Recent content by gubar

Hi, yes the house is painted. I don't think it's unreasonable to use a forum to ask for a specialist advice. For example, the two people I spoke to had different ideas about what to do - one to remove and patch, one to patch and cover the whole wall. Also, I didn't know whether the old...

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Hi, the reason I am asking, is because I have had two different suggestion, one just to repair, one to repair and re-coat whole side of house. I didn't think it seemed unreasonable to ask for opinions before getting work done - a quick way to get opinions from informed people is to ask in a...

Hi, just wanted to say hello. My name is Steven, from Glasgow, and I joined to get some advice re roughcasting repair. Previously, I found my electrician on another forum similar to this one (but for electricians obviously). I liked the fact that people talked openly about their work and...

Hi, we had some issues with penetrating damp which has been traced to some cracked render (roughcast or pebbledash - from the 1930s, with semi-smooth stones I think, painted over) on the rear wall of the house and the chimney stack. We are in the process of getting quotes to have this...