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I ended up going to the Gazco technical help people. They recommended changing the burner, the thermocouple and the sparky-thing. I did this and the fire has been brilliant since then. I ordered the parts through their website. I have a mate who is a gas engineer and he popped in after I'd...

That's great. Thanks for that. I've seen that done with indoor tiles as well. Cheers :-)

** Update ** Just spoken to the guy at Crown Tiles. Their Rapidset S2 can be laid on a 3mm bed which should be fine. I'll use their slurry too.

Thanks, I'm just Googling tile adhesives now... This Rapidset Flexible S2 came up -> https://www.crowntiles.co.uk/latest-news/adhesive-grout-outdoor-floor-tiles Not sure if you've heard of it? It says suitable for outdoor use AND for porcelain? I'm wondering if I used Crown Tiles slurry ->...

Thanks for that. For option 2 - I'm assuming I would need to put a slurry primer on the tiles as well - and then use a thin layer of SBR and cement to try and make them stick down on to their original bed? I've not heard of a thinset tile adhesive but will do a bit of Googling and see what I...

Hi all, I've just had half the garden fitted with porcelain slabs. The builder doing the work hasn't used any "slurry" primer (although he did say that he used a PVA primer) and a lot of them have lifted. Not sure if this is due to the frost over the last month or two? He did pop round and put...

Yep, it's all in and ticking along... but I suppose the link might help someone else out searching for a similar answer so good to post it. Always appreciate everyone's help on this site. Some great folk :)

Thanks Andrew. Yes, the "dry screed" is another story entirely.... the screed was laid months ago... then scailance removed and dried out for weeks... then the tiler came and put the tiles down without primer... they lasted a couple of months and then lifted.... so (fair play to him - he...

Hi all, I recently (4 weeks) ago had tiles laid on an anhydrite screed floor. I am now able to put the UFH on 'minimum' for one week and then slowly increase the temperature. The TMV on the manifold has 20 deg as it's lowest setting (20 - 70 is the range). However, my stat is sitting...

I've just been asked by my builder whether I want Fast Point or grout in-between the newly laid porcelain slabs (600x600x20) outside. I asked about the differences and he said that Fast Point was easier to put in and so cheaper. He said that he'd enquired in the shop and Fast Point was fine for...

Thanks very much for the great advice. Much appreciated :-) Cheers Stuart. Will mention it to the builder. :-)

Brilliant. Thanks! :-)

Thanks for that. Looks like 2" splay header... will have a Google... :-)

Unfortunately not... it was my fault for not mentioning it to him really so I'll sort it (if I can find out what to search for).

Hi all, I've just had an extension built. I rescued the "slopey" bricks from the old window sill with a view to reinstating them under the window of the extension. I cleaned them all up and put them in a pile but, unfortunately, my over-zealous gardener - on the scout for in-fill, has smashed...

No worries. I suppose it's all just about whatever risk the person is willing to take. I've got grand-children that visit regularly and enjoy playing at the back so, although I'm just a 'diy-er', I'm paranoid about making everything as safe as possible. :)

Not sure of the 'recommended' depth but this will be around the 500mm mark (which always used to be the depth back in the day). It'll be under porcelain slabs and has "Caution" tape a bit above it (and tied to the cable itself just for belts and braces) so that will be safe enough in my humble...

Yes, but it wasn't 'on the day' of him starting. He'd visited a couple of weeks prior and I'd shown him the cable runs then. In fairness, there was a big black junction box on the fence directly in line with where he stuck the spike! (and only about 3 feet away :) ) However, that's it all...

@JohnW2 yes, I would agree for something as serious as a medical accident. But, for my own case, there's no harm done (hopefully!) and it will be a relatively (dirty, cold, wet) simple task to repair. :-)

No, he's "trades". But also a very good friend. I know that when I show him what's happened on Monday he'll be mortified. It was one of his team that hammered in the spike. I have lots of good friends in the "trade". My view is that accidents and mistakes happen. Show me someone who's never...