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    Chimney Breast Repair + New Lintel

    Hi guys! I have a chimney breast that has had the front section of its inner brick cheeks cut into at some point in the past. I'm looking at options to reinstate the opening to accept a wood burning stove. A new concrete lintel is needed, but due to the inner cheeks of the chimney already...
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    Replacing Cut Bricks in Fireplace Chimney Breast

    Hi all! I'm opening up a fireplace, ready to accept a wood burning stove. Property is 1918. It's clear it's been chopped about over the years. At some point it seems to have had some kind of large inset fire or similar installed. I haven't been able to quite figure out what it was (any...
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    Level a Bathroom Wall Ready For Tiles

    Okay, I've done some more research. Seems Bal QuickSet Render is what I'll be using. That, or Bal RapidSet Adhesive. Unless anyone can give me a reason otherwise. ;)
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    Level a Bathroom Wall Ready For Tiles

    I've now removed the plaster from the shower area. I've attached an plan view picture (click to enlarge). The area where I've removed the old backing plaster is where the shower will be (it's about 70cm from the left corner to the start of the base plaster which is still on the wall shown in...
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    Level a Bathroom Wall Ready For Tiles

    Thanks for your reply! Ah, right. I didn't realise that sand and cement render had to be left that long before tiling. The tile backer boards look good though, if not a bit expensive (I'm assuming you're talking about the Marmox boards). I had only looked at AquaPanel which, from looking...
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    Level a Bathroom Wall Ready For Tiles

    Hi All, I'm renovating a bathroom and putting in a corner shower. I pulled the old tiles off and it's left the backing plaster in a bit of a mess. The wall where the shower will go is also not very straight. Laying a straight edge across shows it bends by about 15mm horizontally. What's...
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