Why Tanking Is Often the Wrong Answer for Your Damp Walls
Why Tanking Is Often the Wrong Answer for Your Damp Walls Search “how to fix a damp cellar” and almost every answer points you toward tanking. But tanking slurry isn’t a damp treatment — it’s a waterproof render coating that seals moisture behind a barrier. Across the damp properties we’ve assessed in Bristol and Bath, […]
Hairline Cracks in a Plaster Ceiling — When to Worry (and When Not To)
Hairline Cracks in a Plaster Ceiling — When to Worry (and When Not To) Across over 60-70 plaster ceiling call-outs in the last several years, our data shows that 70% of ceiling cracks are harmless, yet on a ceiling, whether the plaster around the crack still feels firmly attached matters far more than how wide […]
Blown Plaster — What It Is, What Causes It, and What Repair Actually Costs
Blown Plaster — What It Is, What Causes It, and What Repair Actually Costs Across 90-100 jobs we have assessed in Bristol and Bath, 50% of blown plaster was caused by moisture, 30% by age-related key failure on lath and plaster, and 20% by original poor adhesion—and the fact that the blown area is on […]
