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Be careful using Cif if the bath/shower tray are plastic/fibreglass as it could scratch the surface being abrasive.....

If the panels aren't too big, another way to get the edge flat and square after filling is to place the wet and dry paper on a flat surface and then to draw the end of the panel over it whilst holding it upright and applying pressure. Much easier to get a uniform pressure over the full length as...

Well, if you think about it it adheres to very well to smooth metal, so wood should be no problem. It is MUCH easier to fill, rub down and achieve a super smooth finish with than wood filler, which tends to harden like concrete. I would give it a go on an offcut of MDF and see what it is like...

What about Bal with Microban? Anyone used that as it seems to claim to have a 'live' ingredient which eats the bacteria that causes the mould!? :?

It might sound a bit bizarre, but car filler on the end of your MDF, then rubbed down with wet and dry paper will give a very smooth edge. An old painter and decorator who did my wooden windows a few years back swears by the stuff to fill timber window frames after cutting out any rot. He did...

Or you could use Dunlop Tile on Wood.......made by Bal, same product as Bal, from the same factory as Bal, but cheaper than Bal! :wink:

Hi all, A couple of years ago I thought I would takle re-fixing the ridge tiles on my garage roof. They are 'half round' and fixed onto the ridge, with 'corrugated' roof tiles. I have noticed that the mortar has started to flake off where I finished it off neatly round the 'dips' in the...

I've ahds a similar problem with 'wavey' concrete interlocking tiles. Isn't there some sort of plastic 'comb' which you attach to the wood and the combs mould around the underside of the roof tiles?

My house (build 1990) has exactly the same problem. Over the last 3 years it has got worse and worse due to the T&G chipboard floors and ribbed nails. I have so far done 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, stopping the noises as I do each room. In the bathroom, where I have replaced the plasterboard...

If you are going to blow a JPEG up that big it had better be taken on a 'huge' megapixel camera!

Need some advice. I have installed a Hansgrohe Universal I-Box in my bathroom wall, which is Wedi 20mm tilebacker board. Where the hole is cut through the board, Hansgrohe recommend sticking their rubber 'gasket' to the wall using PCI Lastogum X or similar. Looking at the PCI website it...

OK. Moving to the next stage now. Just been into Topps to get advice on adhesive/grout. I need to do the following; 1. Stick down the preformed shower base to well supported and screwed down WPB ply floor. 2. Stick 6mm Marmox insulation boards to the same floor outwith the shower...

During the runway surfacing cock-up (sorry, works) I don't think tyre brand made any difference.... :lol: In the days before I could afford a decent car (when spending circa £55k on my pilots licence) I used Costo for tyres, then fitting Michelin's cheaper brand Kormoran. I had a Passat...

I'm an airline pilot :wink: But I like to do DIY on my days off.....like the feeling of producing something with my hands as opposed to just pulling and pushing! As for tyres, I buy Michelins because they are very good and Costco sell them cheap!!!!!

What about fixing a piece of WBP ply (18mm) to the wall with countersunk screws and appropriate plugs and then tiling onto that? Got to be easier and cheaper than tiling and then tiling again and should at least be nice and flat. :wink:

Thought I would send an update of progress. Bought some small 'paint pads' from my local decorating store, Tung Oil off e-bay (great service, turned up next day just using Royal Snail), loads of cotton rags and have applied 2 coats so far, raaging off between after 20 minutes. The washstand...

If it is a plasterboard ceiling, cut another piece of plasterboard to the 'moon shape' that you require as a fillet and then stick it into place with a bit of support behind to the top side of the ceiling (Gripfill is good). Fill in the cracks with polyfilla, sand as required and job done.

Try Costco for Michelins.....you have to join (but if you bulk buy everything is pretty cheap!), but they do Michelins cheap and fit and balance for a £1 (or they did last time I used them a year or two back)!

Thanks Sleepyhead. Problem solved though; We couldn't remember when we bought it, from Costco, so called them up (they have a full list of everything you have ever bought) and they confirmed it was 18 months old so out of warranty. But, they said to just bring it back in for a full refund...

Just received an email back from Wedi UK stating that their 20mm tilebacker board, when mounted using dot and dab and Wedi fixings with 8 fixings per sq.m., can support 42kg/ sq.m.....phew!