Recent content by Alisdair

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    Fitting Solid Oak Floorboards

    Sorry didnt read your post properly - thought you were talking about a concrete floor! My method of detecting damp is useless for your wood floor! Totally agree with WoodYouLike
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    Garage Supply?

    three core is the answer as the armour should not be used for earth although it needs to be earthed. He probably won't connect the other core. At the end of the day if he sleeves it, it will be ok
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    Damp Proof Membrane on possibly damp concrete floor...

    find out if you have damp first! Put some plastic sheeting over the area that was damp and tape it down well, if you get condensation/damp under this after a few days you have a damp issue! A liquid DPC can be applied using a spiked roller. Then you have to prime it after i seem to remember...
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    Fitting Solid Oak Floorboards

    If you have damp you need to deal with this first as it will **** your new floor!! If damp is likely you could put down plastic sheeting but I would sort the issue first
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    ply over floor boards

    I agree, the best way would be to lift the floor and put in new flooring I would probably recommend green chipboard flooring as water resistant and cheap and will suffice. Years ago the answer was always hardboard and in some cases this turned out to be ok. If you decide to go down this route...
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    Rotten wall plate in wall

    yeah i thought about the sleeper wall, but can you not just use joist hangers? at the end of the day the joist isnt then in the wall and i could put some dpc between the joist and the wall. I have a load of latex floor levelling left over from a previous job could i just pour this in? at the end...
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    diy door entry system help

    Yeah a lock strike is the best but for four flats its going to cost you about £200 + cable and your time. Easy to install. To get in from the outside you would use a key. You can use proximity sensors, card entry, or code entry or even biometrics but the cost goes up with all of these
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    Rotten wall plate in wall

    I have a victorian property which like most has joists that run into the walls and are supported on the wooden wall plate. This is however rotten! What is the best was to replace this? The joist ends are also rotten. Is it best to hack out the wall plate and attempt to install a dpc and brick it...
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