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I didn't use any SBR or other fancy chemicals to render the external wall of my property - and after 15 odd years the render is still intact...and that was my single and only rendering project. I assume I didn't use SBR because it wasn't being used much at that time. Considering how expensive...

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that thread was about plastic joists...then I've expanded the horizon and that's why this thread. Maybe the 2 can be joined together?

I've just found out about concrete beams like these - these tick the lot except for the massive weight of 122kg a piece! http://www.builderdepot.co.uk/supreme-3600mm-suspended-concrete-t-beam-flooring.html Aluminium beams are very costly at about £150 a piece Steel RSJ can be found at less than...

What is the equivalent structural alternative to wood joists for a suspended floor? I've recently come across some wood beams made from recycled plastics: https://www.filcris.co.uk/product/heavy-duty-grey-80mm-x-160mm-x-15m-beam-rg0816150 but maybe there are already tried and tested...

thanks for all your comments... I'm tempted to give it a go for a suspended floor which is giving me many headaches - the damp cause should be targeted at the source but this is coming from the neighbour property and I'd rather cut short of any doubts and legal and costly disputes and go plastic...

I've recently found out about Plastic Joist made from recycled plastic - in fact there is also a combination of wood and plastic = composite. http://www.kedel.co.uk/recycled-mixed-plastic-lumber/recycled-plastic-lumber-mixed-plastics-hanit-150-x-50mm.html...

Hello buddy.... I don't think this was a single individual matter...Ofcom sees the bigger picture (me too). The guy was just a bit distracted (and he's just a little cog in the wheel) - surely he didn't seem very focused that first day... £600-1000 for a job not needed? No thanks!...(maybe...

I wanted to update my own experience about a live/dead test in my property...(I can't find the original thread for some reasons - pity). Anyhow I wanted to get re-connected to the gas supply and last week the NG sent an engineer to perform a Live/dead test to see if the piping was suitable...

Bingo! my property is the last on the run...now, I'd have to dig at least 2m inside my house and cap the pipe near the perimeter in common with my neighbour...this will leave a dead branch of about 2 meters as the next tee junction should be found around the middle of one side of the neighbour's...

I've just found out the roller can be bought for about £4.99 + delivery - it's a reasonable price....but I wonder if this is the only cause. I had a close look to the sander and the roller in question looks very uneven with one side more worn than the other (this might explain a lot); but I've...

on second thoughts.... how do we know where to find the tee to the main branch? What if this is located in the perimeter of the neighbour's property? This might involve having to dig partially in their property or just outside their property (UU area). So? 3 diggers are involved here (me my...

there isn't a proper garden...just a small concrete area good for a free liberating fart here and there - no, really, I'm trying to avoid having to contact all my neighbours (some are the kind you don't want to ask any favour) and I don't understand why UU put us private users in this awkward...

thanks for the hint....actually I'd prefer to spend £15 than asking permission to my neighbours. Then, I'd been googling this matter and found out possible solutions and complications... It seems common practice to cap lead pipes by hammering them flat - now, can we do that on live pipes? (I...

My B&D belt sander worked fine for 5-6 years of occasional usage...but recently the belt doesn't keep parallel with the guides and is digging a small grove in the plastic of the sander casing. Re-aligning the belt works for a few seconds and then the belt keeps working at an angle different than...

I have a new water supply and a new meter which is installed outside of the property. Still, the old water supply is active and I can't remove it without shutting the old stopcock which is communal and sited on the pavement outside of the property - so it's responsibility of United Utilities...

First of all, thanks for all useful replies and tips...as you noticed here is a case of someone who's never used plasterboard before nor competent in drywall in general who's reluctant to go and buy proper joint filler and try to use what's around the house at the moment. Let's say, some...

no provocation involved here....just a basic question - too basic perhaps? Or too annoying to many in the plastering business? Maybe, I should post it somewhere else in this forum?

Normally we need to fill plasterboard joints if we like to see a plain wall which is going to be painted...but what if we are planning to use wallpaper or plastic panelling? What if we fill the gap (if any) between plasterboard with low expanding foam (sanding it) and then PVC on top (to prime...

I'm planning to use plasterboards for an internal wall (ground floor) - there are 7 bricks on an area (about 1 square metre) which are spalling - I thought about replacing them before using the plasterboards but the wall is shared with the neighbour (terrace house). The cause of the spalling...