Recent content by davejaydj

Thanks for the comments. In the end I decided to a mix - 4 sharp, 4 soft and 1 cement. Have finished the top floor and can't finish the UFH to the kitchen as around 150 bags of Monocouche render are stacked there! Soft sand gone now, so I will see what's around when I can get to finish the job!

I have been googling this question and although many people have asked the discussion always seems to go off at a tangent! I am laying UFH pipes between joists on top of 50mm celotex and will top with 20mm biscuit mix - dry sand & cement @ 8:1 I have over-ordered and have a bulk bag of...

We want to install a pocket door and are wondering whether to get an Eclisse pocket door system or one by another by another manufacturer - the Coburn Hideaway which is half the price. We saw the Eclisse at a Homebuilding & Renovation show. Has anyone got experience of the Coburn? Once...

Hi, we are wondering whether to get an Eclisse pocket door or another by another manufacturer - the Coburn Hideaway which is half the price. What did you get in the end? Any problems?

I was just about to post the same question as you so I wondered how you got on? I have floors up, are changing the internal layout, stud walls to build etc so it makes sense to put in ducting as I go along. Any advice?

I wondered if you made a choice between Zinc or Colorcoat Urban? We have seen zinc roofs but only seen the Colorcoat Urban and the Home Building & Renovation show. We have the same decision to make on a low pitch roof (currently felt)

Hi. Did you ever get your Zinc roof? We are thinking about a Zinc option for a refurb on a house we are buying in Uppingham.

We have just started negotiations to buy a 60's built house and we are thinking of a zinc roof to replace the current felt roof. Please can you tell us if there are any houses in our area with a zinc roof we could view - we live in Rutland so South Lincs/Northants/Cambs/Leicestershire are all...

We have always used Bourne Seal to seal slate tiles (rustic looking tiles we buy from Wickes) and it gives a very hard wearing high gloss finish that lasts for years. It was a solvent based product mainly used for sealing wood or concrete. We have just discovered Cuprinol have stopped making it...

We have always used Bourne Seal to seal slate tiles (rustic looking tiles we buy from Wickes) and it gives a very hard wearing high gloss finish that lasts for years. It was a solvent based product mainly used for sealing wood or concrete. We have just discovered Cuprinol have stopped making it...

I have read on soundproofing suppliers websites that their accoustic mineral wool (for laying under the floorboards) is twice as effective as ordinary loft insulation. As loft insulation is so much cheaper, with many DIY stores offering big discounts, what's to stop me putting in two layers of...

I've got a couple of rolls of 1.5 & 2.5 twin & earth left over from a renovation a couple of years ago. Red & black cable. Can this be used now cable is brown & blue?