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Many thanks for replying. I bought Bond It (product code BDH040) and in fairness it states 1:1 mix. I really wanted first hand opinions from users of SBR to what ratio they personally use. I know a few builders who in the past have varied the manufactures suggestions to suit there own style with...

Just a quick question following on from a previous post. I am intending to tile onto a concrete floor with minimal adhesive residue from the previous floor tiles. I have been advised to seal the floor with SBR and I would like the best advice for the ratio of SBR to water ratio. I think it...

Hello All, I am planning on retiling my bathroom with porcelain tiles 600mm x 300mm roughly 4sqm. The floor is concrete and roughly 22 years old with no hairline cracks or any cracks through the existing ceramic tiles. I managed to remove the old ceramic tiles 300mm x 300mm and scrape the old...

Thanks Andy, I remember 25 years ago a old boy said to me failure of silicone sealant is mostly due to the added colour and clear is better. I have a black shower tray and white brick size tiles. Initially, I thought maybe black silicone sealant against the white tiles but that may be asking...

Many thanks for replying. I thought silicone would be better but may I ask one last question. Is clear silicone longer lasting or is there no difference. Kind regards

Hello everyone, Just a quick question. I am installing the first level of tiles around my shower tray. I intend to leave a gap of about 3-4mm between the tile and shower tray. Should this be filled with grout or in my mind silicone which would allow some flexibility between the shower tray and...

Hi everyone, I have started to decorate the exterior of my house and I noticed the exterior gloss paint has crazed on the window sills and masonary stone work around front door. On the larger flat areas such as the window sills I used the blow torch to strip back to the masonary. I have now come...

Many thanks for replying Undertrained. The swivel scared me because there is no instructions to ' adjust to your requirements and tighten' which seemed to leave the back door open to long term failure. Yes, I was concerned about blockages. My current bath already has installed what I believe...

Hello everyone, I am thinking of installing this in my new bath and wanted to see if anyone had any experience of this unit and I also have a few questions in general. 1. The unit swivels at the base for easy connection to the waste pipe. Do you think it may leak after a few years where it...

So sorry for the delay in posting but I wanted to be sure. After sometime checking the voltages across the pcb. I decided that my skill level was limited to changing the voltage regulators, capacitors and any suspect resistors. However, while inspecting the pcb I noticed hidden away the...

Many thanks for replying. I will do as you suggest and let you know. Thanks again André

Thanks for replying, Yes I do have a multimeter.

Hi everyone, my washer developed a fault recently which I think I managed to trace to the pcb. The motor would struggle to turn the drum in the first part of the wash cycle. The more clothes the worse it would be but worked perfectly during rinses and spins. Having eliminated a slipping belt...

My apology JohnW2, I only bought a Multimeter to check my car battery and continuity. I totally understand what you mean now as I was being non specific which is not very helpful. Long days Sorry.

Thanks again for the replies. I am sure about the multimeter setting 200k. It was something I noticed and was not doing any specific tests. I have disconnected all appliances and sockets and traced all the wiring to their coressponding sockets. I am 100% sure I have not missed anything. I...