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:D i have used 18mm ply on my bathroom floor but my floor area is only 4sqm. I suppose if the bathroom was bigger then thicker ply would be needed. Having said that, my floor has been down now for years and i have not got one single crack in any of my tiles neither in my grout. I did put extra...

I reckon your best option based on the photos you have attached is to completely get rid of the chimney stack and then replace the hole left with roof tiles, dead easy job to do. The stack on your roof doesn't look very big so the job of removing it shouldn't be hard. If you decide to keep...

I forgot to mention that i put noggins all the way through my bathroom joices to give extra support but by pulling up the floorboards this aloud me to do the plumbing with ease. You say 18mm is min which i agree with but my bathroom was is only 4msq and there is a bath in there which means my...

:D I have done a fair bit of tiling in my time all thou im not a tiler. When doing my bathroom floor i used Porcelain tiles which meant once putting the tiles down it would create a step which i didnt want. Therefore i removd my floorboards compeletly and replaced with 18mm plywood but the...

:oops: IM SORRY TO POST THIS IN THE BUILDING SECTION BUT THIS SECTION APPEARS TO GET THE MOST VIEWS OUT OF ALL THE FORUMS :oops: :D I purchased a property 2 years ago which had concrete floors throughout. I’m a lover of real wood floors so I decided to put down kiln dried soft wood, which...

:D I purchased a property 2 years ago which had concrete floors throughout. I’m a lover of real wood floors so I decided to put down kiln dried soft wood, which is cheaper than hardwood but alot stronger than normal softwood. The whole process had taken me about 2 weeks to put down but the...

Unfair????? not sure i agree, sorry. How can they justify that amount of money. There is no way on gods earth that the running costs amount to even half the amount of £3200, the other half of £3200 must be for fitting. Im assuming that the cost includes labour, therefore £1600 for a 3...

I CANNOT BELIEVE THE PRICE QUOTED :x Email from supplier (vision blinds) Hi, Thanks for your enquiry, The price for a carport that size would be £3200.00 Inc :roll: The size was 8m x 2.5m. I once worked in a double glazing factory and the cost for buying the plastics from a plastic...

a fantastic response thank you. This was my first question since i joined. The canopy without the supports looks great but how much do these bad boys cost. All they are, are bits of plastic but i bet the cost runs to nearly a grand plus. I have emailed various companies just to establish costs...

My DIY knowledge is pretty good with having done plenty of projects not just for myself but for other people as well with no problems.....yet I have plenty of space at the side of my house which is crying out for a car port. A car port would be good because the sun hardly ever covers that...