Recent content by stevefg

Thanks for that RR. 30mm overhang is a bit much, as you say. I will keep the overhang as small as I can get away with and lay the front of the tiles on a bead of silicon. I am not a grat fan of anything with more than 4 legs and 2 eyes, so will not be leaving any tempting crannies :shock...

thanks for the reply noseall. I guess I should have taken a pic as I dont think I have been very clear. Basically, the level of the quarry tiles is not really important. So at the moment I am planning on laying the screed so that the top of the screed is level with the top of the wood, allowing...

Hi folks. I am after some advice regarding laying a hearth for what will be a working fireplace - either open fire or a solid fuel stove of some kind. The living room floor is concrete, onto which has been laid a solid wooden floor on wooden battens. I am left with an area of concrete in the...

phew that's a relief. Thanks masona

as someone who has been talked into using Danish oil, what is the reason for not using it please (dreading the answer but so be it!)

good point about the weight. I hadnt thought of that! Plan A it is then. I will have to fit a new joist either side, and I think I will install noggins in between the new joists and the one next to them, but not the rest of the joists. Hopefully by the time I have put the new t&g floor on top...

thanks Daz. Unfortunately the boards are not really salvageable. They have in the past been damaged by woodworm and damp, aswell as 250 years worth of people hacking them about. I guess the compromise is to lay the new floor on top of the existing boards. Will make it interesting if I ever need...

I would appreciate some advice on the best way to replace upstairs floors in a 250 year old cottage. 2 of the bedrooms are separated by a wall. The wall is single skin brickwork inside a timber (oak) frame. This wall is built on top of the existing original floor. I want to replace the...

Thanks very much Daz

I am about to purchase a Makita SDS Plus drill for general DIY use. I am happy with the spec (clutch, rotary stop, 750W, 2KGs). My question relates to a specific job I need to do this weekend - removing some floor tiles set in cement. Will the above drill (fitted with a tile removing bit) be...