Recent content by Dave Thornley

Thinking of getting the Oxera epoxy resin. Had a good chat with the company seem to be on the same wavelength.

Many thanks for a sensible input.

Nice to converse with an expert even if deluded as to your knowledge! Woody yes in the head.

What did cross my mind is to do away with the 6 separate panes, and hence the central glazing bars. Instead install one full size pane and attach fake glazing bars using white glazing tape.

Me thinks you are being rather pedantic.

Agree am now looking at all the 2 part epoxy fillers meant for wood. A minefield.

Not sure how you figure that out?

You sound like my conservation officer ;) It is not a sash window what you see is the opening light from a stormproof casement window.

Tell me. I use the Ronseal woodfiller, always found good but as you sa the price has rocketed.

Attached a couple of photos showing an opening light that has seen better days. The frame and the non opening light are fine. For some reason this one light has suffered badly. There being no drip head does not help. I was hoping before removing the light that a bit of wood filler would work...

Going to look at some kiln dried sand first as that is supposed to be lighter than normal builders sand, and a lot cheaper.

Have been trying to make up some patio mortar to try to get a reasonable match to some present mortar. All coming out too yellow. Current mortar is a light beige. Even used white cement still way too yellow. I see one can buy white sand. Is this suitable for mixing with normal yellow builders...

Definitely not adding too much water that is for sure.:giggle: Always used to remember if getting atrowel full would slide off just like a brick mortar does/should.

Temperature is fine room is always above 10 deg C. Mapei, Bal and Topps have all said adding more is not detrimental to performance. So am going with how it looks to me. Laid about 5 sqm and all seems fine.

Just started to floor a kitchen with tiles and found adhesive consistency all a bit off. Been years since I tiled a floor but as far as I can recall the adhesive consistancy was shall I say more sloppy. I began by using a Mapei adhesive mixing to correct amounts 5.2L -5.6L per 20kg bag. Heck...