Recent content by duchard

Hello Clive, Yes I am still here. This place has been a knowledge haven for my last 2 years of DIY skills so it is only right I forward my experiences on to other members. I ended up screwing a wooden framework made up of batons to my other walls and then screwing the hardibacker to these...

Sorry it looks like I over estimated the space available here. I checked it again and its more like 1.5ft. Height goes up to about 9/10 ft. The other option I thought about was cladding but then it seemed ashame to go to the effort when no one can see it. We are hoping to move house soon so...

I have recently had a rear kitchen extension built which was built out of thermalite block. It has been rendered all except one side due to the access between my neighbours similar extension. At the time of build I did mention to my builder to build this side with brick so I dont have to render...

I have a dilemma. I'm about to apply Hardibacker 500 to my block walls in my new ground floor wetroom. One wall is a stud partiton (where the shower will be) and all other walls are thermal block. From what I have read I have two options here: 1) Apply full coating of tile adhesive to the...

Ah defo not 1100mm but 110mm (11cm) depth Thanks

Thanks simonjay, although still not sure as to how many bags I'm going to need. If my sums are right i would need approx 2.4m3 in volume. Anyone know how many bags this would equate to? I have used lafarge mortar mix before to bed into pipe lays which was easy enough and quite cheap at £3.50...

Hello, I am finally near to finishing off my new ground floor bathroom and I still have the wetroom floor to level before tiling commences. Since the wetroom area is all new build I have currently have the concrete slab left from the builders and I need to screed the rest in to make level with...

Thanks for your replies. I will wait to see what my builder says and let you know what I do.

Is this a simple fix of painting over or more complicated?

shorter yes about 3 ft

Thanks for your reply Richard. Yes I meant the ceiling rather than the roof. Both cracks appear at different places but yet they are symmetrical in their appearance and where they begin and end. I have since had reply from my builder who assures me this quite normal with the rise in...

I have recently had a new ground floor kitchen extension completed and I have noticed two hairline cracks in the roof. These are pretty straight and run upwards from then bottom of the roof to the start of the velux windows. The plaster has been on for about 12 weeks now and I painted over this...

Thanks for the response do it all. So for the screed to have a slope would a mould of some sort be needed? Why would I need to select my tiles before this process? Cheers

Building is starting on my 1st floor extension very soon and as part of the extension I am having a wetroom added to my new ground floor bathroom (old kitchen). Since the wet room area will be a new build, new walls, floor, etc, I am assuming that the wet room floor can be concreted to allow for...

I am currently having a 1st floor extension built and my kitchen will be the new bathroom located on the ground floor. My existing bathroom is directly above this. The new bathroom is having a wet room but I'm not sure which shower to go for. My heating system is a gravity one using a baxi...