kay01

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Hi there, I am getting my whole end terreced house rendered. On the first floor level wall above the roof of my side and rear extention, renderer has not put drip bead on the ends of the plaster and left it slight rough up to the top of the lead flashing on one side and on other side, at the back of the house where i got external insulation, he has plastered over external insulation which is resting over the base of the roof flashing. My question is, does it require drip bead/bell cast or any bead at the lower ends of the plaster? Many thanks

Thank you all, I had my BCO visit today and he pointed out the butted tiles and suggested a splash strip which my builder agreed to do..... happy days!!!!

Many thanks for your detailed guidance. To build a splash strip I have to cut and remove tiles which i dont prefer and on the other hand i like butted tiles. DPC is just above the tile its clearly not 100mm but 25mm. I spoke to my builder and he suggested tile skirting to prevent splashing. In your expert opinion if i leave DPC at 25mm and get 100mm skirting done, would it be enough measure taken to prevent damp, though its a cavity wall. Many thanks in advance

But what can be done about the non flushed middle of the channel if brough closer to tiles

Hi there, My builder has finished laying porcelain tiles in my 8m×4m garden with 5mm spaces. The drain channel is in middle of the garden as on the other half i am planning to lay artifical grass. My builder left 30mm space between edge of the tile and channel, reason he has given that he has kept the channel slop in middle where the gully/hole is, which then take the drained water to the main drainage system and if he leave 5mm gap between the tile edge and channel (thats what i want) the channel won't be flushed from middle and it will look awkward, and if he finishes the slop and flushes it then water won't be drained effective. I believe if i compromise on 30mm and fill the gap with grout, the grout won't stay and will keep coming out in long run. I am very confused and request can any experienced builder please suggest some thing. Regards

Hi there, My cowboy builder did not install VCL in my cold roof, now when i asked him to install VCL he said he will replace my ordinary plaster boards with vapour plaster board. Please suggest what is the better choice VCL with normal PB or vapour plaster boards.