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geraldthehamster if your roof is not felted, in my case slate onto baten, is the baten thickness ok before celotex between joists?

Thanks for advice, will go for 4mm toughened making sure areas don't exceed max area for thickness. I assume that max area 0.5 m square for 4mm applies to any kind of 4mm glass? Yes, epoxy is what meant.

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some advice please: I'm refurbishing some sash windows in a house just bought. I have removed the frames to effect repair and the glass is very thin and noticed a plastic covering over it too. I think to ensure it doesn't shatter as it was used as an office so probably had some health and safety...

thanks for the tip re briwax. I did a sample cut and used a boiled 50:50 linseed oil/white spirit mix as per another post on here. Came up really well. Yes those bit are sharp... :!:

Hi all. I'm making a slate hearth with blue slate (recycle from a wall). I'm splitting the slate to approx 30mm thick then cutting it to required shapes - all fairly random. After splitting the new exposed surface if a bit flaky/rough - its the look I'm after but some flaky bits are sharp. Is...

LOL. Don't forget those with green lids are part of the RN.

Soakaways - aren't they effectively attenuators and come under surface water drainage? I have 40 year old soakaways around the house which do nothing and may have been originally connected to the drainage system anyway. Some maintenance is long overdue. Seeing as I'm paying for draining into...

Interesting - I've dug out our latest bill and on the reverse (dwrcymru) it has a subtitle under need any further help: Surface water drainage; "if none of the rainwater falling on your premises and grounds enters the public sewer, you can claim a reduction in your sewerage charges. any...

Hi all. Have had a Water and Drainage search on a property and the result has come back as stating that the surface water drains to the foul according to the water companies records. I asked our solicitor if this means if its permissible or not. Effectively they had no idea. The house...

Thanks for the advice Norcon. From what you are saying 6x6 ash beam (dried - thanks AronSearle), even though is strong, cannot be trusted, so I'd need to insert a lintel of sorts (thanks noseall) above? we are after the beam look and would like not to have to insert both. What widths would you...

Hi all. I've a question that I'd like opinion on. See photos below for reference. I want to insert a wood burner into my existing 1960's chimney breast. I removed an old rayburn rhapsody 401 and have cleaned out the whole space, not removed any bricks yet. (I've exposed a big void/gap on the...

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Some advice please. I expereinced a leak from our dishwasher - not major - about a year ago. Water got under the laminate floor from the end under the kick board. The floor only goes a few inches under the kick board. Leak was fixed quickly and it dried out around the area but a warped risen...