Recent content by bosch67

Thanks for the replies chaps. Tozzy - the reason i want to bend the skirting board is so that i can fit it in a bay window. jason b - i have tried cutting a trial piece of skirting at the back and it did make the skirting board more flexible but i dont no if it will be enough to get...

I ve been trying to bend 25mm thick skirting board by cutting the back of the skirting board, this has been un successful so far how ever a carpenter has told my wife that the cuts should be put on the front of the board, can any body confirm this or am i being led up the garden path. cheers...

Am trying to fit skirting board to my bay window, the size of the skirting is 175x25mm thick and is both ogee and torus forms.the bay is almost a complete semi circle, i have slotted the back of the board with the circular saw and also soaked the wood in water before bending but to no avail...

I have just completed sanding my pine parquet floor, i used mix and fill to fill any gaps after the second sanding,however after checking the final result i have noticed that my gap filling exploits were not as successfull as i had hoped.There are still gaps in the floor (only small) would it be...

Thanks once again for clearing that up , will let you no how i get on and no doubt will be seeking further advice. cheers paul

I am about to sand my woodblock floor and after reading various topics on this subject am going to use mix and fill woodfiller :? for any gaps i have . I understand that you mix the filler with sawdust from the second sand and that you fill any larger of the gaps first, what i am not sure...

I have almost finished laying my wood block floor,however as we are having new doors leading to the conservatory this is going to mean that the floor from the conservatorynow protrudes into our dining room.I have decided to attempt to cut the floor tiles back (approx 50mm)and lay down extra...

Sorry for any confusion, but as far as i am aware as long as the material in front of the fire protrudes 300mm and is basically fire proof then that is ok. most fire places will have hearths that have been placed on top of floor boards so placing your hearth on top of the parquet would be ok...

I am doing some thing similar to you and also installing a gas fire,after reading the fire installatioin manual it says that there has to be a 300mm slate/concrete/tile or basicaly non combustible hearth in front of the fire. I hope this helps cheers paul ps will be getting fire...

Have been out to another supplier and found some stycobond b92,i am going to let the latex go off for a couple of days before i start laying the floor. No doubt will be needing further advice once the laying begins.cheers for the quick reply it is much appreciated. cheers paul]

I have just finished applying my latex floor screed, it hasn't come out to bad but perfectly level it is not. My local floor supplier does not supply lecol 5500 but said that most of the floor layers use laybond 17 for laying woodblock floor, he told me that you actually dip the bottom of the...

I am about to lay down a latex screed on a suspended concrete floor,the floor has dipped in the middle do to historic movement and i was going to lay a 3mm screed down just to level the floor.After checking the level of the floor width wise there is a 5mm dip along the centre of the room, if i...

Thanks for the replies guys, woodyoulike- thanks for sharing the tip i honestly would never have thought of that and sounds like it is going to save me one hell of alot of cutting. cheers paul

When laying parquet flooring is it best to lay all the middle blocks first and then do all the cutting once the floor is set. Also i have to go around a fireplace hearth should the blocks be mitred or can they be butted up to each other (which is the norm ) cheers paul

thanks alot for the reply woodyoulike I am taking your advice on a previous reply to sombody whose floor you went around and completed as regarding methods of starting first run off etc very impressed with the end result cheers paul