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Post by dave4 on Aug 14, 2023 15:33:43 GMT
Thanks, I to have poor brickwork ect and have been doing repairs over a few years and have annoying damp issues. Have eliminated roof and damp corse issues, and it appears now to be porus brickwork. This sounds the perfect product. What coverage like, and is it visible.?
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Post by james100 on Aug 14, 2023 17:00:23 GMT
Thanks, I to have poor brickwork ect and have been doing repairs over a few years and have annoying damp issues. Have eliminated roof and damp corse issues, and it appears now to be porus brickwork. This sounds the perfect product. What coverage like, and is it visible.? , Coverage varies with texture. There are charts on the website for rough v smooth...I did a part order to assess coverage before calculating quantities for the whole house and got 3.6m2/litre (need 2 coats) but enthusiastic application of the primer/stabilizer layer probably helped. Re colours, I've done the paint ("facade coating" in ProPerla-speak) in a pre-mix colour (with Zinsser All Coat tinted to match on pipework, cable trunking, fascias etc.). It's a perfect cover matt finish. The cream version supposedly goes on semi-opaque white and absorbs in an hour or 2 to invisible (video on the website I think)...it's a much easier application routine; one coat only and no primer - costs twice the price though. I'm only choosing it for high invisible areas because it *is* easier, and if I change my mind then too bad because apparently you can't ever paint over it. As with the paint system, really strict prep essential and you have to use the whole system for lifetime guarantee. The trustpilot reviews are worth reading and their tech department can also probably give you some advice too.
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Post by bernythedolt on Aug 20, 2023 0:13:54 GMT
Hmm, winter preparations.... Thermostat dials still rotate - check. Supply of Green Ginger wine for the whisky macs - check. A seven year old house with excellent insulation and 'B' EPC rating has its upsides  . |
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Post by Nomad on Sept 29, 2023 15:09:41 GMT
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Post by keitha on Sept 30, 2023 10:16:15 GMT
heating not yet on but I don't think I will match last year, when the heating didn't come on till the 11th October.
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Post by travolta on Oct 2, 2023 16:28:40 GMT
I've been burning wood practically all year round . House gets very damp . Also a dehumidifier. Its been a very wet year (up here @ 500m).
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Post by mostlywrong on Oct 2, 2023 20:51:07 GMT
I've been burning wood practically all year round . House gets very damp . Also a dehumidifier. Its been a very wet year (up here @ 500m). You must live in a temperate rain forest!
I am at 110m and spent most of the day in cloud.
No fire yet this autumn and my wood pile looks reasonably good.
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Post by keitha on Oct 3, 2023 9:47:22 GMT
I've been burning wood practically all year round . House gets very damp . Also a dehumidifier. Its been a very wet year (up here @ 500m). Not wanting to teach you to suck eggs, but if you are running a dehumidifier most of the time, do you have a heat a heat pump tpe, although a bit more expensive you get about 1.6kW of heat out for each kW input and although 1.6kW is low it would help heat the house
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Post by travolta on Oct 3, 2023 13:49:13 GMT
I've been burning wood practically all year round . House gets very damp . Also a dehumidifier. Its been a very wet year (up here @ 500m). Not wanting to teach you to suck eggs, but if you are running a dehumidifier most of the time, do you have a heat a heat pump tpe, although a bit more expensive you get about 1.6kW of heat out for each kW input and although 1.6kW is low it would help heat the house OOoo,I must look into this ....bit loathe to spend money at the moment tho'.
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Post by Greenwood2 on Oct 3, 2023 19:43:49 GMT
Planted the over wintering cabbages and cauliflowers for the spring, hopefully if a bad winter doesn't kill them.
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Post by michaelc on Oct 3, 2023 20:27:31 GMT
Planted the over wintering cabbages and cauliflowers for the spring, hopefully if a bad winter doesn't kill them. Winters are supposed to be getting milder and milder aren't they?
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Post by Greenwood2 on Oct 4, 2023 7:59:55 GMT
Planted the over wintering cabbages and cauliflowers for the spring, hopefully if a bad winter doesn't kill them. Winters are supposed to be getting milder and milder aren't they? Maybe, but I lost all the purple sprouting last year under the snow!
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Post by keitha on Oct 4, 2023 9:37:09 GMT
I have the best sprouts and red cabbage I've had for years, loads of beans and fruit in freezer.
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Post by mostlywrong on Oct 4, 2023 18:21:31 GMT
I have the best sprouts and red cabbage I've had for years, loads of beans and fruit in freezer. I have the best display of ripening holly berries that I have seen for years. I think the very cold spell last winter must have triggered them.
The blackbirds have already started on the cotoneasters which are not yet ripe but are plentiful.
But that cold almost did for the lemon tree and several other plants expired.
The slugs and snails have taken a while to get going and the number of wasps has been pretty low.
I am, though, breeding some monster spiders!
The harvestmen are also in abundance which is nice to see.
The bonfire had an outing last night. First of the season. Greta would have fumed...
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Post by agent69 on Oct 4, 2023 20:00:38 GMT
I have the best sprouts and red cabbage I've had for years, loads of beans and fruit in freezer. I have the best display of ripening holly berries that I have seen for years. I think the very cold spell last winter must have triggered them.
The blackbirds have already started on the cotoneasters which are not yet ripe but are plentiful.
But that cold almost did for the lemon tree and several other plants expired.
The slugs and snails have taken a while to get going and the number of wasps has been pretty low.
I am, though, breeding some monster spiders!
The harvestmen are also in abundance which is nice to see.
The bonfire had an outing last night. First of the season. Greta would have fumed...
MW
I've had loads of insects in my garden this year, but there appears to be a bit of a demarcation dispute. My alstroemeria plants have been covered with Bees all summer long, but the wasps won't touch them. They all go for the hardy geraniums
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