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A brown, wet-looking patch has appeared on my bedroom ceiling. I’ve been in my loft and it is dry so I have no idea what is causing it.
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A cracker of a fix for tired cornices
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A few weeks ago a reader was advised to try Gyproc plasterboard patches to cover small holes in their walls. This was just what I needed, having recently had a new boiler fitted which left small holes where the old pipes and wall fixings had been. However, I have been unsuccessful as the patch will not stick fully to the plasterboard and I am unwilling to waste a whole pack trying to fix one hole.
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A rough-cast brick wall separates us from the neighbours. Damp has soaked through from the other side and rough-cast is coming off in chunks. How do we mend it?
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After a leak from upstairs I removed damp plasterboard from around my tenement bathroom window. I have exposed a large piece of timber that goes across the top of the window which is also wet and rotten. Will it dry out?
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Another brick in the wall
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Any advice for painting the exterior of a bungalow? The walls are rough-casted with large, granite chips.
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Believe it or not I want to Artex a small ceiling in a hall cupboard as it’s in a state and I don’t want to replace it. The ceiling is solid and not very smooth and Artex is my only solution – does it have asbestos in it?
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Brickwork at the foot of my red-brick house has suffered badly due to frost. The bricks’ outer facings have split, leaving only half a brick in some places. What can I do?
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British Gypsum Easy Fill Plaster
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