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    How to self level half concrete/half wood Kitchen floor?

    Morning Matt, Thanks for looking at the pictures. In your last comment you said you would go over the wooden and tiled section with 6mm Plywood. I was thinking of removing the tiles before laying the plywood. Does that matter or shall I leave them be? Another point to note is that the...
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    How to self level half concrete/half wood Kitchen floor?

    As promised. http://img707.imageshack.us/g/cimg2227m.jpg/ I have made some edits via Photoshop on a couple of the pics in the above album. Cheers Matt!
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    How to self level half concrete/half wood Kitchen floor?

    Got the pics, just looking for a place to upload them. Should be ready in 15 mins. Watch this space. Thanks again
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    How to self level half concrete/half wood Kitchen floor?

    Thanks again matt. Unfortunately the cooker is not freestanding. If you pop back on in about 60 mins, ill post you the links to some new pictures. Gonna get snapping now. Cheers!
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    How to self level half concrete/half wood Kitchen floor?

    Mate, You are a diamond. Thank you very much for posting the link, it was very informative. Now I need to ask one more thing. The kitchen floor has been ripped us as I previously mentioned but the units, fridge and new gas cooker are installed. So I have a pretty complete kitchen with a...
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    How to self level half concrete/half wood Kitchen floor?

    Cheers Matt. I was thinking of either going with Marble or Porcelain tiles. The guide in the link above seems pretty slick but I have a couple of noob questions. 1. Do I buy Plywood that is 0.5cm thick? (the exact size of the rise between floorboards and concrete area) or do I buy...
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    How to self level half concrete/half wood Kitchen floor?

    Pete, I forgot to tell you that I am a BIG TIME noob so when you say "Ply wooden 1/2, fixing every 100mm around edges and 150mm across middle", I feel like Rain Man. Please can you translate your reply in a more idiot-friendly way? Thank you mate![/i]
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    How to self level half concrete/half wood Kitchen floor?

    Hello guys, Firstly, Merry Xmas! Hope you had a gooden. As the title implies, we have ripped out the vinyl in the Kitchen to reveal a half concrete, half wooden floor (wooden floorboards). There is a dip/drop/rise where they both meet (approx. 0.5cm). We were thinking of tiling and...
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    Kitchen is half concrete/wood - Can I use Self Level?

    Hello guys, Firstly, Merry Xmas! Hope you had a gooden. As the title implies, we have ripped out the vinyl in the Kitchen to reveal a half concrete, half wooden floor (wooden floorboards). There is a dip/drop/rise where they both meet (approx. 0.5cm). We were thinking of tiling and have...
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    Best sander for skirting boards and door frames?

    Hello guys, There are simply far too many sanders available these days - orbital, mouse, 1/2, detail etc but what is the best sander for skirting boards and door frames? I'd like to achieve a good job in a fairly quick time without wasting £££'s on Sand Paper. The current state of the...
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    Easy one for the pro's - Best sander for Frames & Skirti

    There are simply far too many sanders available these days. What is the best sander to buy for sanding down skirting boards and door frames? I'd like to achieve a good job in a fairly quick time without wasting £££'s on Sand Paper The current state is that they are layered with gloss...
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    Ubiflex vs. Fibreglass

    Afternoon Gents, I need to flash a bay window and lead is way to expensive for me. I was researching the alternatives and narrowed it down to 2 products: 1. Fibreglass (prolonged by a coat of some stuff) 2. Ubiflex (most people/councils are using this stuff) In your expert...
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    Roof/Lead Experts - please help!

    Thank you mate. I will be getting help with this but I wanted to do a thorough investigation before committing myself to this project. Thanks again.
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    Roof/Lead Experts - please help!

    What quote? I would like to know the separate costs for labor and materials as I will be providing the latter.
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    Roof/Lead Experts - please help!

    £550 - 750 How much is that paid towards labor?
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    Roof/Lead Experts - please help!

    Cheers mate! That's what I was thinking originally - water getting between the laps. Forgive me for my ignorance but what is a rolled/soldered joint? The first thing I am thinking of when reading "solder", is multiple pieces of lead being soldered at the point they join. Would you...
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    Roof/Lead Experts - please help!

    [/url] Thanks for the links mate. I read both of them but I couldn't find the info I needed with regards to questions 2, 3 and 4. Perhaps you saw something I missed in those articles? Thank you again.
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    Roof/Lead Experts - please help!

    Hahaha no worries bro. If its best to go with Code 5, I will but I really could do with some help regarding the technical questions. Cheers mate.
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    Roof/Lead Experts - please help!

    Morning Guys, Hope everyone is well. Any lead-workers about by any chance? I have a leak (small drip) that is coming through the top bedroom bay window. After removing the cladding (from the inside) I could see a few holes in the existing flashing, indicating replacement. The work...
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