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Im a cynical old Basta*d The salesmen will tell you to apply sealer to slate then the top coat of satin shine. The satin top coat obviously goes off and must by definition seal the slate........so why the hell is a sealer requiried beforehand. Seems stupid Can someone confirm this...

Im looking to bond on a 40-50mm screed to my dusty garage floor. I have half ton of sharp sand and 4 tons of ballast lying around and want to make use of it rather than buying more in. Will this combination make a suitable screed if trowelled flat ? (using cement slurry bond)

Ive laid a double garage slab and build the garage on it. The surface of the slab is very dusty and easy gauges. Im guessing it wasnt trowelled enough This floor will be getting heavy use and ive tried concrete sealer and paint before and it was Sh*t and useless. Its just a skin and i need...

My water heats from the imersion or AGA. No central heating. Ive built a single storey extention and a 50 foot run from the imersion heater and cold storage tank. Im aware that the flow in both pipes will be poor so want to fit a pump to supply a basin , loo and built in shower(not...

I have a fake brick fireplace in my living room which terminates at the ceiling joists. Im fitting a wood burner with building regs due to an extention and need to know what type of flue is suitable to line the inside of this chimney? Also , how does this fix to the inside of the chimney...

This is my roof so far.Its pretty basic. My archtects drawings dont explain a lot,only the steel and rafter size. The roofer said that i should keep it open inside the roof (as there was so much space)and in order for him to do this he would put vertical hangers down all around 1 metre up...

I have a new build porch which is open to the elements entirely on one side. I want the super smooth finish of a mortar screed -100mm deep , rather that the bobbly effect of tamped concrete. Will the screed be ok outside ? :wink: Thanks again

My architect wanted a 254 x 146 steel RSJ , level with the plate from one side of this bunglow extention to the other , sitting on the inner skin. The problem is that the top of the steel will protrude outside ....through the roof The carpenter has suggested cutting it at an angle on both...

The chippies who have put on a narrow flat roof above a hallway on a new extention have used 5" ceiling joists. 5x25mm=125mm. Current b regs require 270mm. If i put in that much ill hav to lower the ceiling. Any ideas please?. :wink:

I'll shortly be tiling my single storey extention with standard sized clay tiles. One corner of the roof is rounded off as you can see on the attached plan.It will also have bonnets if that helps. I have tiled two gable ended roofs before but this is a bit more advanced. Please can...

This is my first post so please be gentle with me. Ive done some searches but cant find the advice i need ...so here goes . Clay tiled roof - custom roof being cut in in 2 weeks so im preparing. Ive been building this single storey extention.It has a hipped roof over the main section and a...