waterproofing

Just fitted some LVT in the kitchen and had to cut under some upstairs/side panels to slide the boards under. Am about to fit the plinths (which I've painted the edges of to give some protection against spills and mopping) but am left with a bare edge on the upstand. Don't want to silicon it...

My bath/shower is lined with plastic splashback panels. The sealant around the bath is getting mouldy and it seems like the gaps between the panels are as well (I've attached a picture). I suspect that water is getting inbetween the panels. If that's the case I can remove the existing sealant...

Hi everyone :) we are installing MRMDF/moisture resistant mdf T&G panelling on 3 walls of our bathroom floor to ceiling, they are 2 new stud walls and 1 single skin brick wall with old plaster in bad condition. We are having plasterers in for elsewhere, but is there any point plastering the...

Hi all, I'm back for a bit of advice please. We got a builder in to waterproof our basement and have got a real mess on our hands. A bit of a long story.. We have a narrow Victorian basement that is pretty damp that we wanted converting into a dry utility room. We got some surveys and quotes...

I have a leaded light window on our landing and recently water has started to weep through the lead strips. I can’t tell exactly where it is penetrating so was wondering as I have a can of Thompson’s water seal in the garage whether I could paint this around the joints on the outside using a...

GF has a ground floor flat, the west facing wall seems damp and cold, and she complains of water staining above the three windows and one door in that wall. The wall is a solid 9" one, with no cavity. It has been suggested that she render the entire west face, including the wall belonging to...

Good afternoon, After watching bunch of youtube videos I have decided to use Kerdi boards for my shower. One thing I don't understand is that they refer in those videos to unmodified thinset mortar and modified thinset mortar. After reading few previous treads it seems that modified mortar is S2...

We have just had a shed installed in our garden. I asked in advance whether the shed would be pressure treated and they told me it would. Now it's installed, there is no sign of any pressure treatment. It is made of tongue and groove cladding which is a normal timber colour on the inside and...

Im building a three sided timber stud wall to create a shower enclosure and using aquapanel cement board over the studs. Theres a lot of conflicting advice online re whether to install a vapour control barrier behind the aquapanel or tank the surface before tiling (or both!) to ensure its...

Hi, I'm looking for some advice on how to go about insulating and humidity-proofing my shed with the hope of going on to turning it in to an indoor tropical rainforest type of thing with pineapples, figs etc and maybe even fish at some point (in Scotland) . It was a pigeon coop/house and...

Hi, I have a basement room which runs below the steps to the main entrance (see pic). This has been there for years. Every couple of year we have been painting the steps with bituminous mastic as the waterproofing fails and water makes its way through. Has anyone got any tips or advice as to the...

I'm looking to make-over my rather boring looking fully tiled bathroom walls on limited funds. I love the idea of a completely wooden clad room (see pic below) and was considering putting wooden boards over the tiles. I'd ideally like the wood to go on all the walls, including those around the...

Hi guys, I really like working with Ball grout but as it is cement based absorbs the water. I do use grout sealer but as most clients use hars chemicals to clean limescale for obvious resons it disolves quite quickly. So my idea would be to mix Sica Waterproofer into the grout to make it...

I have a 1960s chalet style house with a stone chimney positioned at the front middle. A few years ago I noticed water staining down the outside of the chimney and realised that every time it rained, there was dripping down the inside of the chimney from multiple places and onto the soffits...

Hi there, I am in real need of some advice please. Bit of a different project but ... Ive created a 12' by 8' mural on x3 wbp 18mm plywood boards. The perimeter of the mural (about 40cm depth) will be tiled with approx 4m squared childrens artwork on ceramic 100mx100mm tiles ( I know ceramic...