Recent content by greenlikeapples

Hi Everyone Apologies for this probably naive question! I'm renovating a Victorian maisonette and upgrading the central heating from a very old back-boiler system. I'm not a plumber but am practical. It would seem to me that running a central heating system in a complete circuit is the best...

Yeah chippie is coming back next week, so hopefully he can see how to sort it. Ply not ideal choice? It will warp?

Why is it a non starter? Planer, belt sander with aggressive paper, etc? Can't reset the hinges without major hassle, don't think I can replace the ply without major hassle Jon

Hi John Yes but I want to remove like 3mm, so going way through the veneer. My question is, if I sand through the face like that, exposing very gentle graduation of the layers, will that really cause problems with delimitation of the layers, as I apply paint, or years down the line? Jon

Hi I have built an under-stairs storage area with the help of a chippie. He did most of the work, but now that I look at it, one of the doors is not flush. It's built out of birch ply, and uses complicated hinges, so I don't really want to get into taking the door apart. Can I sand down the...

So much to know eh

Oh my... Thanks again for all the feedback

Hi thanks for all the comments - slightly more reassured. Surprised/happy that no one has gone "oh my God that's awful", as can happen on this forum, so I guess it's not too bad. In response: It's not oil based it's water based. Final coat will be water based satin gloss. Interesting re...

Hi We are edging towards the end of a three year whole house renovation. Running out of steam we have got some decorators in. Their method is to paint the wood with primer and then use wood filler over that to repair the wood. This seems wrong to me - wood filler is for wood, and introducing...

Hi Ken Yes, where the screws go into the joists, no problem, everything will be clamped. But where the screws miss the joists, then they will just pierce the membrane. And yes, that is an over thinking option - to seal all the screws and the joints from the outside. Bit over the top, but...

Yeah that's what I was thinking. (That I was over thinking it). It's a funny thing to be told you have to build a system which is completely sealed, then try to do it, then realise that there are loads of screws in it. Where would the line be between a sealed vp and one that was too damaged? Any...

Hi That is a different system - that is a Cold Roof. As I mentioned in my post, this is an unvented Warm Roof. It is a different system.

Hi ok so: I have a new loft conversion I have been working on, nearing completion. To maximise headroom, the flat roof section is an unvented, hybrid warm-cold roof, with insulation both above and between the joists. Externally there is roofing felt, followed by some rigid insulation...

Ok ace. Many thanks. So far did a halfway thing too using a rubble sack as a secondary protection behind the cement board

Hi God I am having a nightmare. You can see my woes if you search for "Touching Tiles". But this is a slightly different subject so I thought I would do a separate post. I have a small area of horizontal/flat tiling, on concrete backer board, at the end of a bath, that was tanked with...