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    cleaning with methylated spirits prior silicone

    im using one of thoose fugi kits hpefuly all goes well
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    cleaning with methylated spirits prior silicone

    thanks i feel conident using it now. white spirits, does that not damage ?
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    cleaning with methylated spirits prior silicone

    hi i have finished tiling the bathroom and am about to do all the siliconing. i read its best to clean the surfaces that are to be siliconed with meths before silioning. i had a few questions regarding this 1. do i need to clean the meths off with a clean rag once applied? 2. will meths...
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    a little advise regards laying vinyl

    hi i have placed an order for my vinyl today leolan mastergrip rimboo just a quick question regards how its secured down. im not fitting it myself and am looking for a pro to do the job. however i have asked a few pros and am getting different answers regards how its secured down. one shop said...
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    vinyl flooring install

    hi i wanted to know when installing new vinyl flooring how to get the toilet back in the same holes in the floor? as i want the vinyl fitted under the toilet rather than cut around it. Also any pros out there that can install vinyl flooring im in leicester.
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    A little advise regards loft boarding pls

    thanks just that a friend mentioned i should put 2x3 peice of wood across the joist or trusees (are they the same thing?)what is the benefit of putting 2x3 across what i have in the picture any ideas
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    A little advise regards loft boarding pls

    hi i would like to put flooring down in my loft so that i can use it for storage. but im not sure how to do it. 1 would i screw the boards straight into the joist or should i lay wood battens down and put my flooring on there. 2 which way would the battens go? along the current joist or...
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    storage space in loft

    hi there, i wanted to put loft boards down for storage in the loft and had a few questions regarding this? 1. is it something that i could or is it best to get a pro in? 2. currently it has the beams running accross with insulation between them, i have heard that some houses have insulation...
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    advise regards vinyl flooring

    hi i would like to change the florring in the bathroom. currently it has somesort of vinyl on some sort of board. however the board is water dameged so i wanted to replace it. but when trying to rip old vinyl in some areas i dameged it more so im gonna replace the whole lot. what is the best...
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    washing up liquid and silicone

    hi ive read in many places not to use spit and your finger to smooth silicone but to use your finger or special tool and use washing up liquid. the question is do i mix water with it or just use it straight thanks in advance
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    homelux ultraseal and untraseal plus

    has any of you guys used this product there is ultraseal before tiling and ultraseal after tiling then there is ultraseal plus. the ultra seal design basically can expand upto 15mm the plus only 10mm. basically its like 2 peices which can expand or contract therefore if there is movement in the...
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    Tiles cracking!

    the tiles that have cracked, have you drilled holes in them or mounted anything o9n the tiles yet?? where they cut tiles or whole tiles?? where is the crack on corners down the middle?
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    around the skirts and celing

    thanks i should be finished soon. another thing i wernt to sure on is in the window area where should i tile ?first the sides, the bottom window sill or the top window sill (the one where the tiles are above my head)? also where should i lay the first tiles touching the window side or the...
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    around the skirts and celing

    hi all when fixing the cut tiles where the celing is and skirts is do i need to leave a spacer gap or do i tile right up to the celing and skirts thanks in advance
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    corner trim advise

    thanks i should be finished soon. another thing i wernt to sure on is in the window area where should i tile first the sides, the bottom window sill or the top window sill (the one where the tiles are above my head)? also where should i lay the first tiles touching the window side or the...
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    corner trim advise

    any particular reason why not to or does it just look better without the spacer gap
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    morter cement and tiling

    i understand so if i didnt want to tank it and wanted a board that wud be okay if moisture was to get through. would a moisture resistant board be any good any other boards what about ply wood concreate??. basically the board is used to cover a small sized wooden frame which will be fitted the...
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    laminate flooring

    hi im planning on laying beach colored laminates down do i need to plan the floor so that i get roughly equal amount at both ends or do i just start a fresh peice at one end and just carry on
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    corner trim advise

    thanks jefoss last question now sorry about this where the tiles meet the trim should i leave a spacer gap between the tiles and trim
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    morter cement and tiling

    tanking is it difficut? the thing is i have not tanked the rest of the shower area. i know its not good what i have done also i used the pva as primer only becasue the instruction on the b&q ready mixed adhesive and grout said . i no you guys advised get better stuff and some guys recon pva is...
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