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Cheers for the reply. Was hoping to make it look decent enough to leave them unpainted.just not sure on best way to repoint as obviously the joints are a little uneven with some corners missing etc. have pointed uniform brick before and scrapped joints with a bit of pipe but this is a lot less...

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Hi. Looking into possibility of keeping the exposed brick on this fireplace. Appreciate it's 100 year old and always going to look rustic but what's people's thoughts on best way to try and restore it back to best it can be. I've given the side part a good scrape and wire brush but not sure on...

Hi All. Hoping someone can give me some pointers. I have an old 1930s fire surround (see pics) I'm planning on eventually painting it but I also want to increase the height of it by lengthening the legs (upright bits) or whatever they are called. I need to raise by approx 70mm. I have some...

Just thought I'd do an update on my project. Slow going due to being a diy er and trying to fit things in when I can

Ok I see. So do you reckon 8mm trowell would be good for this.

Thanks for the reply. Problem is I'm using special heat proof adhesive and the company state it must be applied in 1 layer. I need a final finished thickness of around 4 to 5mm but finding the square notch 8mm squashed down to far less than I require.was hoping I may be able to use a different...

Hi. I've done a search for this but unable to find definitive answer. Basically I'm applying some tiles around my fireplace. I've done the hearth (see pic) and now need to tile around the opening. I'm needing to build the tiles out a bit and finding that a 8mm square notch Trowell is not giving...

Hi I'm in the process of preparing my fireplace for an inset wood burner. The builders opening is currently open (see pic) and obviously letting lots of warm air to rise up the stack. During the last couple of cold nights I have had some condensation forming towards the top of the stack and...

Sorry bud your answers confuse me

Ok I thought that the trowel had to be used at a certain angle ie approx 45 Deg.

Ok how's that then. Why have different size notches

Just speaking with floor fitter and he says 3 to 4mm if adhesive will be sufficient Can anyone advise if this isposdibleto achieve and what notch size would give me 3 to 4mm offinal adhesive thickness

Sorry question was what size Trowell I would need for 3mm final thickness

Ok so what size Trowell would give me 2 to 3mm of final adhesive thickness

Ok that's an idea. What's it roughly the maximum thickness I could get in a single application

Is this correct my thinking was that they were generally angled at 45 Deg and therefore the height of the adhesive ridges would only be approx 50% of the actual notches

9mm

Just to get the tilel evel up to finish floor covering level. What is normal thickness for adhesive?

Hi all hoping someone can advice. I'm about to apply some tiles to my concrete hearth. Tiles are 4 x 2 inch. I need to achieve a final adhesive thickness of approx 6mm but am unsure how best to do this. Searching shows generally that the finished thickness will be half that of the notch ie 12mm...