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Thanks matty, the sander the neighbour has got he called a 1/2 sheet sander which I think is like your normal black and decker type thing only bigger. I have never used an edging sander so thanks for the advice on it. Paul

Almost got the parquet down (at long last) and now thinking about sanding. Due to the size of the area a large drum sander or something like will be too big. My plan is to hire an edging sander (orbital type) and do the whole floor on 80 grit to level it. My neighbour is a french polisher and...

Currently laying some reclaimed parquet myself with sikabond T54 which I got from my local hardware store, it has a elasticity when dry and is very strong. It ain't cheap mind about £80 a tub which should cover about 12m2. Not sure if this is what you are looking for but I thought it may be of...

Hi guys, I hope someone can help currently laying the reclaimed parquet (at long last) but have been reading that a Trio sander is the best thing to use for the sanding process. My problem is that I cannot find anywhere outside of London that supplies them...... Does...

Thanks for all your help guys, managed to get it sorted. The farther in law came round and pointed out my error, I was laying the coving flat when cutting it and not cutting it at the angle it will go onto the wall. (school boy error I know but it was my 1st attempt) Thanks again for all your...

Hi all, Really need some help with cutting the mitre corners for my dental coving. I have tried everything 45 degree cuts, angled 45degree cuts but I am really having trouble getting them to go properly ending up with gaps galore. I have got a compound mitre saw which is making the job...

Just a quicky, Has anyone used the parquet flooring adhesive from B&Q? It's around £20 for a 5kg tub and is flexible. I have looked at getting Lecol 5500 but the best price I can get it for is around £75 per tub !!!! Thanks Paul

soon to be fitting some reclaimed parquet and finding hard to source Lecol 5500 locally !!! I can get hold of the above for around £40:00. I am fitting reclaimed parquet with a very thin layer of bitumen on it onto a concrete floor again with a very thin layer of bitumen on it. Has...

I have just removed around 10m of them using a normal wallpaper scraper did the job in about 2hrs. May be of some help. Paul

Many thanks, will go for live black and check when switched off that it is no longer live. Thanks again Paul

My mum has taken it from the ceiling in the living room, on the sticker inside it says:- 240V 50Hz It is from a company called ring lighting in Leeds. It is a 3 hallogen spot light with 3 black wires (all joined together) and 3 white (also all joined) The light does not have a transformer...

I was given a halogen light from my mum and am fitting it soon, I have just cleaned it up and the wiring is Black / White and Earth. Can anyone advise if black or white is Live as I have never seen this type of wiring before. Thanks in advance Paul

L16 Wood Bond Description A filled solution of synthetic polymer resins in a blend of solvents. Formulated to trowel consistency. Uses For bonding all types of parquet flooring, wood strip and wood block to most common substrates. Water free, very high shear strength & good initial...

Just spoken to my local building centre who have a product called laybond for Parquet flooring, has anyone used this and is it suitable for my situation? as I am struggling to get any Lecol locally Thanks Paul

Many thanks again !!! the company I spoke to said not to use lecol 5500 as it dries brittle. Should I go for a flexible adhesive ? and if so any suggestions ? Thanks Paul

Got the wood some with bitumen on which seems to come off easy enough with a paint gun and a scraper. Will I have to seal the floor before I lay it as explained it is concrete with a very thin layer of bitumen on it. I spoke to a flooring company today who said that I MUST remove all the all...

Thanks for all your help I am going to look at it and hopefully buy it tomorrow, I will let you know how I get on with it. What do you think about sealing the floor 1st do I need to bother or will it be ok? as discribed it is concrete with bitumen on it, seems quite level. Thanks again...

On the angle of the stairs it will not be a full block, so I will have to cut to size. This will result in either a tongue or grooved end having to be cut off. If it is the groove end do I then need to put a new groove into it to fit into the interlocking straight bit on the rest of the border...

Pic sent Paul

Got the pic done but cannot get it onto reply could I email it to you or advise on how to get picture on here. Thanks[/img]