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I'm about to start building a lean-to bike store, but I can't decide what type of base I should use. The area was filled with gravel, which I previously thought was on soil, but after clearing out the area, it turns out there's concrete underneath. However, the concrete slopes away from the...

Thanks for your advice dazlight, much appreciated. Out of the following, which would you say are worth buying for a large job - Spike roller - Pin leveller - Squeegee http://www.refina.co.uk/acatalog/Pin___Notched_Levellers.html Also, what primer would you recommend? Mapei do so many...

Thanks dazlight, that's good to know. I haven't screeded before but I've watched a ton of videos and I'm a competent DIYer. I've established that I'll use Mapei sealer first and Mapei Ultra plan SCL. I'm going to buy a pin leveller and squeegee since I have such a large area to do, and faffing...

I'm planning to replace carpets downstairs with quality laminate flooring. The concrete base is not brilliant, so it looks like I'll need to use self levelling compound. The living room is fairly large (8m x 4.5m) so according to the flooring instructions I need to use door bars where it joins...

Hi, I'm looking to get a builder in to do the first stages of a single garage conversion. The garage is integral to the house so I've established that I don't need planning. I can do the other internal work and call a favour for the electrics. Building work would be - Brick up garage door and...

Thanks. I forgot it was internal floor area. I might as well keep to 15m2 to avoid building regs. Seems like I just need to get some plans drawn up and apply for planning on the additional height.

We've recently bought some extra land adjoining our garden and the plan is to put an insulated, wooden garden office gym on part of it.The building would need to be located within 2m of the boundary to make the best use of space. The most simple approach is clearly to build a 15m2, 2.5m high...

Hi, I've recently gutted my bathroom which has a shower over bath. The wall on the long edge of the bath is old plasterboard, bit of old adhesive stuck on, a few holes were tiles came off badly, not in good condition. The wall of the short side of the bath is solid. Quite a bit of a...

Thanks for the advice guys. I think I'll go with some kind of engineered product, if I can find one that looks like individual oak planks. The wood wasn't from floors2go, the flooring company brought round samples, so I'm not sure of the brand. It looked closest to...

Thanks guys, The drying company is making sure the concrete is sufficiently dry, and the old layer of self leveling compound has been taken up. Part of the concrete has bitumen on, from where Marley tiles used to be. What I'm trying to find out is if glued down to concrete (or self...

I had a solid oak floor that was the result of an insurance claim following a bad leak (whole downstairs flooded). The incompetents that installed it did so by gluing to self leveling compound, but without drying the concrete underneath. The floor warped, cupped, buckled and generally became a...