Removing cavity wall fill
I have had my cavity walls insulated with mineral wool, and now damp patches have appeared on the inside walls. Is there a way of removing c... Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Cavity Wall Disadvantages
I am contemplating installing cavity wall insulation and looking at the materials available I feel that foam would be the best on the basis ... Continue Reading
Cavity Wall Insulation Problems
The government is keen for home-owners to insulate their homes, but cavity walls were built as a barrier against penetrating dampness, So wh... Continue Reading
Material considerations
First published in the Independent on Sunday “Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes”, said Henry David Thoreau, the... Continue Reading
Painting Plastic
Q. We had an extension built and now have exposed white plastic windows and waste pipes, a brown pipe going into the drain, a grey plastic s... Continue Reading
Maintenance free PVC – really?
I live on an estate of houses with much white boarding – soffits, fascias etc. Firms come around offering maintenance-free white PVC. ... Continue Reading
Plastic not so fantastic
PVC will never decay? – what rot Entropy is the scientific theory that explains the random molecular disorder of the universe. Living ... Continue Reading
The roofing job that gives bodging a bad name
(First published in The Sunday Telegraph) The origin of the term “bodging” is the old custom of sealing the headlaps of roof til... Continue Reading
Flat roof coverings
Q. The felted flat roof of my rear extension is leaking, and a number of firms are offering apparently foolproof solutions, such as fibregla... Continue Reading
Foam roof undercoating
Spray-on roof repairs should be avoided – unless your home is really about to fall down Q. Every year gusts of wind dislodge one or tw... Continue Reading