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Wondered if anyone knows what the best underlay for the above title is? I was looking at the Tredaire dream walk PU underlay which states its hard wearing. But other sites are saying that PU is not as hard wearing as the rubber type,which is better for stairs. Im not so much worried by the...

I have put a scratch coat on my shed (after much grief).Scratch coat has gone off rock hard, unlike before with measured waterproofer in it when it was powdery and had to be taken off.I used just sand cement and lime.The problem i have now is that the top coat will suck in too quick.Was...

Just wondered if anyone has used the durgan gun for pointing patios.I have used it many times for various things but not pointing patios.With the size of the sandstone slabs you dont get equal size joints.You have to make it look pleasing to the eye(split the difference). I prefer smaller joints...

I have been trying to pick peoples brains about my house which is lower than the street/pavement. I havnt had much luck as of yet.I want to construct a driveway which will be 5.6mx4m.I have put in for planning permission.To run the surface water into the road i would have to raise the drive...

I have a concrete patio in my garden which is very low. I have a lot of hardcore which i have to get rid of. Can i put the hardcore(broken up) on top of the solid concrete patio and then concrete on top of that as a base for my sandstone paving? Or should you not put hardcore on top of...

I built a shed last year within the 2.5m height so i couldnt use the warm roof method(not enough height).I am not worried about the cold just the heat as in the summer it is extremely hot in there.Any ideas without causing condensation would be appreciated

I replastered my living room and painted, everything was fine.Ceiling and walls smooth and flat.I am a bit of a perfectionist. Today with the sun shining in i can see ripples on the external door wall(where the sun is shining).I have plastered a fair bit.These are not trowel lines etc. They...

I have plastered my living room,painted the ceiling(white) and 2 walls (brown,actually cookie dough dulux range) all fine. Painted last 2 walls in dark brown had 2 full coats as well as a mist coat. The wall dried with darker edges where it had been cut in.I gave it another coat and it has got...

I am building a garden wall 9inch flemish bond in class b engineering bricks. It will be 1.2m high 3m long,steps and then another 3m. I will be laying a patio but in the corners i will be having a flower bed to help with drainage from patio(garden steep slope).The rest of the water will flow...

I am a plasterer but havnt done much rendering.I contacted celcon with regards to rendering their blocks and they told me to render 6:1 wich i know is weak but what they said made sense. "the mortar shouldnt be stronger than the material". This also applies to brick work. I wetted the wall...