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Thanks. I have had a few different answers to this query and I have no idea which is right. 1. Dry mix of gravel sand cement 2. Fill with leveling compund 3. SBR slurry mix 4. SBR slurry then screed over top while still wet 5. 4:1 mix poured in after wetting the sides. which is right!?

OK, so I've cleared all the rubbish out of there. This is the plan - is it OK? The depth of the concrete to the brick is only 10mm. I'm concerned with such a thin layer of SLC resting on DPC is will crack? Also, do I just leave the cavity like that - with nothing in it?

My new house has (for some reason) in the kitchen, 2 rows of low voltage downlights and 1 row of mains voltage. Would there be any problem with buying all low voltage units, and just leaving out the transformer and putting in a mains bulb in 3 of them (i.e. just using the units themselves) or...

Thanks Nige. If I did that tugh, there wuldn't be anything under the DPC that covers the cavity. Wouldn't the tiles crack that are laid over it as there's no support for them for the last 2 inches? Or does the screed mix over the top of it for a rigid "shelf"?

Thanks for your reply, I have had a dig out and this is what I found - There a layer of bricks under there after the cavity. The damp stops when you get past the bricks.Do I need to lay some DPC horizontally, fom the concrete, over the bricks and cavity to meet the door?

I'm afraid I don't know mate. I suspect there was SOMETHING there before - either a door or window, but couldn't tell you for sure. It's a repossession so can't even ask the original owners.

It is a door the previous owner has fitted. He's done 2 other also! Thanks for the info, where do I lay the membrane? up under and touching the door? Or on the bottom of the hole? Do I need to dig out the entire length of the door? And once dug out how do I fill it? Any special sort of...

The pipes were already there under the floor. He also said it's not ideal to sink them into the floor and wrapped the pipes in something to help protect them.

Plumbers installed a new radiator and chased the pipe into the floor. How do I now fill it? Is there any specific prep work I need to do first? Any special sort of concrete to use? Ta.

In the kitchen of the house I've just bought, all the tiles by the doorway were broken. When I was lifting all of them to re-tile (we're getting a new kitchen too) the concrete just fell away, and underneath is what I suspect to be plaster! Now it is STILL DAMP also and I have a few questions-...

OK, so I'm looking at buying a house and went for a viewing today. It has been un-lived in for 1 year. There is water damage through the house though and lots of holes punched in the walls. I SUSPECT what's happened is the pipes have frozen and burst during the cold snap, leaking water, and...

I'd recommend getting them from a place where you can actually walk away with them, so that you can take a good look at the finish. A low res picture can make cheapo rubbish look good. Topps seem to be pretty good on price too. I don't have a problem with white grout. I assume you've been...

Bon, About 9 months to do the whole house. Outside still to do. And no I wasn't living there at the time. Would have taken me twice as long. That is working pretty much every day and weekends......I want my life back. The plastic covers have come off now! I was gonna keep em on until it...

Why alpcon? My parents have had laminate in their bathjroom for 10 years and is just starting to look a bit shabby. 10 years aint bad! People always say...."bathroom..laminate....wood..NOOOOOO" without actually reading up and doing research on new products available. If my floor lasts 10...

I used laminate on my floor, just make sure it's the waterproof bathroom laminate. I left the expansion gap under the skirting so I had to lay the floor first, then fix the skirting, then tile up to the skirting. I put the bath in first before anything else (no point in tiling behind it or...

To remove the old kitchen you could carefully dis-assemble it.......or smash the cr@p out of it with a hammer :wink: I would paint first though, makes no sense in painting around and up to the cabinets, plus you might get paint on them. Any scratches or grime on the paint (which will...

lol, I don't like tiles on bathroom floor....cold on the old feet! :D I used the same heavy duty laminate in the lounge and hall because- 1. 20% off your first purchase at Homebase so I bought it all together and saved £100....which is nice 2. For the inevitable beer...

Steve, Not if you buy waterproof bathroom laminate...! :wink:

Laminate (teak). My pockets won't stretch to real wood :cry:

Hey all, http://www.geocities.com/albopalbo/ Thought some of you might be interested in taking a look at what I've been up to the past 6 months. Nearly finished now..... The pics aren't completely up to date, but you get the picture :D