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    strong, lightweight slab material needed

    So, the slab would be supported at each end and across the whole length at the back. So only the front. unsupported. The walls are plasterboarded masonry, so I was planning on using resin bolts for firm anchoring. The wall-hung unit is lightweight, and challenging to strengthen for the wall...
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    strong, lightweight slab material needed

    Thanks for the suggestions. Support leg can't be worked in, unfortunately. Thinking of creating box-section support that I can bolt to the walls. Or make a wood frame although I would end up with a much deeper 'bench' to hide the frame. I contacted local sawmill for a slab of douglas fir, to...
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    strong, lightweight slab material needed

    Hi. I am looking to create a wall-hung bench seat in an alcove. The dimensions are 2060mm wide, 400mm deep. It will sit directly above a wall-hung unit which isn't strong enough to sit on. This seat can be invisibly supported at each end, and am thinking of a metal angle along the whole back...
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    Recommended thicknesser/planer for parquet?

    Hello. I've got a load of parquet which needs cleaning. It's 300mm x 40mm in size, so not the small finger stuff. I've read that one way to do it is to pass it through a thicknesser Planer. I've got loads to do. 300 square meters of the stuff. Can anyone recommend a thicknesser planer that...
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    Work tops from parquet?

    Thanks for the advice. I've got to finish a few other things first, but then will give it a go.
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    Work tops from parquet?

    ok, thanks. I'll give it a go.
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    Work tops from parquet?

    As simple as that eh! Can you recommend a type of glue for this? I was thinking of using parquet sheets to create window sills and a long shelf.
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    Work tops from parquet?

    hello. I've got a load of parquet - about 270x28mm size. I was thinking of making a worktop with them for a few places in the house. Would it simply be a matter of gluing and clamping them together until they set, or is there a better way to connect them into sheets?
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    Juliet Balconies & Permitted Development?

    Problem is, the extension is being built now; the outline of the JB is already appearing in the blockwork. I wouldn't want to stop the build to wait for PP process. Maybe I'll just create 2 fixed, obscured strip windows which would follow the positioning of the sides of the JB. Get the rest of...
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    Juliet Balconies & Permitted Development?

    Thanks for the replies. My neighbour and I share a corner plot, each rear garden running to the corner point. The houses are at 90degrees to each other. They extended their house sideways towards my garden. They put a JB on the side of their extension facing right down their and my house &...
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    Juliet Balconies & Permitted Development?

    Hi. I'm having a 3m deep 2 story extension built on the back of my house. I plan to have a juliet balcony on the side elevation which overlooks the end of my neighbour's garden. Distance from the house to the fence is 9m. The inspiration for the JB is my neighbour, who had a side extension built...
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    Chemical anchors for fixing steels to concrete

    I bought some fischer fixings in the end. Capsules and 190mm SS studs. Next time I'll just get M16 SS rod and cut it into lengths.
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    Chemical anchors for fixing steels to concrete

    No, no length specified. He's given lengths on other elements such as the rebar to connect 2 areas of foundation, but not for these. I was hoping to get these today. SE is not contactible until Monday, which would mean I couldn't get them for another week. Is 190mm a typical length for this...
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    Chemical anchors for fixing steels to concrete

    Hello. I'm sourcing the stuff I need for my extension. There are a number of 152x152x23 UCs that need to be put in place onto the new foundations. SE has said to use 4 x M16 'Kemfix' anchors for each steel, to anchor the 350mm2 base plate on the end of the UCs. The steels are to create an...
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    Gen3 concrete - recipe?

    So done one today. Had to cut out foundation blocks from corner of my house, epoxy rebar into existing foundations and then fill the lot, laying down mesh near the top. As I said earlier, I understand this is easy for many, but it's the first time I've done anything like this, so appreciate the...
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