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I have a mixture of concrete floors and suspended wooden floors. I am wishing to concrete tham all, in order to have wet UFH. Question is, how do I deal with the DPM, I guess I build up the new floors with, Type 1, Sand Binding, DPM, Insulation, concrete poor. In below drawing black areas are...

My bungalow is surrounded by a concrete hard standing which is in reasonably sound condition, but looks awful due to pitting and discolouration. If possible, I'd like to rejuvenate this existing surface rather than going to the trouble and expense of breaking up, digging out and laying new...

We are in the midst of preparing a base for our new larger shed, part of the base will be an old concrete path, but this needs to be rasied in height. Do i need to break the path up to lay more concrete over the top, or will it be ok to lay straight on top? Or could i just 'score' the top of...

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I'm looking to box in some pipes in my downstairs loo. The floor is concrete and there is a polyurethene sheet beneath the concrete acting at the DPM. My question is what is the best fixing to use to fix the wooden batten to the concrete floor ? I'm worried if I just use concrete screws I...

Hi guys I've got an extension on and everything is going through the house as access is poor I've been advised by the concrete company I can have a retarder put in the concrete so I can move it with plenty of time I've used it in compo but never concrete has anyone else done this and have...

I'm having part of my garden paved, which will involve the removal of an existing concrete slab patio, and a Marley-type concrete garage. Intuitively it seems daft to pay for the old concrete to be taken away by skip or grab lorry and then to buy hardcore for the new patio base. What...

Concrete has a R-value of only 0.08 per inch. (8” = .64) 8” concrete block has a R-value of 1.11 It’s essentially the same material, isn’t it? Does anyone know why there is a difference?

can i just lay floorboards ontop of my concrete floor as long as i lay a DPM first or do i have to use batterns to keep them off the concrete

Hi I have an existing concrete shed base 10' x 12'. I have ordered a concrete modeular garage 12.5' x 16.5' so i want to extend the original concrete base to fir the new structure. Is there anything specific I need to consider - e.g. for warned is for armed. My main concern is joining the 2 as...

I am building a garden pond and going to lay the concrete footings this week. However, I have noticed that the UK is going to be cold next week. Will it be ok to lay the concrete or wait until it warms up? Thanks

Hi all, I'm renovating my property and all the walls are currently solid walls with an 8mm or so concrete skim (?) which has been painted over. I wanted to expose the concrete in certain walls so my question is: how do I get rid of the paint over the concrete? I've tried scrapping it and while...

I have a rough concrete workshop floor, the kind that has the aggregate showing. It's very old and solid concrete, but I need to smooth it over without putting a covering on top, and keeping the thickness down to a minimum. It needs to be tough and hard wearing. Can anyone help me with the...

We are looking to change our Oil Fired boiler The present one is Fitted to a concrete Base about 2 inches high Why is it on a Concrete Block ? The floor to the utilty room is already concrete are you allowed to install the boiler direct on the concrete ? That way it would fir under the...

Previously I've had a fitter use concrete for both wood and concrete subfloors. Does it matter? Presumably the concrete one is just a tougher nail to penetrate the concrete?

We will be laying a concrete ground floor, approx 200m2, inside a refurbished and extended house that will be a meditation centre and world peace cafe in London NW11. We've got old masonry - concrete and bricks - that we can either pay to have taken away or recycle ourselves with a concrete...

I'm just posting a few questions on here to see if people can help me. The house I bought is around 1850 and half of the flooring is concrete with wooden joists embedded into the concrete and the other half is a void. I've attached a few photos to help explain this. As the joists are embedded...

As part of a landscaping project I have built a number of retaining walls using concrete blocks. I had the choice of using sleepers for a softer look but could not afford them. Although I can live with the colour and finish I thinkl that the overall effect would be improved by 'colouring' the...

...the base and in-filled with MOT, sand blinding layer, DPM and 100mm insulation boards with 25mm upstand. I'm now ready to lay the concrete, any ideas on the best method? The upstands are level with the DPC but I want the concrete to finish approx 65mm below this to allow for screed...

Hi all. I need to build a small concrete pad 224cm x 86cm x 10cm for a new bin store. I always find it hard to calculate ballast and cement for concrete which I need to get to grips with. Can somebody help me work out my materials please? Thank you!