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that looks like the stuff I need. read some reviews says it might be a bit rippled? actually I dont mind a bit of ripple. how much coverage you get from a 2.5 liter tin?

had a look and it seems they might do.. wouldnt it save some digging?? house built in 1920's sewer for outside loo and mains water almost at same point in house - and would have to go across garden at close to 45 degrees to hit the street man hole and the street stop cock looks like it...

dug down on the border of my property - right next to the Stop cock on the public pavement. stop cock was about 30 -40 cm away - and looking down I can see the blue MDPE pipe going out the circular hole straight towards my place it seemed But not there! halfway down to the depth I found a...

doing a lot of DIY on house - we need to replace lead pipe. - 25 mm MDPE - speed fit couplings etc. there are several routes we can take have a list of pro's and cons. ( as I see them ) any one have some perspective for me? 1 in under the front door. then thru hallway void -and...

picked it up thurs or friday.. will have to dig the receipt out - amy chance I can take it back to a closer store? I was on a merry dance to get it. thought I had got it thru wickes - but when I got there ( about 40 mins drive ) they told me it had gone rock hard and helped me get it thru...

got it from travis perkins.. can I take it back if its lumpy?

hmm - some of the snow crete was a bit lumpy. and stuck together - could say how old it was for sure.. ( will have to check the packet ) is the 3:1 ratio good?

I wanted to use a white mortar for pointing a chimney breast. closer to the original pointing.. I had a bit of a go before with regular mortar just fine,. But I was advised to go 3:1 on snow crete to yellow builders sand ( B n Q ) but it does seem a bit crumbly 24 hours later.. should I...

Trying to repoint my chimney breast. have used snowcrete to get a whiter mortar = have mixed 3 to 1 with a yellow builders sand. colour is quote light - matches the lime based mortar. But a day later and its quite crumbly not hard.. I was also advised to put a bit of washing up liquid...

i went with the stilts from BnQ - actually made a pretty sold platform and quite rigid.. pre drilled the stilts - looks neat and tidy up there now!

not sure what type of door it is. will take a pic later seems like its swelling on all the edges! top and side especially! think the guttering above was broken by roofer doing quote - so its dripping and splattering the door ☹

so mist coat is well diluted paint of any colour.. so just buy the cheapest white matt emulsion I can find? then I am planning to do the ceilings in new plaster paint linked above. actually the no name emulsion watered down looks good for mist coat- water down as much as 40%? I...

front door seems to be swelling - I used a plane to shave a bit off but sadly rain came from a certain direction. whats a good product to waterproof it? saw ronseal at BnQ? does it need to dry out first? its getting really hard to open :eek:

so seems like 2 coats of the bare plaster paint first would be a labour saver? then stick a colour top coat( or 2 ) on a day or so after?

any idea what kind of dilution of PVA would be good?

We have a stair way hall - I have been skimming the walls of our place and have steadily improved. ( had to go back to redo the first wall I did only ! ) But there is a hall way that is massive and would be challenging to get up there! actually the skim on it isnt totally dire - but its...

I came on here for advice on this too! was advised by the guy at B+Q that we could put a layer of diluted PVA glue on first? He said it would seal the plaster.. prefer to have a "we wont do it again for 5 years" method even if it takes a bit longer ( we have reskimmed almost the entire...

looks like they have replaced their bit of pipe with BLue MDPE already.. its severn trent and they have sent me a form but I am confused! Are they just talking about free conncection for their bit of pipe? or for replacing my lead pipe? we have young children so this is an issue!

also had a local non 'approved' plumber offer me a much better price to do this. highly appealing.

just becos of pipe leaking?