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Might sound a bit daft but try lifting the small area say to 50mm to create a step. Good luck. Regards. John

Hi all, At the moment I am erecting a concrete sectional garage onto the existing concrete garage floor. The purpose of the garage is not for the car but as a home cinama. I know the proceedure regarding screeding and such to make the floor warm and level ready for the final covering (carpets)...

Not going round corners but corners where you would normaly put a float or scim bead. Problem being that all the corners in this room are rounded so they have to be the same, Any ideas guys. Regards. John.

Masona, It's a Henderson but after a rethink I should be able to remove the frame from the garage with the door and fittings still in place (a bit heavy so I will get some help. Thanks for the reply anyway:) John.

How do you go about removing the door and fixings on one of these doors Regards. John

davesgirl, sorry to hear about your problem, try this forum for advice. http://www.gardenlaw.co.uk/phpBB2/index.php From the home page look for "fences" Regards. John

Thanks chaps, I remember back in the early eighties when I was labouring for a plasterer I used to always add lime to the mix when doing internal rendering in new build houses but I didn't know why at the time (this was using sand and cement) now I do :) . Incidently when I was doing the job...

Cheers Legs, I think your first explanation was correct , I had floated the wall with the browning but it was taking ages to go off I was in a hurry to get the job done so I decided to skim up while the surface was crusty to the touch but when I pressed on the stuff it left an indentation. I...

Thought of the day, when did the french win anything. In Google type “french+military+victories” and hit the “I’m feeling lucky” button… Heheheheh! :P :P

Cmon legs akimbo and other very talented plasterers, I have just plastered a chimney breast using multi purpose skim over browning and when I was troweling up I noticed small bubbles (about the size of 5p pieces dotted about , these seemed to be air bubbles, what did I do wrong and how can I...

Cheers chaps, will do a search

I am planning to plaster boared over a fire place using the dab and dob method and was wondering how thick would the adesive have to be to make a good contact to the brickwork and is it worth pva ing the bricks before hand to stop suction. Many thanks in advance. John :)

Thanks Masona I will do some homework on your suggestions. Regards. John

The guy next door is giving me his concrete sectional garage but the roof will need changing and at the moment the roof is supported by simple angle iron and I need to change these to timber joists so I can create a proper roof viod to insulate and run cables through. Hs anyone got any...

I am at the moment listening to the recording as I type, :lol: :lol: :lol: Thanks for the information peeps. I wonder if there is any film of Mr Hoffnung out there ? __________________________ moderator post locked to prevent hi-jacking