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by lola
Sun Feb 10, 2019 3:40 pm
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: Bamboo Flooring in old 1850's House
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Bamboo Flooring in old 1850's House

I'd welcome some advice about stranded bamboo flooring. My house was built in the 1850s, just a few years before damp proof course legislation came in force. It is stone built, and has no foundations, being built by a system called "corner pads". I expect there is likely to be some damp in...
by lola
Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:06 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: stone faced concrete blocks - can they be rendered?
Replies: 2
Views: 4042

stone faced concrete blocks - can they be rendered?

I have a raised bed in my garden which also acts as a retaining wall, about 1.5 metres high. It is double skinned, brick faced with concrete blocks in a kind of stone faced finish, very sound but very ugly. It is also painted. I would like to have a smooth render on it but cannot find any informatio...
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