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    Sikkens or mastic first?

    Thanks for that - I thought it would be that way round but there was a part of me thought the mastic (very expensive with no acetic acid) might not stick to the Sikkens. Thanks again for taking the time.
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    Sikkens or mastic first?

    Hi - Help. I am building a residential log cabin and need advice for the gaps between logs and timber uprights/ window frames etc.. Do I use the Sikkens first brushing into the gaps and then fill with the mastic .... or do I fill the gaps then use the Sikkens? Very grateful for all opinions and...
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    Window fastening mechanism ex Magnet

    Hi - I have fitted double glazed windows to my log cabin. They were bought secondhand and had never been fitted. A local builder had stored them from a cancelled job. The fastening mechanism of one of them is broken. They were originally from Magnet and first they said they would find out if...
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    Log cabin builder needs advice on base covering.

    Hi - a bit complicated but here goes. I am building a log cabin not subject to Building reguilations. It is 16 metres by 5.5 metres supported on God knows how many block pillars --- like roman columns - as the ground slopes and I wasn't allowed proper foundations. I need advice on what to...
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    Screw size help

    Thanks for very fast reply..... really appreciated but you really do need to get out more!!!!! How about a log cabin in bleak, wet, cold Scotland!!!! Won't be so bad when I get the doors on ----- and insulation (where can I get that with no money???) Have a great weekend and thanks again.
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    Screw size help

    Hi - thanks for that - is that the same as a No 6?
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    Screw size help

    Hi - fitting as new but second hand Ledbury doorframe into log cabin. It was still in packaging with all screws in packets EXCEPT the ones for holding the frame together! They seem to have been misplaced before I received it. Could someone PLEASE help by explaining in simple B and Q type terms...
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    Log Cabin Ring beam base joining.

    Thanks for that static - was going to put in quite a few block supports. The main worry is the joining/splicing of the long pieces of timber so that apart from the weight of my log panels pushing down.... hopefully offset by the block tiers.... I want to give as much stability as possible...
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