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Sounds to me like the bloke knew how to do it but just couldnt do the practical side very well. dry bedding is the best way to lay slabs the reason the slabs are moving and the edges are crumbling is purely dow to lack of cement in the mix, if the slabs are laid on a screed bed then its best to...

well seeing as theres been no mention of any cracks or disturbance to ground floor walls and ceilings that clearly indicates there is no distortion regarding steel or padstone insufficiency or movement. So the only other explanation can be that the issue has arose due to a poor installation of...

Contact a local structual engineer, arrange a viewing. From here he will give you his opinion free of charge and if required will write you a report on the situation for a fee of no more than £100. Which is priceless. From then you should proceed to the builder for rectification and Ask your...

not sttlement!

Yes catnic do make splayed lintels!!!!! If you wanna go two storey that is. But if its just a ground floor bay the a normal catnic will suffice. But then you probably know all that already!!!!!!!!! either way the bloke obviously is not happy with the builders quote and surveyors have a bad...

lol, that seems a bit dramatic. The jobs only an inch thick. I been a builder for many years and have used every sort of sand you can imagine for every sort of job your can imagine, and ive never experienced alarming shrikage........lol You are right in saying sharp sand is the perfect...

overboarding the ceiling is the easiest and cheapest option to be fair. if youve ever experienced the dust from removing a lathe and plaster ceiling then you would understand. the dust will cover the whole house one way or another, no matter how you sheet up. Removing is only really beneficial...

of course any sand will do, why wouldnt it.

if your istalling a new lintel anyway and i presume you mean a catnic litel, then that will act as the cavity tray providing you put the stopends on. Then its only a case of putting in a couple of weepholes. Sounds like you bein taken for a ride mate.

Come on own up who dunnit???

Come on own up who dunnit?????

The question wasnt regarding what type of sand to use as she already has the sand and cement. The question was purely about the mix ratio. But if its you that require the info then..... any sand will be sufficient. And just to educate you a little more, screed/sharp/concrete sand are all...

4 sand to 1 cement will be sufficient!

no itll be fine!

shouldnt you be paying them??? I would be offended if someone wanted to come and practice plastering on my walls and want paying for the privelege!!!! Only jokin m8 but there is that side of it. I dont charge my friends and family at all, after all they are friends and family and i dont...

i agree, thats a ridiculous comment to make. I have had this problem, just tell im if he dont pay then your gonna send the lads round to start removing some of your materials seein as they still belong to you until he pays. Start with the roof!!! Then when you go to collect your money drop...

shouldnt you be doing the ceiling first????? either way you should be scrimming up all wall edges (which i can see your not) where they meet other walls and ceilings, and plenty of pva.(it'll make your skimming much easier) its hard to see what the finish is like, but i can see its looking...

well said!

Correct.... the reason thats its not good advice is due to a number of factors, 1 of them you have already pointed out. Uneven brick walls can prove awkward to batten out not only that if the walls out of level then it will involve packing out etc. Secondly wood will move due to varied...

I take it you mean batten the walls, if so then thats not good advice....