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Is there anything I can use to treat brickwork which has recently started to deteriorate? The face of some bricks just above floor level outside has dropped off and I'd like to take some remedial action to save the rest & prevent the problem getting worse.

I've seen a couple past posts about tiling to a shower tray but these don't seem applicable to me. I'm fitting a walk-in shower (1700x900) & have had to make a 100mm wooden frame to sit it on as I need the height for the waste pipe to run from the centre of the tray. I proposed to cover this...

We recently moved into a 'tired' 70's dormer bungalow. I was laying a laminate floor in an upstairs bedroom and noticed the floorboards had a high spot. This coincided with an RSJ which spans the double garage below. I had to lift and rebate the boards as the laminate wouldn't lie flat. I can...

Hi Jobloggs They resemble the first of your sketches reducing to about 75mm about 50mm down (does this grammar make sense?). The top of the pipe is almost flush with the concrete floor - approx 12mm below the surface. I see what you mean - the plastic will sit in the recess? I've built a...

Hi Jobloggs They resemble the first of your sketches reducing to about 75mm about 50mm down (does this grammar make sense?). The top of the pipe is almost flush with the concrete floor - approx 12mm below the surface. I see what you mean - the plastic will sit in the recess? I've built a...

I have 2 open 4" (ceramic/porcelain type) drains in my bathroom - one for the toilet & one for the shower/basin. The toilet drain is straight forward - I'm concerned about the other one. How can I seal it after directing 2 std 32mm plastic pipes into it? It will eventually end up under a shower...

We moved to a new house last September and I noticed there were a lot of craneflies about in the evenings. 'No big deal' I thought as the house was close to lots of high trees and I thought that could be the cause. By November, the lawn had been ruined by crows and magpies rolling back the turf...

Hiya Dale Thanks for your reply. As it turns out I despaired of anyone answering my posting and went ahead with pva in around the same consistency you suggested. Ahhhh - all's well that ends well :wink:

I asked the same question & was referred to a suppier for aluminium/chrome edging strip. See my posting from a few days ago - hope this helps :wink:

Thanks Joe I assume I can buy this at any builders merchants? Any idea how long the screed takes to dry thoroughly ? it's been 5 days since it was laid but looks dry enough.

Thanks Joe I assume I can buy this at any builders merchants? Any idea how long the screed takes to dry thoroughly ? it's been 5 days since it was laid but looks dry enough.

These sound interesting - where would I buy them from?

I've just had a new screed put down on a concrete base in my hall. It's around 100mm thick and just about dry. Trouble is - it's starting to dust (heavy traffic). What can I use to seal it - pva solution? I eventually want to lay a wood floor but it won't be for a year or so yet.

I'm going to tile a previously-tiled wall with limestone tiles. I've rubbed all the high spots down. Do I need to pva the wall before retiling? If so, what ratio/consistency do I need? Thanks

Thanks - derrr why didn't I do that in the first place??

Where can you tile edging strip to suit 12mm (limestone) tiles. I've tried a few places and they just look at me blank!

Poor hot water flow - 4 l/m (cold 7+ l/m)...with 6" fixed sprayhead removed. Pressure of hot 0.3 bar at rose connection (cold 0.42 bar) H & C pipes run same route, same sizes, same amount of elbows etc No service valves in hot supply (1 in cold) Both supply pipes are approx 8m @ 22mm and...

Ahhh.....all is revealed - thanks :)

Have already posted a problem with hot water feed to my new thermostatic shower. Fortunately, I was presented with the original plans for my house when I moved in 6 mths ago and these show (red-penned) roughly where the hot and cold pipes were distributed around the house. For example: An arrow...

Looked at the plans for the house (built circa 1968) and these show original water pipe routes through the house and define pipes as hot TB,hot FA, cold FA, main TA....any ideas?