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Hi all, I have now poured my new concrete floor in the kitchen. Trouble is I had a bit more concrete than I thought and now only have 22-25mm to make up with screed. I have been told that 22mm is too thin for screed so I was thinking of using 22mm floor grade chipboard. The slab is pretty...

Hi all, Could anyone tell me what the most cost effective option is for levelling a concrete slab? Would need approx 20-25mm thickness. I see there are a few self levelling compounds which can be laid at this thickness but the material cost is pretty massive (£15 25KG ish = £350+ for the...

Hi all, I am replacing my kitchen floor and have now dug out, laid hardcore, laid DPM & Jablite (50mm). The concrete is coming tomorrow. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to level/tamp the concrete (Battens around the edge arent really an option) and how to barrow in the Concrete...

yes, Red Brick walls each side and there is a row of bricks all the way round (part of the footings). Will 1 brick width be enough to bear the load of the floor or should I cut out part of the wall as well?

This is what I was thinking but reading the building regs it looks like I would still need concrete underneath. Do you think this is so? The span is 3M, would I need something in the middle to rest the joists on?

Hi all, I have just bought a 1930s house. We are doing the Kitchen at the moment and I have discovered that the floor is all cracked and loose. I have decided to replace the floor with a new concrete slab (with DPM & 50mm insulation). Before I bought the house I noticed the Lino in the...

hmmm not sure how helpful the last reply was but thanks very much to Chri5 for some very useful input. Having re-investigated the CU this evening I am now wondering if it is possible to replace the RCD to free up 2 ways. Currently the feed from the meter is via a 100A DP Switch in the CU fed...

Hi all, first post here. Hopefuly I wont go down in flames for asking an electrical question :-) I am rennovating my kitchen at the moment and I would like to install a new ring main for the sockets I will add. My current CU has run out of space and so I would like to add a small 4 or 6...