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    Pressure washed concrete

    in House Renovations

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    Hi all,

    Does anyone have any experience in pressure washing concrete? As in, is it just a noemal mix that can be laid by hand, painted (although not sure why) and then pressure washed 12 hours later to give the finish, or am I missing somthing very important? And is there any reason why it cant be used as a finish for a swimming pool terrace?

    Cheers

    Billyo

     

    English and French couple

    in The Complete France Post Bag

    Posted

    Hello missy,

    comme tu as pu le remarquer my other half est trés compréhensif!!! et en effet je suis française et mon anglais écrit est lui assez catastrophique!

    Bon j'ai essayé d'avoir ma propre identité mais impossible! (et oui je ne dois pas être trés douée) si tu sais comment faire n'hésites pas à me communiquer les infos... Je serai ravie de bavarder un peu[:)]

    Mrs B

    cheminee encore!

    in House Renovations

    Posted

    Hi

    Thinking about putting an insert in my house, ive looked in some books and on the net but cant seem to find out if there is a legal limit on the length of flue between 2 fortyfive degree joints, does anybody know if there is one and how long it can be?

    billyo

    Advice on crepe

    in House Renovations

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    Hi

    The crepe on my house is litterally falling off in places, allowing water to get to the render uderneath (which is also cracked in places) and causing damp/humidity/condensation in some areas inside. My quetion is, is it better to take as much off as possible; allow some drying time and then paint with one of the hydrofuge silicon solutions that waterproof and stop ingress, or leave it untill I get the crepe redone sometime next year once Ive finished the other works?

    Cheers

    billyo

    renting a room

    in French Finance

    Posted

    Hi,hope someone kows the answer to this, I have a friend who has just lost their job, she wants to rent a room in my house piad for by CAF I think, how would this affect my tax situation, I assume that Ill be taxed income tax on it but are there any other things to be aware off (would put a question mark, but cant find it on my french keyboard!) Also would it affect my CTG position when I sell the house in a year

    Cheers in advance

    Billyo

     

    Coupe sur le batiment

    in House Renovations

    Posted

    Doing this myself at the moment, it means, i think, they want a cross section of the house before and after with all the heihts of the house (floors, ceiling height, roof peak etc) shown.  I assume that they want the cross section to show where the work is happening.

    Hope this helps

    Justice!

    in Sport, Leisure and Pastimes

    Posted

    Who was it that said somthing about doing the crime you pay the time?

    What he did despite being provoked was appaling, and he should not recieve any sympathy from the 'authorities' and have the proverbial book thrown at him, despite his ability and popular feeling. I would be syurprised if its the worst thing that has ever been said to someone on a sports pitch, and a man of his experience should be able to hold his temper especially in the world cup final that was more then likely going to go to penalties.

    Having said that you have to respect the guy, if your going to go get sent off, get sent off with style!

    Billyo

    Bring on the slagging...

    Sand Blasting Oak Beams

    in House Renovations

    Posted

    An absolute nightmare of a job, needs two people, one to use the blaster and one to fill it and clean up, be prepared to have sand throughout the house for a couple of months after, for the filler a sore back and if he/ sh is cleaning up at the same time as the blasting to have any exposed skin slightly sanded as well. If its a humid day it wont work properly because the sand gets clogged in the drum (although it could have been that the equipment  was too old and a little knackered) so has to be emptied and cleaned out properly. As I said, nightmare, hellish and expensive. On the up side, once it was done, and the ton of sant was out of the house the beams looked fantastic!

    Alternative, get a 4" grinder with a brush disk on it and try, as noisy, makes a mess too, and gives the shoulders a decent work out, but way cheaper and can get the beams to look just as good.

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