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Thanks to you all for your help and advice. I will keep you informed of how it goes thanks again neil

Hi Spunky, The walls have already been chipped back to the bricks and that is what the salts on. How do i remove the salt off the bricks ? Is it just wiping off with a cloth or is there a treatment the bricks need in order to stop the salt forming? Also is salt on the bricks showing the signs...

Hi all, i went to look at a job today due to a leaking roof to a old house , any way to cut a long story short the chimney breast had suffered the most damage but also a wall on the top floor landing where there was excessive salt on the bricks . What would you suggest to do next please before i...

distempered paint is a cheap pre war paint before emulsion was introduced. Mainly used in servants quarters. It has extreme waterproof qualities and as far as i know it doesn't like plaster.

Hi all, i am working on a room and have started encountering the plaster not bonding with a wall which i now think has been covered in the past with distempered paint. Can any of you advise me please on how to stop this problem occuring ? Many thanks Neil

Hi all, just starting out plastering.I've been tiling for about 6 months and thought it would be great to learn plastering to go hand in hand with the tiling. I start my first plastering job next week and am now bricking it.I suppose it always the same when you start something completely new as...