Recent content by ed659

thanks Moz, we've built the fireplace up now, following your advice we have built it and it looks brilliant, the bal wall tile adhesive was brill, did the job well, we used a little bit of silicon adhesive on the top mantle just to grab the top joints, but used bal wall tile adhesive on the...

hi, can anyone assist, about 3 weeks ago we fitted the limestone hearth in position ready for us to build the rest of the fireplace onto it, we laid the hearth as instructed on a fairly thick mix of gypsum, settled, tampered it level etc.. pointed off the gap under the hearth and left it set...

Ahhh confidentincompetent... the mystery of Cetol HLS, THB and Filter 7 unfolded, I never knew which did what, many thanks for that information. I take the advice on-board, I thinks it has to be solvent based Hickson or Sikkens as suggested, but I think the idea of just applying Hickson, from...

I actually thought Sikkens was the be all end all of exterior coverings for wood.. it's certainly expensive enough, I'll look at hicksons, no mention of what 'varnishes' to use from the manufacturers of the doors, and the suppliers as good as they are just suggest any good brand, sikkens...

hi.. i have had three new hardwood stable style doors fitted, two are exterior and one just inside the house, i want to use sikkens to protect the hardwood, i'm confused as to which or what sikkens to buy, there is a filter protection one and a 'centrol' one.. i've heard of a basecoat and...

hi we have bought a limestone fireplace, we are hoping to install this over the weekend, the fireplace is in 7 sections, hearth, sides, inserts and tops etc.. i need to know what cements or adhesives i should be using to bed the hearth and assemble the sides, inserts and tops with. any help...