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i have a small job on that is giving me a little headache now. 20m square conservatory used as kids play room. customer has moved furniture around and notice large damp patch on wall and rotted window board and skirting. the wall in question is what used to be and outside wall but now dot and...

Hi all. I'm a plasterer by trade and lately have tryed some small rendering jobs 3 fireplaces ready for wood burners and a small porch. All done 5:1:1 scratch coat and 6:1:1 top coat. Prob between 7 and 9mm thick for each coat. Finish up the jobs and they look great and I'm very happy with...

evening all. currently reboarding a entire house. the house is a Victorian terrace with solid brick walls. under the guidance of kingspan, 3 of the main rooms have been studded out, then boarded with K18 and skimmed. the customer is on a budget and wants 2 of the rooms that are unused...

evening all. looking for a littel advice please. coming to connect the shower up in our extension i have done. got a mixer pump feeding the shower. already have the hot feed into the pump. now just need the cold. do i just 'T' into a existing copper feed in the loft coming from the loft...

as above really folks. whats does the T conection stand for? thanks for your time ian

just took delivery of my new travistock cloakroom suite. only problem is there are no holes in the bottom of the cistern to fix it to the pan. there are holes in the pan and fixing wing nuts but no holes in the cistern. is this common? i imagine them being a royal pain in the arse to drill...

evening all. was wondering if there is such a thing. ive got a reverse osmosis filter system that uses all 5mm speedfit piping and conections. for the feed to the system at the mo ment i only have one of those self piercing type connectors that taps into a hose. problem is it a bit naff...

can i get just a plain right angled bead? i dont want anything that the tile slots into, i just want a plaint startigh forward angled pvc bead that can be silconed down the corner to mask cuts thanks ian Http:/www.Mbuildwarwickshire.co.uk Http:www.mbsurfacecleaning.co.uk

hi all. i have a a section of house wall that needs rendering. roughly 2M X 8M the house is fully render except for the gable side where it is only rendered on the ground floor. the render was in a real state so it was removed. the render came off well but revealed the brickwork beneath to...

evening all. i have some pre glazed timber windows i need to fit. whats the fixing method for these? as the pre-glazed i cant drill through the timber. thanks ian

evening all. was just wondering if external plastic beads are any good. are they a good compromise for SS beads? thanks ian

hi there. im a general builder, bricklayer by qualification. im building a garden wall for a friend. its around 7m x 2m and will be build from concrete blocks laid flat.. is there any precautions i should take or anything i should do to help the rendering stage? i have read a few...

im in need of some bits. i have read a post before with a link in it for a recomended hong kong based website that people use but cant for the life of me find the link. does anybody know or have it? tahnks alot ian

currently tiling my bathroom with 10mm thick porcelain tiles. floor and wall. i came to cut for my shower feed and i just couldnt do it. used a diamond tile core bit and it just wouldnt touch it. 10mins of drilling got me half way through and then it broke :evil: im now worried about...

morning all. the plasterers are coming ion next week to plaster in the new exstenion i have built at home. i have got to get the board finish wall beads and skrim tape in for them. anybody know a rough guide to how many square meters one bag wil cover? i can work out how much area is to be...

hi all. go a task of boxing in a few 22mm pipes. the boxing is going to be along the ceiling line so will only need 2 sides and will only need to be about 40mm wide and 60mm high. i can get a good fixing for a batten alon the wall for the lower one but not a fixing for a batten along the...

morning all. currently putting up a stud wall and i now need to buy and fit the door lining.which do i need? 106 width 108 115 131 the partition is 100w and will have 12.5mil plaster board either side. thanks alot ian

evening all im ian, 21 and have been a builder/bricklayer for 5 years. recently left my firm to take on my first poject which is a garage and 2 storey exstension for my mum and dad. the garage is all compleate and i have come stucuk on the roofing of the exstension. all the ready made...