's wet through.

The damp patches in the living room have started to dry to the touch but will need to redecorate after as it's left a mark.

The question is: is this enough...? Blasting the heating for a week or two and keeping the place well ventilated? or do we need to do anything more drastic like pulling up the floor, or calling out someone with industrial kit to dry the ceiling out properly?

Thanks!

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Previous owner painted the floors with this I suspect, I'd like to rent floor and edge sanders to try to restore the floors and refinish them,. From my limited understanding of the topic it should be possible (I was able to chip off some paint with a scraper and the floorboards seem to be reasonably thick) but I'm a bit worried that this specific type of gloss the guy used might be an issue for the sander. Does anyone have any tips? TYIA 🙏

Went to visit a house today and saw that the owner had fitted sheeting to the undersides of all the rafters, all through the roof.

My thinking is that the owner is trying to make the house more airtight to reduce heat loss, but given the money spent elsewhere, I’m surprised at the very slapdash approach here.

There also didn’t seem to be a spot of condensation in there, so the airflow seems to be decent enough

Planning to do a loft conversion with most of the work done by myself.

I've got plans off my neighbour that's a mirror of my house. That I will get checked by a structural engineer.

So the questions I have are regarding the stairs. I would like to put the stairs going up from the landing towards the back of the house but I think it would need to be a space saver stair because of head room or I would need to put a dormer on the back to make headroom.

The reason I'm thinking about using a space saver stair is because it would be the simplest and cheapest approach but in years down the line could I get a dormer put on or even put the stairs in the same way as the drawing shows? A space saver stair won't meet building regs so it would mean the rooms couldn't be classed as a bedroom?

I have double the amount on the pic

Hi all, I’m trying to paint my room, so scrapping old paint but this has happened. Is this mould that has been painted over ????

TLDR - looking to seal and paint garage interior - concrete floor and single skin brick wall. Seeking product recommendations.

I have a new build with a double garage. I have my home gym set up in there. The walls are single skin brick - no cladding on the outside. The walls are untreated. I don't get much ingress from rain. The floor is concrete - completely clean, even and crack/dent free. Just dusty.

My plan is to clear everything out, clean everything down (sweep, vacuum, mop etc), seal the interior walls and floor with some kind of liquid vapour barrier paint, then paint over the top.

I'm not insulating or creating an interior plasterboard wall - I don't mind the cold at all. I don't really want to use epoxy: I've heard it is difficult to apply and expensive.

Bearing in mind I'm a DIY novice, my questions are:

1. can I use the same sealant and paint on yhe walls and floor? Are there products suited to concrete and brick?

2. is it okay to damp seal inside the garage but not the outside? The outside is an issue, as one side is in my neighbour's garden, which i don't have ready access to

3. do you have any recommendations for sealant and paint? Is this combination any good?

https://premiumpaints.co.uk/products/everest-trade-concrete-dustproofer-solvent-free-internal-and-external-20-litre-and-5-litre?_pos=2&_sid=28c97a276&_ss=r And https://premiumpaints.co.uk/products/everest-trade-qd-ultimate-concrete-floor-paint-sealer-internal-external-anti-slip?variant=14821971951658 Could I use these on the brick walls as well as the floor?

Thanks for any advice!

Hey there, started our first DIY task on a 1960s build and immediately hit problems stripping the wallpaper.

This is a plasterboard wall. We’ve been trying to remove the wallpaper using a steamer, scrapers and later on attempting hot soapy water. We’re having a real tough time removing the top layer let alone the lining paper. One of the photos showing the bottom right and we’ve made an absolute state of the underlying plasterboard by the looks of it, we just don’t seem to be able to get it to come off without damaging it.

Any tips for a) fixing the scrambled wallpaper? And b) how we should have removed it without the damage?

Some googling said we’re screwed as it’s down to the plasterboard not being prepped but hoping it’s our beginners stupidity that we can learn from this mistake as the whole house including ceilings have more wallpaper to go!

Photos - https://imgur.com/a/NUSRGGU

Had a look in my loft today and the insulation looks a little beaten up. House is 25 years old. Is replacing it as easy as just rounding it all up and then getting new one to roll out? If I do it myself is it an easy job

Couple of questions on this one please. It's some sort of clip that sits just underneath the gutter. Seems to be snapped so looks like it needs replacing.

1. What is this called?
2. Is it easy to replace?