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  1. r1flyguy

    Screed, underfloor heat and bifolds !! Help

    The wet systems are covered with wet screed If you search you tube for the 'underfloor heating store electric blanket' they have full video demos of how to lay the mats
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    Screed, underfloor heat and bifolds !! Help

    I had the 'normal' screed floor laid over the slab Then adhesive to 10mm insulation board Then primed Ufh heating mats laid Then covered with levelit2 Then adhesive & 10mm tile 50mm over a non wet ufh seems a hell of a lot of floor to get the heat through!! Plus the tiles on top. I may be...
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    Which Sliding mitre saw question Again... Sorry

    Thanks guys, I've heard a lot of good stuff about the rage range, I appreciate your posts. The 110v doesn't phase me, pardon the pun as my father has a transformer. I'll look into that a bit further Did you all but from screwfix ?? :)
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    Screed, underfloor heat and bifolds !! Help

    Hi Colin I used 10mm insulation boards below my dry ufh, Are you tiling over the element as this is more difficult than a nice flat levelling compound? I'd suggest you go slightly over on your adhesive depths etc, Are the tiles uniform, is 3mm enough, Just work out what height you expect...
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    Screed, underfloor heat and bifolds !! Help

    This is exactly what I have done Also note that bifold manufactures all have there own type of cill and design and there heights vary too, this is what I found. Our installers had a set height from the damp course and we worked to that, i.e, the concrete slab was in, doors installed, screed...
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    Which Sliding mitre saw question Again... Sorry

    Also http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272234985025?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT Or this combi offer http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/351624404612?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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    Which Sliding mitre saw question Again... Sorry

    Hi all Yes I know, I've done the search function and a lot of the posts that pop up are quite old in technology, where mitre saw updates are concerned. I'm wanting to buy a sliding mitre saw for DIY only, I'm due to fit new skirting and architrave over the next week or so and have a project I...
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    Hi All, Newbie Here in midst of extension

    Thank you hansPulesh, there's a long way to go yet :mrgreen: I'm usually only home for 10 days of the month so the work only continues when I'm there. By the end of May I hope the rear extension will be complete & the bathroom. The next steps will be to knock through into the existing house...
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    RSJ over 5m patio door advice

    And if you want the UC to span the width of the wall & cavity you can have a 10mm steel plate welded to the bottom to give you equal support and a 'shelf' for the external brickwork between the joists if you need it.
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    Hi All, Newbie Here in midst of extension

    Ive missed out the fact that I finished the grouting in the bathroom too so thats another job complete and today we had a gentleman around to measure up for electric roller blind for the bi fold doors and new bedroom & bathroom which we were more than happy with the price and subsequently chose...
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    Hi All, Newbie Here in midst of extension

    Having grouted and tiled above the TV unit which I may add was a little easier that I expected, the next thing was to paint the walls whilst awaiting the dining room furniture I actually really like the reveal left white and this is house it will remain as it works well with the doors and...
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    Hi All, Newbie Here in midst of extension

    and completed but for grouting on one gable end
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    Hi All, Newbie Here in midst of extension

    And my tiling continued
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    Hi All, Newbie Here in midst of extension

    Anyway, whilst i took my time tiling the fitter had completed his job... The finished result and I have to add it was my own design based on my requirements.. The glass cabinets will be lit as will the TV with a backlit LED type arrangement
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    Hi All, Newbie Here in midst of extension

    With the fitter making good progress and things taking shape.... I decided i could not put it off any longer and start the tiling on the opposite gable end. As you can appreciate I wanted to get the section above the TV unit done first but my date cock-up has me ow thinking its going to be...
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    Hi All, Newbie Here in midst of extension

    Its been a mad crazy week trying to get stuff done in preparation for fitters and other stages of the build. I had in my mind the mode to measure TV unit was due to be fitted around the 27th April but to my horror I had arranged for it to be fitted on 22nd & 23rd. It was so lucky that I was...
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    Dried Excess Grout - help!

    They are Porcelain tiles if that helps Cheers
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    Dried Excess Grout - help!

    Hi all, I appreciate there are many threads on here in regards to this topic, however most are in regards to smoothe floor tiles, thus Please help, I have grouted a wall today and being the dumb ass I am, did too big an area for a DIY'er and although I removed the majority of the excess...
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    Hi All, Newbie Here in midst of extension

    The above photo shows the far end wall where the fitted unit and TV will be and with the fitted unit design finalised and in build I had to make sure the measurements were all correct to allow for the TV bracket. I luckily confirmed with the furniture company the gap to the rear which allows...
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