Recent content by mart77

Hi there, Due to sloping floor i needed to create a horizontal threshold for my bathroom door (old house....). Now this is done i need a non standard height of about 77". Could this be achieved by buying a standard door and planing off an inch? In my limited experiance this can't be done with...

Hi there, got fed up and have sanded/scraped it all off. Now bought some gloss cork sealant. Name escapes me at the minute. Will get it later. Not sure whats going on with the Ronseal. Had a leftover which I had varnished ages ago, and decided to do a test. Put water on and left it over night...

Thanks for your reply. I am in the Highlands and I believe our water is soft. Don't think its limescale. To be honest just not sure why water would lift the varnish. Do you think I havn't laid it thick enough, and scratches have gone through to the tiles underneath, and then water has penetrated?

Hi there, Just wondered if anyone has come across this problem and has a solution. I have laid cork tiles in our bathroom and then sanded and varnished with Ronseal floor varnish. All good so far. However now if any water gets on the floor it lifts the varnish and produces a white patch. This...