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I am tiling onto a exterior solid wall made from brick and blocks - In the past I would have SBR primed the surface and then tiled but now the rage is hardie board and using flexible adhesive I am worried that after applying hardie board and 10mm adhesive and 10mm porcelain tiles we have a...

I have limited money and I spent quite a bit getting a few roof tiles repaired which made the problem WORSE I am now thinking to have the whole roof replaced with man made tiles which is going to put me into debt for the next two years. Before I borrow money from the bank can I ask whether...

Did you actually try this resin approach? What did you do and how has it lasted ten years on?

They applied a 2mm coat of top coat - I was buying the material - Should have used 100 bags instead used 20! The top coat is not scratched properly and has gouges in it And of course I am being hassled to pay because they need the money - Seriously how do tradesmen end up like this

Im still furious at the rendering quality of a job which i paid for and from a builder that was Krend qualified and had gret reviews Is it that bad to take him to small claims court? I expected a smooth consistent finish but there are scratches and gouges in the render Is this how KRend which...

I had someone do the rendering on my house - The cost of labor was £35 a square metre so in total 3.5K - They finished about a week ago and I am not completely happy Am I being fussy or is this not acceptable finish - I guess i am after a score out of 10 Surprisingly for me 1) they did use...

Do you want to give some idea on the cost you got for the KRend? You would need to do the whole wall in my view but tricky if you do not have pictures to share

I had someone do the rendering on my house - The cost of labour was £35 a square metre so in total 3.5K - They finished about a week ago and I am not completely happy Am I being fussy or is this not acceptable finish - I guess i am after a score out of 10 Surprisingly for me 1) they did use...

I had my isnide wall plastered because there was a damp stain - The outside window cill was also filled with wood filler The damp stain has returned only a few months later - Is this likely to do with the external brickwork or is it the crak on the external window cill whihc needs to be...

I am doing up a small bathroom on the first floor and have taken of all the plaster which has revealed aerated blockwork. I am going to stick up hardie boards all the way round the wall and drill them in with wall plugs Should the wall be SBR bonded first and I can SBR one face of the hardie...

Thank you. One final question please If I cut it where I have marked as red would I be able to use push fit to connect it up?

I have a flat which connects into a soil pipe and I can’t tell if it’s push fit or solvent weld When I tried pulling it apart it would not come but I can’t be sure if that is because there is pressure from the rest of the pipe work holding it in place (40mm pipe connecting in) or whether it is...

Fascinating - is that a days work or two days work from 10 - 3? Honestly some people on this forum have a complex understanding of fair pricing when people earn 1400 a month... Of course I am going to get the stories of how tradesmen need vans, diesel, tools, lunch and highly expensive multi...

I just did a quick check on Boxt - Assume standard boiler heat only wall flue for a large house and reccomended a Ideal Logic2 Max 30kw Heat - Price is 2,945 I can buy the boiler for 1300 with a flue - Boxt will do a water treatment, quick flush and stick it on - Where is the 1700 difference...

Not a prove it man - More interested in how Boxt can make this a business model I know they buy hundreds of boilers but doubt they beat builder merchants by much Also if you buy your own you can specify exactly what you want rather than the default I actually think Boxt is good and i was...

Its a days work to install a boiler - And that is being generous. So 500 is the correct going rate - I have had a few main eco compact changed before and paid 500 (by bank) to a registered gas engineer who registered it Can you share the boiler name model you went for and what you proced it...

Thanks - You have been truly remarkable and helpful One further piece of information is : I have a one pipe steel barrel heating system from a gas boiler (Ideal Mexico 2) :) I cannot pressurise the steep barrel pipes but I can pressurise the cold / hot domestic water taps and plumbing :)...

What I am thinking is to remove the coffin tank and use the discharge pipe that the coffin tank had in the loft to the outisde of the property as the potential location of the vented cylinder - It has 22mm coming into the coffin tank, the discharge is via the overflor pipe in the loft and so all...

Thanks - Just a final piece of info Would an unvented cylinder perform equal or better to a 3.0 bar pump shower? What I mean is if I took it all off would it be better, the same or worse?