Hi,

Its a bit of a silly question but I thought I might be able to find some help here. In my garden where I park my car it has stones laid but they have that white powder stuff on them so everytime i park up it covers my tyres in white powder Does anyone know if there is anything I can get to get rid of this white stuff off the stones? They have been in the garden for a couple of years now and no mattter how much rain goes on them when it drives its still there .

Cheers
Dan

 

make up a solution of UPVA glue and water (1 part UPVA to 12 parts water) and apply with a watering can on a sunny day so they dry out in the day. The driveway at my old house had the same problem and 2 good applications completely sorted it. The job needs doing maybe twice a year to keep on top of it.

 

Excellent mate thanks a lot I'll give that a try tomorrow . I would never have thought to do that, what made you think that?

Cheers
Dan

 

I asked a gardener at Chatsworth House as their stone drive looked like it was the same material as mine and thats what he advised me to do and it worked. Its got to be a nice warm sunny day to do it and keep all pets off till its dry.

Cam

 

Anyone got any ideas where I can get one of them massive tubs of PVA from as I'm gonna need a lot

 

b & q plasterter's trick that one

 

thats what i used to hide the damp in my walls before we moved here


btw are ya sure its not a house owned by rockstar or even rudey , might beable to make a few quid if the white powder

 

 

Wickes do big tubs of UPVA

 

not buying as house off you the if ya needed a few big tubs to hide the damp

fooking best invention that UPVA, dont think anyone would sell a house in london if it wasnt for it

 

it is efferescence(spll)...only way to rid it is to brush it off dry. Wetting it makes it worse. Never heard of the upva idea but it does sound good, or use a silicone sealant or paving sealer available form diy stores.

 

its defo what lee has just said,fook spelling it though
as he has said,wirebrush it off dry and then use paving sealer,pvs is water based and wont last long

 

well my old place aint fell down yet and that was all over the top of the front room walls

then i dont visit there anymore

 

i remove it as part of my trade AL

 

remove it, i use it as part of my house selling tricks

not gonna mention about the chip board to replace the hole in the celling

and the wiring ill best leave alone until i know i have no responsibiltys