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    Metal Tile edging finish appearance

    Hope these will let you be able to judge better. The trim is metal and its rounded. Trust me im hoping this is normal,but i just thought it was shoddy workmanship as its razor sharp.Myself i thought u packed the tile out more so the point was at the end of the tile in the actual window...
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    Metal Tile edging finish appearance

    Its not brill clear but you can see it sticking over And that is razor sharp trust me. I have rung topps tiles who say this is normal,but i get the feeling it isnt.
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    Metal Tile edging finish appearance

    I dont get what you mean by this im afraid :roll: ???. What im getting at is the tile edging supposed to stick out on an external corner ?.Is this how you tile an external corner ?. I havent even explained any other problems ?. Also while grouting he seems to have left quite alot of...
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    Metal Tile edging finish appearance

    Hi Just returned off holiday to our new bathroom which was fitted while we awere away ( big mistake dont ever do it ) . There are quite a few mistakes which if we had been here,wouldnt have happened im afraid. But a quick question about tile edging on an EXTERNAL corner .Is the...
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    Natural Stone Mosaic tiles

    Sorry unable to do that but thanks for the help . One more question is and this is purely a looks question. With these tiles we were thinking of having like a splash panel of them round the bath and wash basin and obviously fully tiling the shower. But we have 2 windows in this room and...
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    Natural Stone Mosaic tiles

    My wife has taken a liking to these tiles http://www.toppstiles.co.uk/tprod849/section118/Travertine-Noce-Yellow-and-White-Mosaic.html But getting a few quotes one store has tried putting her off saying as there natural stone they will need constant maintanence and will let damp thru ...
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    Pioneer ( B & Q ) Compound Mitre Saw electric

    Hi O.k im not a big DIY er butttttttt. Just a quick question ?. Is this bust or is there something i can do ?. Basically i cut into some slighlty wet timber (very thick ) and it jammed ,i backed off quickly but i noticed there was a slight sign of smoke from motor...
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    Towel radiator

    O.k resorted to plumber mate :( . He solved in 2 seconds flat . Went into garage turned off Hotwater on control panel so only CH running this applied more pressure from pump onto rads system .Was enough to flush out any air blockage . Radiators suddenly workd again ,i cant believe how...
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    Towel radiator

    O.k and dont shout !! There are reasons . And reasons are this i have a plumber who is always to busy as a next door neighbour and seems to charge top dollar all though we have known each other years . So if i can i prefer to do my own ,coz if i call in a plumber ( not him ) he will know...
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    Towel radiator

    Hi I aint got a clue about plumbing .But we have got a towel radiator on the cheap and want to put this in place of a very small radiator . It actually looks connection wise as it will fit quite nice inside of the orig rad valves . O.k the towel rad has STRAIGHT DOWN internal...
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    6x2 Support decking support

    Basically by taking off the 6x2 and leaving the anchor bolts in there orig holes in the wall .And re drilling holes in the 6x2 to make it level . Re fixed to wall plonked the spirit level on and hey presto its level . But it still narks me how u can offer up the wood in the first place...
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    6x2 Support decking support

    Ive re done it its fine now lol . And no i havent because its below the DPC :) .
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    6x2 Support decking support

    O.k Im getting really pee'd off now . I just cant get this level .Offered it to house got it level with spirit level .Pre drilled holes for anchor bolt screws to go thru .When pre drilling these holes ive gone thru the wood and marked the wall where i need to drill the larger...
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    Decking Questions

    When i said 6 inches = i meant not in height over the pond but in length ,so when your on the decking you feel as if the pond goes under you .will also hide the sides . The top of the pond is quite a bit lower than the dpc on the house .But not quite enough .So having to dig some soil out...
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    Decking Questions

    The length of wood for the wall is 8m but i guess i didnt tell you everything lol .Its not one straight length .Our wall line kind of has a recess because of a house extention .So what i should say its 8m in total . The longest run is prob about 4m then 1m in opp direction then 3m . Its...
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    Decking Questions

    O.k dont shout at me im not the best at DIY but will have ago . 1. Putting posts in to support decking at one end ,these are 4x4 pressure treated posts ..But they will be going into a clay based soil which is i suppose by nature a bit damp .How long will they last and if not long is there...
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    Decking project questions

    Hi About to do a decking project which basically starts at our back door goes the whole width of the garden and i want it to finish about 6 inches over our garden pond which is a large pond whole width of garden as well .And before you ask access to rest of garden over a bridge...
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    To Deck or Not to Deck (Slippy ??)

    O.k just done a pond extention and we are torn between slabbing or decking ,leading up to the edges of the pond .We have been told that in winter Decking can be very very slippy .Anyone here like to comment on this please.
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    11ft Garden Pond Bridge

    Hmm B*gg*r Off lol . Goes away and be's a plonker all on his own in the corner lmao :D
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    11ft Garden Pond Bridge

    Well to be honest think ive been a bit thick here dohhhhh . When you have been mentioning 6x2 i thought you meant laying it flat but you mean having the 6 inches vertical dont you lmao . The reason i was thinking like that tho i was wanting the bridge as flat as possible so as not to be...
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