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Naughty? - if you use your company name on a forum - which is fine to promote your business, you obviously don't want to remain anonymous so my checking them out isn't intrusive As far as having a 'pop' and private messages go, perhaps that advice should be directed at your friend Woody. I...

looking at your last photo with the blue lines, why not fit galvanised steel joist hangers into the mortar joint of the bricks on the front and rear walls, about the same height as the beam, fit new joists so that they finish slightly higher than beam and then lay t&G chipboard over, weight...

For stain, use Sadolin - it is best to use an outdoor product as it is designed to stretch and contract with the wood over the seasons without any cracking, all floors will move considerably over a year with central heating and varying humidity so your sealant needs to have flexibility also...

I am surprised that you are advising someone to use an 80kg sander on a new softwood floor, you cannot control the pressure of that huge weight, perhaps your limited experience is only with modern hardwood flooring, and you have never actually sanded softwood. I say limited experience with due...

Looks like they stopped making it, I bought mine a couple of years ago from London Power Tools (020 7237 9884) they might be able to find you one

And you think you can control the pressure better with a heavier machine like a Trio that is pulling you as it spins? The best place to be is on your knees as you will only see any marks when down close, which you will not see when stood holding a large industrial machine. Even after...

So you filter all requests for advice and decide not to answer them if you think the answer is obvious (clearly not to the user or they wouldn't ask) - well thats up to you. So why post a sarcastic reply? Psychologists determine that those with a personality that seems perpetually cynical and...

Re:"A proper belt sander takes off maximum 1.5 - 2mm in total (3 sanding runs) also on pine. " Note: prose said it was new flooring - new pine is rapidly grown and considerably softer than the old pine flooring found in Victorian houses. I have had to rescue DIY disasters many times and...

As it is new wood there is no need to use a big heavy floor sander, they are only really required when you need to take a lot off due to deep staining and scratching on old wood - pine is really soft so you will end up taking at least 5mm off with one of those machines, you also end up with...

Topps etc sell specialist chemical grout cleaner if its a small job you can buy grout removing hand tool from Topps etc, such as this http://tooltray.com/Grout-Removers/PGR415-Heavy-Duty-Grout-Remover.htm or you can hire a grout remover from local hire shop - see lionk...

If it is just the architrave you could just remove it from around the door, cut it shorter and re-fit However, if it is pressing up against the actual door framethen: 1. Tape over the oak flooring around the door frame to protect the flooring 2. Place a fine toothed hand saw as flat as...

thanks bahco - I thought I had sussed it but felt unsure and believe it is always better to check than go ahead all ham fisted and create myself a problem

I asked for advice on a problem, what exactly does your comment achieve other than make you feel superior? its plain to see you have posted similar unhelpful comments on other forum members questions - if you haven't got anything constructive to say then don't say anything

I need to fit one of these as the original was in the (integral) garage and we have converted half of the garage into a room and the new floor covers it so there would be no access to it once the tiles are laid, I have extended from where the existing drain cock was with 15mm copper pipe to...