Recent content by Stan44

Many thanks for your kind help: much appreciated.

Hello all. We have a house with an old Upvc conservatory put up by the previous owners. We intend to replace it and the wife wants to use wood, not dwarf brick walls and plastic. 

The idea is to put in a new strip foundation and concrete block footings to about 6" above ground...

Hello, thanks for your reply. The floor is 100 mm over membrane over 200 mm well compacted hardcore. It has been down for some two years and is dry as a bone. I need to come up nearly an inch. I am rekuctant to use a self levelling compound for two reasons: (1) have never used one and (2)...

Hello, I have a good, sound and dry concrete floor to tile. I need to raise the level to meet an adjoining floor (also tiles). The easiest way for me is to screw down WBP ply. Simple question for the experts: Provided I use top quality adhesive and grout (Bal flexible), will I get as...

Hello all. We have a house with an old Upvc conservatory put up by the previous owners. We intend to replace it and the wife wants to use wood, not dwarf brick walls and plastic. 

The idea is to put in a new strip foundation and concrete block footings to about 6" above...

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Many thanks Noseall, much appreciated. Re-wire, new central heating system and windows are definites. Roof looks good (not been in the loft yet!) so i'm hopeful there. My main concern thus far is that the brickwork will need re-pointing - access to one side and one end is extremely difficult...

Hello all, Thinking of buying a lovely old Edwardian house C1913. Very neglected but the brickwork (solid brick walls - quite hard bricks, soft mortar (assume sand/lime - and roof look fine. No sign of damp and the cellar is dry. Not got as far as a survey yet but would be glad of any tips...

Thanks for that Aron, Quite right, I agree entirely and will go with my own experience and instincts.....funny people though and it makes you wonder just what their doors are actually made of. All the best, Stan

Hello all, A couple of years ago I installed an (expensive) solid oak (French) half glazed back door in my house in France. I have had nothing but trouble with the door and now intend to replace it with a quality door from the UK. The issues are (1) the door frame has to be set into an...

Good morning all, I am thinking about buying some oak veneered doors to use as sliding doors in cupboards and wardrobes in a barn conversion. Wickes have some in a "Geneva" range which are the style I'm looking for and which seen good value. However, they say that the doors are NOT suitable...

Thanks John. Yes, it would but I thought the doors would look a bit odd side-on; not much of a problem for just a two door span but several will need three doors (double track) to cover the opening. Also, would 20 mm thickness at the top be enough for the door gear? Only ask as I have...

Many thanks denso13. I thought the weight would be OK; yes, intend using best quality SD gear (Henderson?) suited to the door weight - not yet determined. All the best, Stah

Hello all, I need to make quite a few (9) large sliding doors for cupboards to match (as far as possible) some very old L & B existing doors in a barn conversion. The best match I can find is good quality 20 mm T&G heavy character oak flooring boards; properly seasoned and kiln dried...

Thank you again. I will keep this in mind but suspect that it would be quite unrealistic price wise; it is, after all, only 60 sq. m. Hoping for some info. and/or thoughts on epdm but, as you see, nothing thus far.