Recent content by HausXw

That’s a great tip, thanks! I think they ordered it to be floor to floor. However all is quite fixated now it’d be a real pain to adjust….

So did a loft conversion and the builder did the staircase in the way they think it should be done - assuming all carpets in the house, except I’ve stated it clearly that we intend to get wood flooring in the loft. So the issue is they made the top stair step flush with the subfloor, rather...

I’m thinking vinyl / Lino tiles or sheets, or glue down cork tiles

Wow cool, never used one. Essentially a big sanding block for concrete? What’s the elbow grease for? I have a 115mm angle grinder with dimond grinding piece, are you suggesting powered tools might be an overkill / take too much of it away? Thank you!!

Thanks, yes just checked, the worst part is probably slightly more than 5mm. The thing is I wished to have sheets flooring (vinyl / lino sheets) which seems to be asking for perfectly flat & even substrate? Maybe in this case a glue down tile vinyl can work better?

Hi there, Just attempted to level a large floor area (approx 27 sqm with some deep gaps / holes) with No Nonsense 3-50mm self levelling screed from screwfix. It’s probably due to speed of work and texture difference between mixes, I found the edge between pour batches didn’t blend very...

Yes will definitely stuff it with insulation. Should I do a stop bead to the bottom end of plasterboards still?

So based in the UK, doing a full-house renovation at a typical Victorian semi-detach. UK fire regulation means we need to build this firewall along the staircase. question is how do I finish the plasterboard bordering with the staircase as I assume they will crack from day 1? Do I put end...