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Any advice? I have the builder coming tomorrow to help put in the insulation, vapour barrier and plasterboard. Tony

I told him in the morning before I went to work to use 8 bags of cement to a tonne of sand and that it has to be a dry mix... And he was like... i know i know.... but when I got home its like the photos in my previous post!! What problems wll I experience in the long run and what should I do...

thanks again guys.... The mold stuff has been brushed off, cleaned with Fungicidal wash, and painted it with Shed and Fence preserver. Please see todays photos below of it cleaned up (but there are still stains under the paint where the fungus was Should this be enough cleaning and can I know...

Thanks. My builder did the screed today whilst I was at work but when I got home it looked a little wet and bumpy (I thought this was laid as a dry mix!). I told him 1 to 4 ratio (and 8 bags of cement to every tonne of sand). Also, I asked him if he was going to use a paddle mixer but he...

I didnt know so asked for the rationalle behind 3.5 tonnes of sharp sand and 30-35 bags of cement by noseall. I always like to know or establish the reasons rather than just going by what people just say without a scientific reasoning behind it. As somebody else could say something else and I...

Ok DIY guys, I now have 6 tonne of sand on my driveway so how much cement do i need for a 1 to 4 screed? I don't know how to calculate the cement as the density is different. This is how I calculated the sand. Length = 5.5 m Width = 5.3 m Depth = 75 mm Area = 29.15 m2 Volume = 2.18625...

Oh no, I have bought this already? will it give off fumes/smells continuously in the long term or just whilst painting it?

Will be cleaning it today using these two products? Would these be ok? This to clean http://www.wickes.co.uk/Cleaners+Meths/Fungicidal-Wash/invt/600297 and this to preserve? http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wood-Preservers/Shed-and-Fence-Preserver/invt/170468 Then plans are to insulate...

Thanks I will do this... But do you know where I can get a frame or something similar?

ha . punch is deadly!!! ive been karate since i was 8 (i'm almot 30) and am about 16 stone (100ish kg i think), and dabbled in a few years of boxing, a few years in tae kwon do, a few years of jiu jitsu... and been doing MMA/BJJ and muay thai lately..... plus 'used' to train 6 times a week...

See my reply above for an update.

Its just my shuttering ply is becomming damaged the longer I leave it and I dont have time to clean it off myelf. I canot get hold of the builder and a friend of mine (who knows a 3rd brother of this builder who does not speak to these two borthers that are doing my work) told me a few hours...

No, I thought the steel beam would be ideal. Where would the frame go and would I have to make it or can you buy it? Also, would I have to dig it and secure it into my floor? But i dont think it wold look as nice? Tony

I was actually going to fix them directly onto the beam by drilling into it and using bolts for a ceiling hook? Do you think it is better on the joists?

I split the work into 4 parts and a deposit plus 4 payments and I am keeping 5% retention back at each stage. This was... Deposit before start to keep builders time (£300 pounds). Stage 1 - (36% paid) for Foundations, concrete screed, 3 courses bricks. Stage 2 - (64% paid) for...