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Thanks! Have you got a link? I’m not sure what you mean by veg bags. All I can think are the orange net ones you get onions in but that’d be too big to stop any flakes getting through.

Hi Hoping it’s a quick one. I’ve read the tips about using fine muslin or tights to strain paint. Is this still the go to method or is one of those stainless steel strainers a better option? Like this...

When you say standard foam. Do you mean the 3mm white foam ones like this: https://www.wickes.co.uk/UniBase-Bronze-PE-Foam-Flooring-Underlay---15m2/p/285383 Thanks

Hi Struggling to find answers as I’ve got different types of sub floor. I’ve asked before on underlay but spotted something else. Plan is to use the 12mm wickes laminate. We’ve got a conservatory with a concrete slab floor. I’m assuming best case for this is one of those underlays with a dpm...

Thanks. Yeah I’ve got a levelling kit Any idea what the difference is between round notch and square notch? I assumed square notch gives a better contact point.

Hi I’ve read through the sticky a number of times. It’s really helpful. I’m doing my first major diy tile job (hopefully this weekend). I’m just looking for a bit of confidence that my plan is solid. It’s a newly installed en suite that we’ve put in the dormer conversion. All done by myself and...

I’ve got it in one room and it’s been ok. That timbermate looks to be 5x the price. Not really in my budget and we are redoing the floors with a view to selling on so won’t really see any benefit spending that much money. If it was going to be my home for ages then I’d probably consider it...

Hi, Going to lay some 12mm laminate soon, mostly on suspended floor but some will be on concrete subfloor. Looking online I'm keen to get the 3mm foil backed foam insulation (sonic gold). The thing thats throwing me is there is a 3mm silver foil backed foam insulation thats a fair bit cheaper...

How do you use the plywood strips to get your levels? I think im going to take out the high spots. Rather than a grinder I think I’ll cut into it with a big cutting disc. Then knock bits out between the cut lines. Then will build up the really low spot and SLC the whole floor.

Checked it with a laser, but basically did the screw distances so I could run a 6ft level between them, then adjusted the screws to get them level (using the 0 as the initial reference point) and then measured the height of the screw from the floor for the deviation. Are there alternatives? I...

I can for the really high spots but thats only going to give me 9mm for the tile and maybe another 3-4mm for the adhesive. Its a rectangular room, about 2.7m x 5.1m. I've put 12 screws in 3 columns going across the room. Starting with the highest spot being 0mm as screw is straight into the...

Sorry. Just updated the initial post. Was tired when I posted yesterday. It’ll be 12mm laminate with 3mm underlay.

In fairness I haven’t. But the join is right above where the leak is internally and when we’ve stripped it back it was wet underneath the bitumen they used to seal the join (weirdly it’s welded on one side and not the other, guessing that might be to allow expansion?). Struggling to get the...

yeah its leaking at the join between the two pieces of aluminium section.

I’ve used a scraper to get all the old stuff off and then I’ve used some rubber sealant on it. Hopefully it holds this time!

Hi, I've had a read through the sticky but don't feel like leveling compound is my best option, or at least, its certainly not the cheapest. I've got a conservatory floor with a concrete slab that is tiled on top. You can feel underfoot the levels are all over the place. We had to take a...

Yeah there was a gutter there but I removed it to get better access to the drainage channel underneath. It also had some ridiculously oversized drip trays that were way too big. Check out the bodgework below. I’ve got new fascia’s being delivered on Monday to tidy up the cow boys work (it was...

Thanks. Do you think acetone would be more or less effective as I’ve got some of that too. Clearly the repair hasn’t lasted well. Any tips on what the best proper fix would be. Guessing I need to form a better join between the two pieces of metal.

Yeah if I had to guess that’s what I was thinking. Just looks like they’ve sloshed it on. Any tips on what to do to fix it?

Photos attached. I can see a join line but no idea what the black stuff is or best way of cleaning it off so I can redo the joint.