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Putting a partition up in dining room. However, I have been told that thresholds are done in Hardwood. Is this true or can Softwood be used?

Had a ceiling that had artex and was skimmed with plaster. However, the artex pattern is showing through now it has had paint on it. Is this normal? Will it just require several coats of paint?

Hi, Was looking to find where I can get cold asphalt ready to use. I know that they do it in a 25kg drum in Spain but somehow I think Id need quite a few to do the whole drive. Any suppliers in UK?

Hi, Have a chimney thats linked to next door. Next door dont want to take their stack down but we do. What's involved in making sure that their chimney is ok? I take it it will require building regs consent for starters.

There appears to be what looks like a lot of flint rocks below. I spoke with the customer and he said that the house opposite was built same time and they did not underpin when the dug out there basement.

OK, any idea on how much money we are talking to underpin? MOD please see item 9

Built 1894. Situated in Southsea (Portsmouth, Hampshire). I have requested that the customer signs as part of our Customer Specifics section of the Terms & Conditions, that he does not want us to tank it. You are right about the cavity.....we dug down and found that there was...

Have a customer with a basement that is exceptionally dry, apart from front wall in one corner, suspect the cavity is blocked. Never embarked on a basement before. Looking for some advise. Digging down to check depth of foundations tomorrow, in same location as the blocked cavity (will clear...

I have a request for some concrete cast insitu stairs down to a basement. Lets start at the basics.....Whats this Cast Insitu mean? Can someone tell me whats involved in doing this? How much roughly would it cost to do? I am also concerned as I think the services would be underneath these...

Ive started a building company about a year ago.....however, I have been asked to supply an insurance backed guarantee for a basement conversion...only thing is the FMB say you need to be in business for 3 yrs to get a guarantee from them. I tried the NHIC but they only deal with new builds...

How do you keep plaster up on an artexed ceiling, without having to remove the artex? Put loads of PVA but still fell down. :cry: :lol: :?:

Arrrr, they are not power showers. Just normal elctric ones which will be slightly upgraded to a better performer (9.5kw?). So inorder to deal with this I would require 7 RCD's? As these showers were not fitted with RCD's originally is it a requirement to have these on now...ie: if I do...

If there is 7 showers in a student property are each of the showers required to have there own RCD? Looking at the fuse board, it is an old property with an old board and existing showers. Will I require 7 RCD's or is there an alternative when refurbishing all the showers?

I know what you mean. The concrete post is a good idea but then I will have to render the rest of the wall on the adjoining side, otherwise will look out of place. Think will go for the reinforced rod through centre.

Hi Masona.....There is a wooden fence.

The pillar is only 2 bricks per course....I imagine that there would be enough room to squeeze 1 reinforcing rod inbetween. Whole pillar came down, so will need footings too then.

I have a pillar that has fallen down. The pillar wasnt attached to an existing wall (Standing on its own). Its not very high 12 courses high I think. How can I stop it from falling over again if I build it back up and rehang the gate. Do I have to redig footings?

Hi, thx for the info....but what is medium water gas? Im new to this but trying to undertand it. Thats why I would like to find a really good site that explains everything.

Hi, Im looking for a site that has general information on Non Return Valves....ie what they're for, where they are placed etc....

AVG keeps telling me that I have the above virus. And that I should run the AVG scan to remove from the specified folder. However, when I run it it says that I have no virus but the message still reappears. Any suggestions?