Home DIY

Has anyone repaired a large defect in a lime plastered wall?

It's likely we'll have to remove a football sized section of plaster to get to the brickwork behind it. It's probably lime based.

Anyone on here know the correct process / materials for repairing the plaster and redecorating the area? It's likely the area has a wallpaper on it too.

to add to my earlier post, i found this to be an excellent resource

http://www.sofiepelsmakers.com/suspended-timber-ground-floors.html

I've found this guy to be pretty helpful with my aspirations of a warm home.

But money, I guess!

As it’s a temporary job, I’d look for cheaper large retailers. Carpet Right or similar but, on occasion, you may hit lucky with local retailers. Try a few.

Sounds like you have a shared supply. I would in the meanwhile go out and look down the end of the road for the external stop tap. you might see one.
Are you on a meter by any chance?
Alternatively get the water company out to get it for you.

Idk if it'd work for you, but when our first started to walk we put cheap ebay foam playmat tiles down. Iirc it was ~£30 for a small kitchen.

The other option if you're cool with carpet is what dov and @stevo_com put down in their halls and staircases.

Can you find a Chicago screw with a suitably large diameter head? Possibly with a grommet or smear of silicone to prevent water collecting in the hole?

thanks for everyone's replies about the underfloor insulation - much appreciated!

Any ideas on how to fix a cast iron soil pipe to the wall? We have added a new boss using rubber couplers but need to add some extra support. I'd got these: https://www.drainagepipe.co.uk/push-fit-cast-iron-soil-adjustable-steel-bracket-100mm-p-TX4067/?keyword=&matchtype=&device=c&campaign=GS_|_Catch_All&gclid=Cj0KCQiAtJeNBhCVARIsANJUJ2EXWDruCn9l1JG3FQav8gh2ZBq7GQaz7P2tJ9VTn-J5RqOKKlI690oaAihEEALw_wcB

thinking they'd work, but you need to be able to fit them before fitting the pipe.

Any ideas?

Ha, we looked at the garage version of these actually! It's a thought. Not keen on carpets. Thanks for the suggestions though!

Sorry for rinsing this thread for advise but needs dictate.

I need someone to put up/hang a ceiling in a medium sized room (15sqm ish) in N1. (the more astute of you may have linked this to my artex question a few days ago). Anyone have any suggestions before I hop on the "find me a builder" sites? I'd love to get it done Friday/this weekend/early next week.

I have a plasterer (also just did a bathroom for us) who we've used for years and is a good guy/reasonable/does a pretty good job. Drop me a message and i'll ping you details

Switching out my dumb thermostats for HomeKit controlled ones for our underfloor heating zones...

Picture of existing connections, rear of new thermostat and of instruction manual wiring diagram.

Looks like it's asking me to replicate live and neutral, connect SL to A2 and split live into A1 as well.

Anyone disagree?

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Looks like the correct conclusion.

Looks like it's asking me to replicate live and neutral, connect SL to A2 and split live into A1 as well.

That's how I'd read it, to be explicit I'd expect you should do the live into L and then have a short section of the same colour wire (black brown if you're using the existing wires) to jumper L to A1.

L to A1 should be brown as that's the colour for line (live) wires.

D'oh, yes, sorry, was looking at the switched live.

Thanks both. Agreed.

Need to dig out some brown wire then...

Amazing! That’s new fastener terminology for me, but a starting point!

I was introduced to them as an alternative to tubular rivets by a local sadler (horse, not bike).
I'm guessing there are other names for the same kind of thing, depending on application - no doubt someone on here will know?

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4 new thermostats connected, one hub and the app all set up.

Works really well so far…

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I've heard these called sex bolts.

I'm attempting this at the moment (when it's above 5 degrees). The plan is lime putty for smaller areas and lime putty/sand mortar mix built up in layers for larger areas. Then a final wipe down before final lime plaster layer, then lime primer, then breathable paint.

Getting the mix, moisture level, temperature and ensuring you're patient seems to be what others recommend. YouTube videos look easy enough, etc.

The old house store is a pretty good starting point. They sell pre-mixed lime mortars and plaster which is much better than mixing it yourself. Their sales team are knowledgeable and helpful too.

I use them all the time for heritage work.

It’s kinda hard to say without having a look.
Literally went and looked at a very similar situation in my mates place the other day - needing a supply for a 30a induction hob.

The good news is that you have a proper cooker switch there, and a cooker circuit on your board (according to the EICR), so I’d assume that you have a sufficient supply cable to that cooker switch and socket, so should be pretty straightforward for the spark to sort out (providing that all is expected with regards to cabling).