Cleaning brick and stone (Part II)

March 11th, 2015

Cleaning brick and stone (Part II)

  Microscopic spores will remain even after brushing. Kill these with a solution of bleach, or if the wall suffers persistently from fungal growth, use a proprietary fungicide, available from most DIY stores. Using a bleach solution Mix one part household bleach with four parts water. Paint the solution onto the wall using an old […]

Cleaning Brick and Stone – Home maintenance

February 20th, 2015

Cleaning Brick and Stone – Home maintenance

  Cleaning Brick and Stone  Before you decorate the outside of your house, check the condition of the brick an stonework, and carry out any necessary repairs. There’s no reason why you can’t paint brick or stone walls – indeed, in some areas it is traditional to do so – but if you consider masonry […]

Repairing a concrete floor

February 6th, 2015

Repairing a concrete floor

 Concrete floors can be subject to cracking caused by shrinkage. Usually the cracks are only in the screed and can be easily repaired, but a cracked floor that is also uneven may be a sign of settlement in the sub-base, and you should have it checked by a surveyor or by the Shire Building Officer, who will advise you […]

repairing-pitted-garage-floor

February 5th, 2015

Repairing Concrete

Concrete is used in and around the house as a surface for solid floors, drives paths and walls. In common with other building materials, it suffers from effects of damp-spalling and efflorescence and related defects such as cracking and crumbling. Repairs can usually be made in much the same way as for brickwork and render, […]

Rot Preventative Treatment

February 3rd, 2015

Rot Preventative Treatment

Fungal attack can be so damaging that it is well worth taking precautions to prevent it occurring. regularly decorate and maintain window and door frames and exposed timber parts of roof barge or fascia and pergolas, especially in these areas where moisture can penetrate between timber abutments. It is wise to seal the abutting joins […]

Cause of Dry Rot and the treatment

February 3rd, 2015

Cause of Dry Rot and the treatment

Dry Rot:- Once it has taken hold dry rot is a most serious form of decay. Urgent treatment is essential It will attack timber with a much lower moisture content than wet rot, but unlike wet rot which thrives outdoors as well as indoors and only in poorly ventilated confined spaces indoors. Dry rot exhibits various […]