Recent content by Brolaw

it is on solid, that is why i dont really want to take it off. if it was all cracked and falling off i would have just hit it with a hammer.lol Is there some sort of stronger pva that renders use ?

Hi guys Title says it all really i want to flat render over a terolean coated walls. My question's are 1) what is the best way to prepare the wall. Standard PVA or is there better stuff out there, i think someone once told me there was some proper gear for the job. 2) Does it need...

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Just built a 2nd storey over an existing single storey. The previous builder run there cables over the joists as it was a flat roof before and had room between the top of the joist and the boarding because of the firings. I have removed the firings because obviously they are not needed now. I am...

Quick question for all you chippies out there. When fixing a standard door liner, do you oik (yes that is a technical term) it off the floor a little to allow for floor covering. So as you don't need to trim down door when you 2nd fix. If so how much ? Cheers Lads Steve

I am making some openings in walls and putting up studwork etc. Could someone tell me what width the door openings should be to fit a standard size frame in. Is it 800mm ? and is 762 the frame size. these sizes seem to ring a bell. Cheers in advanced Steve

Any One ? None of my site plumbers can tell me either....they all go....errrrrr.....lol

Hi Not a plumber but have a question i wish to know the answer too, because it is winding me up. 32mm or 40mm waste pipe: Whats the differance between buying the pipe for solvent weld or push fit. I prefer to use solvent weld but when i look in the screw fix catalogue to buy the...

Hi Gang Can any one tell me how i go about getting my main power cables to my property moved, and any ideas on cost. I realise that every job is different and what it cost one household will differ from the next but was after ball park figures. They are currently attached to the gable end...

Dont know what you plasterers problem is, you have only got to slap a bit of s**t on the wall and make it flat, my daughter does it with her dinner most nights..... Joke by the way. Hearing people talk about plastering make me laugh, they always say "yes that looks straight forward" untill...

Thanks for your response guys. Roughcast: Rather than batten over everything will rib lath have the same effect, with the ribs acting as the battens say. Or would you say it is easier to batten the whole lot getting battens around the window reveals for corner beads etc.

I agree set back a little 5mm or so. Longer screws are the option for the socket. If you try and leave them flush sods law is that will be the part of the wall that protrudes the most. Setting them back a little lets the plasterers do their magic with out having to worry about your box depths...

Hi wondered if someone could help, sorry if this is a repeated question but i could'nt find anything when i done a search I have just stripped my dormer's from peg tiles and want to render it. They are all plyed and at the moment have old roofing felt covering, which i am to remove and put...

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