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i Was looking at danish oil but maybe shellac. I just didn’t want a surface that might actually lie on top rather than sink in and seal from within.

Interesting, i have a huge bottle here. Did you then seal it with something?

I actually haven’t gotten around to it yet. I decided to grab a piece of MDF to test them out. I will post back here once I have. It won’t be for a few weeks though As I’m decorating the house.

I understand and I appreciate you sharing it. Understood. thank you

Does that recommended air gap design change when dealing with solid concrete block walls? Could you share the link to that original source if the images please?

Out of interest what is the chamfer for?

Welcome Peter. I’m also in Wales, near Llanidloes.

Are you using moisture resistant plasterboard?

North Wales. lots of history, castles, mining, little steam trains! this was my local walk yesterday evening.

Having been distracted by the flood issue for a bit, and being under the weather, I’m now back at worrying about putting 7 x 12.5mm 29kg each plasterboards up on my bottom roof truss. If I sistered the rest of my 2x3s with c24 would that actually make a difference or just add weight on the...

Hi Ems, welcome

I’m in awe that you are doing that work. You are doing work that many of ANY age would be aching and tired from. I include myself in that. I’m 55 but I have a physical disability having lost the use of my right arm in 1996. I found ways around most things but sometimes I need to utter the...

It’s just some surface crumbling. Had a friend in the trade coming look. His view was also leave well alone, it’s a well build garage and dry as a bone inside. He discovered there is a thick plastic barrier all the way round the wall at ground level, rising up the wall as the ground rises. There...

No that was my assessment too. whilst getting dinner out of the overflow freezer in there I checked around for any sign of water or damp. We have had a lot of rain last few days. No visual sign of damp. Only thing I found was some concrete/cement mortar break up along the inside rear between the...

well the ones I looked at were specially designed for double garage doorways and businesses. So I kind of hope they are. I’m not thinking of putting several house door way ones together lol

Is that to be stuck to the wall? Do you have a link I can read more about it? it is indeed stunning, both this part of Wales and this particular village. It’s in a conservation area though outside the National Park. That may still mean I end up requiring permission in order to do any works on...

Flood warning in place here. Interesting timing. I took some more photos and made a closer inspection rather than relying on my memory. The rear quarter of the garage is probably under more like 500mm. It was starting to hammer down with rain again so I haven’t measured i just looked along the...

im not sure I follow.the metal or plastic barriers are specially made for doorways and garage door ways. He says the same but has an 450mm wall built against river at the edge of his patio. However riverside ground lowers towards the front of our property to the stream at our side. So...

Thanks thats very useful. I’m certainly not the only resident liable to flooding here and the farmers use the bridge to get between fields. I think that should be dealt with fairly quickly. I’m going to check my records passed to us on purchase and a light investigation with council, as you I...

Thanks, very interesting. The glass mesh, is that fibreglass mesh? Was that to provide structural rigidity? I think I may be just too damn close to the secondary tributary on one side to do anything there. I’ll need to show photos of that as it won’t be obvious from the photos I’ve posted so far.