Recent content by ebaxter

Hi, looking for some advice so I can make an informed decision on best boards of under an engineered flooring. Looking at Using the warmup foil heaters or a new build garden room, approx 30 square metres. Well insulated but the flooring insulation (75mm) was up below the concrete slab w...

Hi Thanks for your responses. Do you think that means if we open up the brick work below the meter so the pipe is open again that will solve this problem. I don't want to pay for something that is unneccessary. The meter is around the side of the house and there will be a gate so it won't...

Hi, Looking for some advice please. We have a gas meter located on an outside wall we have built a false external wall where this meter is so the side of our house runs the same depth fron to back. The builder simply built the wall around the meter so that the front is exposed for reading the...

Hi, Looking for some advice I am having a nightmare finding door knobs/handles that I really like. I had chosen a pewter door knob and when I finally chased them down and got them to the house my joiner took one look at them and sadi they are no good becuase they aren't sprung and a normal...

Thanks Jason. Can I now add a varnish layer to the top or something else that will offer me better protection but not alter the colour too much? I'm not sure if I should purchase another system to complete the front door. It is a different style to the back and doesn't have the same sort of...

Hope this isn't a stupid question but what is a dimensionally or non-dimensionally stable door? I have just purchased internal and external oak veneered doors are they this term? Any tips on good products for finishing please? I want a clear finish that simply enhances the colour and grain...

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Thanks, not sure with the location of it that will be an option. Have to keep my fingers crossed it dries out OK.

Hi, I have so far had one of my doors hung using stainless steel hinges and a pewter door handle but I have read on a couple of the posts on here not to use this on oak. Is this the case, would the door manufacturer/supplier state something and neither has my joiner raised any concerns. Just...

Hi, I have just had a 4 panel oak veneered exernal door hung. I had put two coats of Osmo UV Protection oil on it and thought it would be fine however at the base of the two bottom panels it obviously hasn't been sealed between the centre panel and the bead and water has got in and has soaked...

Just in the process of building some retaining walls which will also be two raised patio areas, one on each side of the house with steps down to a further pation area. These walls are approx 1.2m in height. There will be planting in front of the walls of about 0.5m in width acting as a...

Hi, Want to put an oak mantle above my fireplace, it was goin to sit in the wall but basically the fireplace is too small so it is going to have to be attached to the front. I have two questions; Firstly if i buy a piece H7" x D9" x W65" can I then cut out a section so it slides around the...

I am hoping someone can reassure me about my still damp utility floor. I have underfloor heating and my builder has basically made a few wrong decisions. He had the underfloor heating installed and then waited almost three weeks to screed it meaning people were trampelling all over it. The...

Looking for advice please on best types of waste. For my basins I wondered whether I'm best to go for pop up, clicker or my plumber mentioned coin? Thanks

I tried a couple of spots on my newly plastered wall to see if the colour I have chosen looked ok. Today the paint has done a mist coat and then one of the colour coats and my two patches look unpainted. I'm not sure if I either used a vinyl or washable sample (i've thown it away as it was...