Home DIY

As long as you’re not touching the gas side, I say go for it.

somehow I thought you'd said it was sending hot water to the radiators unexpectedly? Is that when hot tap was turned on?

We got the dehumidifier under it & F7 is now C1 (weak fan) so I think I'm out of diy'ing it back to life.

It seemed to have. Maybe the wet sent the wiring bonkers and had it running before the fuse blew, I was in a different room so not sure what went on. Edit: We weren't running taps either, partner was chatting with a friend and heard the fuse pop.

Give it a spray of something like this as well and see how it goes, it’s ‘fixed’ a few things for me in the past.
https://www.halfords.com/motoring/engine-oils-and-fluids/lubricating-and-penetrating-oil/halfords-electrical-contact-cleaner-500ml-621335.html

Thanks, just liberally throughout, or specific points?

TBH as I know nothing about these things I’ve always just sprayed the shit out of everything. It has a surprisingly high hit rate :)

Anything I need to do different to repaint this?

It's raised steps built with modern structural(?) bricks. The paint has come away after however many years.

I assume wire brush (pressure washer would probably be easier I guess) then followed with a masonry paint.

Do modern bricks need some sort of specific primer?

Cheers

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If things go a little silent on this it could be cos it looks like the mortar is failing.. the primer on that would be a stabilising solution

Cheers

Any particular primers you'd recommend?

https://www.zinsseruk.com/howto/how-to-paint-brickwork/

Fine to go with the zinsser approach, (bricks have gradings of mineral content = not a one size fits all) , the worry would be if you can rake out the mortar with a screwdriver i.e. it's ... failing.
Stabilising solution is kinda a product name

This one is solvent based and will fuck the brush you use

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Would anyone know of where to get exposed aggregate paving? A bit like this:

All I can seemingly find is awful looking resin paths, or this one tile, which is smallish and a bit pale :
https://www.claybrookstudio.co.uk/trousdale-tread-aniston.html

Is this a paving thing? I'd always assumed it was concrete + a load of stones scattered ontop.

Cheers. I assume there's also a load of breeze blocks or something behind it.

Well apparently so as at least one person makes it (see above)

White chocolate rocky road?

clearly nougat

Rustic terrazzo

Post in the extensions thread and watch everyone jizz themselves silly.

Wrong thread posting sorry.

Hahaha

It's often done in situ - you might find someone to do it for you? If it's outside that is. Adding the aggregate on top is a bit shit as it tends to fall out. Washing the cement/matrix off the top few mm is the better method but you need to get the timing right.

Yeah I found that in my research. I did find someone in New Zealand making precast pavers, and hoped maybe someone makes it here, but apparenly not.

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