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    Using a 260mm cavity lintel over a 300mm wall space

    Lol true. Thankyou all for your help and assistance because this has worried me all day. I've really hoping that the 40 mm short in total wouldn't mean that we would have to rip it all out and then cause delay again.
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    Using a 260mm cavity lintel over a 300mm wall space

    Thankyou for your advice, I did contact the building inspector but he replied "its not something they cam advise on. and the shop where I bought the lintel has just said he does not know as he just sells them. The thing is now I've been to the property and the builder has fitted all 3...
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    Using a 260mm cavity lintel over a 300mm wall space

    Possibly as he supplied all materials. But he has told me now he has already fitted them and added 3 courses of brick ontop. So is ot worth ripping it all out or just leave them in. There will be 3 courses of brick ontop and then small 2m long rafters sitting on top of wall
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    Using a 260mm cavity lintel over a 300mm wall space

    Hi all, Just want to check something. Im building extension wall which is the standard makeup of 100mm block 100mm cavity 100mm brick. S0 300mm in total. so the builder has got to the point where he's made the space for one door and two windows and has bought 3 cavity lintels. Lenght is...
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    Damp proof membrane as Waterproof membrane

    I dont know what that is. Is it something u put down instead of the waterproof sheeting its mainly the corners i want to cover
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    Damp proof membrane as Waterproof membrane

    Thankyou all for your advise. Can i ask what is a vinyl flooring. Or what is polysafe. Its an upstairs bathroom, so of water say falls on the floor, it finds its way to get into the gaps and leaks through to downstairs. Plumber suggested, i lay some form of waterproof sheeting ontop of...
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    Damp proof membrane as Waterproof membrane

    Thankyou for your response, There are no leaks. Im just trying to find a way to prevent water in the future leaking through the gaps in the floorboards if there ever was a leak. The idea was suggested to me by a plumber. He said an idea was to put the damp proof membrane over the...
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    Damp proof membrane as Waterproof membrane

    Hi all, I have an upstairs bathroom and it been leaking sometimes. I wish to lay some type of sheeting down to stop water passing through the cracks and into the downstairs ceiling. So i have some dcm 1200 gauge. Can i cut this to size and place it down on floor to act as a waterproof...
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    How do i change the colour of my wooden dado rails?

    hi all, i have wooden dado rails going around my room they are mahogany in colour but i want to change their colour to match my fireplace my wooden fireplace is like a light brown oak or pine type colour with a shine on it. so i wanted to know can i buy some sort of paint to...
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    Pleasr Help - cracks in loft room wall

    yes there is a chmney just left to the crack, how does that make a difference?
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    Pleasr Help - cracks in loft room wall

    thanks for the response, i seriousally hope it is just a crack, but the size of them worries me a little, googling this, it says it can be subsidence or something similar or something simple like a plasterboard but you can see a crack in the brick behind the board. so still unsure...
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    Pleasr Help - cracks in loft room wall

    hi, can anyone assist me in my problem, Alison
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