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Comment on Flat Roofing by Rooftec (Glass Fiber Flat Roof) by mac

mac — Mon, 30 May 2011 14:55:10 +0000

hi dave was wondering how the roofs are doing have you had any other probs with the roofs.Was the problem with the roof you had down to bad design/installation or poor material quality hav any of the roof coverings cracked as this is my one worry with this type of system. many thanks mac

Comment on Flat Roofing by Rooftec (Glass Fiber Flat Roof) by maria potts lincolnshire

maria potts lincolnshire — Wed, 04 May 2011 07:41:40 +0000

ROOFTEC has done 3 of my propertys now and up to date had no problems at all, once a roof has been done it is very easy to repair if needed. only saying what I found.

Comment on Flat Roofing by Rooftec (Glass Fiber Flat Roof) by SimonRolls

SimonRolls — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:23:09 +0000

Hi, just to set the record strate my company is called Rooftec Grp it was set up approx 1 year ago and i would like to make it clear that i have or have never had anything to do with rooftec (glass fibre flat roofing) at boston, i am based in Brandon Suffolk,and i use the flexable resins developed spacificaly for grp flat roofing.

Comment on How to strip woodchip wallpaper by Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:00:31 +0000

Just purchased a steamer,a black & decker paper tiger to score the walls,and some stamdard cheap scrapers from tesco in a 3 pack. I have a whole house to do tht is covered from wall to ceiling in glossed woodchip wallpaper. I have been reading the posts and shall be investing in the Hamilton T wall scraper implement. I stripped a hallway of a freinds home of woodchip a number of years ago and it took 2 days, so i am not looking forward to this task at hand, but its gotta be done…wish me luck.

Comment on How to strip woodchip wallpaper by Nikki

Nikki — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 14:09:44 +0000

Well after removing woodchip from the whole of our house sweat and tears all the way. I have come to the conclusion that when I am on my last legs and about to be forced into a home I shall pay a decorator to redo the whole house in woodchip,I mean why should I be the only one to have the pleasure of removing it, well thats how I feel about it.and why cant I have the last laugh.

Comment on How to strip woodchip wallpaper by stewarty

stewarty — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:40:47 +0000

oh no i have 2 bedrooms, hallway, livingroom, kitchen, bathroom all with woodchip, so thinking of trying t scraper and warm water, will scrape all walls first with stanley blade…keep you posted

Comment on Damp Proofing a Basement by Adding a Damp Proof Membrane (DPM) by lor

lor — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:58:42 +0000

Did Holland system work – thinking of it but cant find any reviews??wht sort of cost on 2 bed terrace??

Comment on How to strip woodchip wallpaper by lucy

lucy — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:31:33 +0000

Thanks for above comment, really was getting disheartend when reading very first comments on how to strip wooddchip. Felling realy confident now, steamed room 6″scrapper and T scrappers here i come!!!!!!.

Comment on How to strip woodchip wallpaper by patricia

patricia — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 08:21:54 +0000

Once spent a week of my life stripping a hall wall of woodchip that had been gloss painted…yes with one of those blunt tools really designed for leveling polyfiller. God bless polyfiller have lived in many a house held up by the stuff. Five houses later thankfully I have learnt that getting skilled trades people in (pay them for the job not a day rate) is worth the amount of life it buys you and saves relationships. On the occassions I have had them do the stripping of woodchip and other papers, they fill the room with steam (using the steamer for stripping walls) obviously closing windows and doors. They leave it for as long as it takes for the paper to start coming off the walls, 30 mins to an hour and then move in with the sharp blades T scrappers and job done. The them fill spend time filling and sanding the walls before lining. Seriously folks this is the way to do it. If you have bare boarded floor clean up the srappings while wet or they will dry and stick to the floor. Oh and I will fess up to really liking the big fat woodchip cos it reminds me of the first flat I bought for 10K in 1979 when it, hessian and cork was the must have wallcoverings….OMG.

Comment on How to strip woodchip wallpaper by karen

karen — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:13:20 +0000

Read through all the comments, chuckling away, why was this horrible stuff EVER sold ! I have a 2 bed bungalow, covered in woodchip, (top to bottom!) and have just successfully stripped my living room….
I hired a steamer for £10, I scored every bit of paper going with a stanley knife and put on a good film, had a glass of wine handy and got to work! Its a slow process to begin with, but keep all doors closed, windows shut and the more steam in the room the better. By the time I had done one wall, it was already coming off the ceiling and was sooooo much easier! I found my walls were absolutely sound when the paper was removed (think Im quite lucky though) but I sanded down the walls after.
Just got the rest of the house to do now! Its a hell of a job, but a very rewarding one! Good luck guys! x