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A further thought..... Is the self-leveller in fact still just drying-out after being laid...? Having re-checked the product drying times, it states the following : To lay floor covering : 16 hours approx. at 20'C Re-surfacing : 4 weeks before protective coating I'm...

Hi folks, I'm currently working on an insulation & re-lining project in my 'outhouse/utility' (some previous info & background here : //www.diynot.com/diy/threads/to-tank-or-not-to-tank-that-is-sort-of-the-question.464381/ but as this subject suggests, this thread is regarding the...

Hi phatboy, Thanks for the response.. much appreciated. A couple of pics of the door/frame/sill that’ll be replaced.. : The frame will sit in single skin (half brick) wall (and sub-sill).. There’s no brickwork above the head of the frame. Frame will abut the outer-leaf of the main house...

Hi all, Would greatly appreciate some advice on the following please.. : When fitting a new door sill (upvc / 150mm) and pre-hung doorset (upvc frame with a low-level aluminium threshold), which of the following would be ‘standard/best practice’.. : - Bed the upvc sill on the sub-sill...

Hi Woody, Thanks for the response. I've read countless threads re garage conversions on the various forums together with the application guidelines from the likes of kingspan and celotex... a lot of info taken onboard. I haven't come across any examples with an internal render such as mine...

Floor The laminate flooring and poly-foam/styrene underlay went down about 7 years ago.. there was previously a carpet/rug in there (no underlay). I've lifted parts of the flooring and underlay. Areas of the floor are damp. There was an old blockboard timber panel. It was sodden/rotten damp and...

Hi Vinn, Thanks for the response.. Ceiling There's a part of the ceiling I had to cut open when I had the leak.. pics of the rafters/joists as follows.. I wanted to leave the rest of the ceiling/insulation in-place until the roof is sorted. You'll also see an internal downpipe from the flat...

I missed a photo and part of the coating description when adding the pics... Updated/corrected segment as follows : My question is.. Having removed some of the existing plasterboard from the walls, I can see the walls have been coated with a sand/cement render and painted with what looks like a...

Hi all, I have the following project lined-up and would greatly appreciate some advise/input on a couple of points.. : The room in question We have a porch/utility/outhouse attached to the front of the house (see pic below).. It has a built-up felt flat roof, single-skin +/-95mm thick (half...

Hi guys, With all this 'going round in circles' I'm doing, I've thought of this latest idea.. let me know your thoughts : With the newels being aligned on the same vertical plane, why not make this a feature instead of a hindrance.. You can just about see the three newels aligned in this...

Hi Chappers.. Yes please.. a couple of pics would be great if not too much trub. Noted and thanks re doweled joint newels. Re the video : are you referring to the spindles fixed on the side of the stringer, or the mitre/rake joint on the handrail..? The spindles do look crap... I thought that...

Hi Doggit, Thanks... Do you recall from your rebuild of the same type of stairs whether the stringer was secured at all to the top and bottom newels..? As mine is here (with two nails in each) - makes me nervous removing the newels.. : In case I'd replace/reposition the bottom newel, I was...

Hi Doggit, In terms of the stair handrail/baserail arrangement (in case I leave the newels off-set as they currently are), have a look at the following youtube vid from 3 minutes in : That guy has his spindles sitting on the treads as one would with an 'open string'... I would pack-out the...

Hi there Doggit, Thanks for the input.. the current bannister 'planks' really are an eye-sore.! I thought there must be several out there that have undertaken something similar! I'm still torn and debating back and fore whether to go whole-hog and replace/re-position the newels so they're on...

Hi Chappers, Thanks... I'd probably plan the stair baserail to sit on the stringer as far away to the side of the newel it needs to be to accommodate this handrail joint at the top and bottom newels: Then beef-up the inside of the stringer as required.. Any tips for making this type of joint...