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Sorry that reply should have been to Flooringman . . . .

Crazydaze - Murphey's Law at work! Having posted the above response I logged in to Google again but used different search questions - and found leads which I shall now follow up. So thanks for your input which prompted me to try again . . .

Thanks for your response Flooringman. I really have spent a lot of time on the internet trying to locate thresholds to this spec but to no avail. So, to receive confirmation they are available, is re-assuring. If only I could find them . . . . Would you be able to offer any links please?

Thanks for the advice Cazydaze. I agree there should (surely?) be appropriate depth edging and since your response I have scoured the internet again but can find none more than the 15mm deep rebate. My floor supplier doesn't! So will resort to build up the height difference with wbp ply and...

As a DIYer I am currently going through the planning stages of floating solid oak flooring 15mm thick (on a concrete floor). The ‘gold’ DPM underlay is 5mm thick. Total layer thickness of 20mm. I purchased seven readily available threshold bars capable of accommodating differing heights on...

Your advice is much apreciated - I shall do as you recommend. Thanks for the input!

Thanks for your advice Tim00. The post is 9.5cms square and is sunk into the concrete floor but to what depth is not known. It does seem very firmly in place. Is there any standard for the thickness of the wood on the riser of the stairs do you know? I have the same problem there (about...

In laying a solid wood floor in my hall I need to leave a 12mm expansion gap around the periphery and have removed skirting boards in preparation But, not knowing how the newel post at the foot of the stairs is "built into place" I am concerned about making a 15mm undercut on two (adjacent)...

My problems started soon after the last response . . . . I couldn't get the lid off the cistern . . . ( I know, I know . . . !) The plumber (of yesteryear) had allowed silicon adhesive (used to located the cistern on the wall) to creep back up the wall and into the lid/base groove. This...

Thanks Seco - will have to assign that investigation to Tuesday now as tomorrow is wedding anniversary and "diversionary tactics" might be mis- interpreted!

Thank you for the speed of response! It took 13 minutes.

After about 8 years our single push button toilet cistern has started to take ages to refill. Having read in this column how to remove the button (thank you!) I'm not sure how that problem is overcome. Do I need a complete replacement syphon system or is there an easier solution? Any advice...

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