Recent content by Steeeee

I've got the job of leveling a rough concrete floor this weekend and was wondering if I should PVA the concrete before I apply the leveling compound? Reason I ask is that last time I tried to use leveling compound on a concrete floor the moisture was sucked into the concrete very quickly and...

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I have a sagging plaster board bathroom ceiling. unfortunatly the house had been empty for 4 years before I took it on and a small rook leak made the plaster board soggy and as a result it pulled away from the ceiling joists. I've tried to pull it back into place using plaster beard screws but...

I've just had an inglenook built out of reclaimed bricks and having now cleaned the finished bricks with brick acid I was wondering if someone could advise the best method od sealing them. someone in the past said to use thined down varnish (1:1 varnish and thiners), but is this right? Ste

Have you any suggestions as to how to improve the concrete floor finish? I've tried to angle grind out some of the highspots but its a big room 7.5 by 4 m and used leveling compound in the low spots. Is there a floor grinder on the market In could hire that would achieve a smooth finish?

I've just moved into a recently renovated house and the concrete floors are a bit on the rough side to say the least and I want to fix a new oak floor to it. I've read that i'm best gluing the oak strips directly to the concrete but someone said to me recently that as the concrete is rough I'd...