rust

Hey everyone, I'm covering the damp line of my flat with concrete since previous owner got rid of it for aesthetic reasons. The part that was in contact with concrete looks really rusty and weak. The pipe will be covered with concrete on Friday. My questions are: 1) Does the pipe looks ok to...

Hey all, I had a hot/cold kitchen skink tap changed over to a mixer around 6 months ago, I've had to clean what looks like rust from the base of the tap almost daily. I've attached an image below. Is this likely to be the tap or something within the pipe system at fault?

Hello, I fitted some metal sheets to a garage roof in August 2023 (5 months ago). Sheets are Tileform sheets from cladco. It says they are made from galvanised Swedish Steel with a hard-wearing Prelaq Mica coating. roof sheet is - 41/1000 Tile Form 0.6 Thick Mica Coated Roof Sheet. on a later...

I am looking for advice on the best method to remove rust and repaint steel joists in a small cellar. House is a 2 bed back to back mid terrace house built 1860 (Budget end). Front door opens on to pavement. The property has a small cellar (Approx 4m x 1.8m = 8m2) under the kitchen which...

Hi there My mate sold me his old gazebo. It's only 2 years old but I've noticed quite a bit of rust at the bottom of some of the support poles. I wondered if anyone has any ideas on the best way to treat this?

Hi all, I have a radiator in my bathroom that's seen better days - the paint is peeling in places and I can see rust underneath. I've attached a picture so you can see. I know that at the very least it needs a new coat of paint. But I'm not sure if it's too rusty to get away with that. I'd...

We've got a flat roof on top of our apartment block that is approx 30 years old, and are looking for general advice on maintaining it, as we are concerned about the discoloration. Some basic questions we have are: - What is the roofing material? Zinc? Tin? Lead? Something else? - Is the...

Hello all, I've had a leak with the shower fitting which, which is now resolved. However I had to smash out some tiles to expose the piping. I noticed that my stack pipe is filthy, and wondered why it is has these rust trails (image 1 & image 2). I'm wondering if this is an issue, I'm guessing...

Hi My house was built in 1950, it has a single story extension with a flat concrete roof. The roof does not leak but has always had condensation on the inside through the winter due to not being insulated. Whilst renovating I have removed some plaster from the ceiling and found that some of...

Hi, We have a 1970s bungalow, the gable end seems to have an issue with the original steel window lintels having rusted. One window has a gap in the pointing of about 12mm where the bricks have raised all the way along. The other window has a door as well so a bigger span, gap in pointing at...

Is there such a thing as a Electric Needle Gun or Drill Attachment? I was removing rust from metal fence posts before painting and its a pain! lol. I don't have a air source.

Hello! I'm hoping for some help as I've been going round in circles working out what to do. I had some new Featheredge Forest Garden fence panels last summer. I fitted them in the garden and left them for the winter to settle in before planning to treat them with Cuprinol Garden shades paint...

Originally we had a back boiler which has been ripped out and a wood burning stove installed in its place. The system was full of black sludge. I have, Replaced all of the radiators with new including TRVs. Flushed out the copper pipes of the system prior to the connection of the new rads. The...

Hello, I have some lovely 100+ year-old iron railings outside my house, on the boundary between my garden and the footpath, like this: P7110525 by hellopaul2 posted 11 Jul 2018 at 11:36 AM P7110519 by hellopaul2 posted 11 Jul 2018 at 11:36 AM The paint is horribly flaking and they are fairly...

Hi all, firstly apologies for the lengthy post, and if I’m not explaining the situation well – this is my first build and although I’ve read a lot on both this forum and others, a lot of this is still fairly new to me! I'm currently in the middle of building a shed, that essentially will be a...

Can you help me with my discombobulation over options? I have some metal gates across my drive which need tlc. They have been painted before with some kind of matt grey coating. The verticals are fine; the horizontals need a wire brush and a bit of emery cloth. Because I want a particular...

Hello All, Don't know if you've noticed them in your local Homebase store: Sheets and rolls of rusty steel, imported all the way from wonderful China... Even flame-shape laser cut standy-up rusty things to make you feel.... well, anyone know...