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Hi all, At the moment I am erecting a concrete sectional garage onto the existing concrete garage floor. The purpose of the garage is not for the car but as a home cinama. I know the proceedure regarding screeding and such to make the floor warm and level ready for the final covering (carpets)...

Not going round corners but corners where you would normaly put a float or scim bead. Problem being that all the corners in this room are rounded so they have to be the same, Any ideas guys. Regards. John.

How do you go about removing the door and fixings on one of these doors Regards. John

Cmon legs akimbo and other very talented plasterers, I have just plastered a chimney breast using multi purpose skim over browning and when I was troweling up I noticed small bubbles (about the size of 5p pieces dotted about , these seemed to be air bubbles, what did I do wrong and how can I...

I am planning to plaster boared over a fire place using the dab and dob method and was wondering how thick would the adesive have to be to make a good contact to the brickwork and is it worth pva ing the bricks before hand to stop suction. Many thanks in advance. John :)

The guy next door is giving me his concrete sectional garage but the roof will need changing and at the moment the roof is supported by simple angle iron and I need to change these to timber joists so I can create a proper roof viod to insulate and run cables through. Hs anyone got any...

Bought this washer last monday and has been working fine up untill yesterday problen now is ,1 programe wash and press strat wait 30 seconds and it goes to pre wash but nothing happens . I have checked the water supply and that is fine and I have checked the waste pipe and that is also ok. Any...

This is a bricklayer's accident report, which was printed in the newsletter of the Australian equivalent of the Workers' Compensation board. This is a true story... Not DIY disaster related as such, but hilarious none the less Dear Sir, I am writing in response to your request for...

My aim is to erect a concrete sectional garage and convert it into a dedicated home cinema. The problem I will have is the floor regarding cold and damp how would you prevent any damp penetrating through the timber supports for the new floor that will be laid on top. Soundproofing is also a...

I need to plasterboard my loft space, any pointers would be of help. Best regards. John