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Hi guys made a start on tiling my exstension floor yesterday and on inspection today i noticed a fair amount of adhesive has swelled up between the tiles so my question is what sort of depth do i need to scrape out to accomodate the grout?.Thanks in advance guys,Colbs.

Hi Richard after your advice im returning the 12mm ply and have ordered 25mm Wbp with a view to ripping up the Caber.Can you please advise on expansion gaps between sheets and also perimeter at skirtings.I will treat back and sides as advised and screw through into joists at 150mm spacings and...

Hi there i went out yesterday and parted with £180 for 13 sheets of best Brazilian WBP AT 12MM thickness and im going to collect some Bal primer for back and sides of sheets today.I went round the room on hands and knees and discovered lots of the Caber wasnt even screwed/nailed down hence the...

Hi the room to be Tiled is a rear extension of about 35sq mts which will see moderate use.The 2x4 joists are spaced at 400 centres from what i can tell after lifting certain areas of Caberfloor to re-lay.The room is fairly wide so most of the joists have been lapped alongside eachother to create...

Hi the reason i was hoping to use the 6mm ply is ive got some already from a past job.Would it be ok to double layer the 6mm too make the 12mm thickness as suggested?.If it can be double layered should i screw each layer down individually or can i screw both down in one go and would i still...

Hi guys i plan to lay some ceramic floor tiles in our extension and have a query regards floor preperation.The existing floor is Caber particle board 18mm layed/nailed to 2x4 floor joist. The Caber seems solid all round with no bounce and so wonder if 6mm ply would be a suitable base for the...

Hi guys the plaster on my chimney breast has blown and so plan to remove this section and dot n dab a new board on to the exposed brickwork.Would using a sheet of fire resistant board help to prevent the cracking and blowing in the future due to the heat from the stove. Thanks in advance guys.

Hi guys i was working around the fireplace in our 1930s property lastnite and noticed the half bricks that form the small arch have become very loose and infact two have come away completely.I noticed slight movement above the arch aswell but nothing major.....yet.I cant find a lintel so wonder...

Hi guys ive made a corner box to cover some pipes in my livingroom and im planning to use some 6mm ply to face it off with.Is it possible to paper over ply and if so does it need to be sealed with anything and if so what would be a good product?. Thanks in advance

Hi guys im in the process of making a corner frame to cover some pipework in the front room.Im planninig to use some 6mm plywood that i have in my garage to use as the face which i hope to wallpaper over.Can ply be papered over and if so im guessing i,ll need to seal it first,if i can paper it...

Hi guys having discovered a lot of loose crunching hollow sounding plaster whilst removing wallpaper it seems areas of my wall have parted company with the original bonding coat plaster.Ive chopped an area of about 1sq mtr out back to bare brick until the plaster seems solid again,swept the...

Hi guys my preparation for my Parquet is moving on at a steady pace and so here is my next query.My plan is to lay Herringbone pattern across the room and finish off the full perimeter with a 3 block width border.Is it general practice to hire a plunge saw and run round the full room perimeter...

Hi guys having got my plywood subfloor laid should i be sealing it with PVA glue to prevent it dragging any moisture out of my Parquet adhesive?.Not sure if its a likely occurence but thought i'd check in any case.Thanks again....

Hi guys ive now leveled off my floor and am ready to start laying my Plywood subfloor.Ive got my 6mm ply sorted and im about to start screwing it down,how spaced out should the screws be and should it just be the perimeter of the sheet that gets screwed or the whole width in a grid fashion...

Hi,the gradual run off is about 10mm,im planning to lay ply and then parquet flooring on top of that.Cheers

Hi guys could anybody advise on a suitable leveling compound for my uneven floor.Half of the floor is original floorboard and the other half is a green treated t&g sheet material,i believe its called caberfloor.Where the two meet the caberfloor runs off at slope,im guessing the original...