Search results

Pretty much any tile adhesive will be fine in your circumstance . I always use a bal because it is generally regarded as the best for your buck, but I have been known to use own brand and all sorts in the past.....but not grip fill.......

Although it doesn't have to be a consideration but depending on your local authority stance and other alterations to your home etc. if a building is permanently attached to a foundation plus other variables it may require regs in which case you will be asked for calls anyway. I hope this isn't...

Ann well a little knowledge is dangerous. All timber floors are given an expansion gap as even atmospheric moisture can cause it to shrink or swell. There is a small minority of firms that advice against gluing on the argument of rigidity however adhesives are available and commonly used for...

Please read my point about nails , if it's a decorative floor it's fine structurally floor they will pull. Yes I have done this several times, I am a qualified carpenter with my own crew , and we do things properly this way they get done once , always cheaper in the long run.

Any item of yours damaged is criminal damage end of. Any point of your neighbours property overhanging the boundary line can be removed as it in your property end of. However obtaining the correct boundary line can be a very difficult task. You are best leaving this with a solicitor, if what you...

Srsly pay a structural engineer 200 bicker and have him design the floor appropriate to the load, then you will be sure and it will be guaranteed. Bear in mind we put min 4" under conservatory floors.

I expect it's rising damp continually brought to the surface (plaster) because the rooms are warmer than the centre of the wall and it's continually evaporating. Exposé walls below floor and inject dpc then use a dpc to keep the patching in of the floor of the walls so as the damp in the floor...

If the artex is as old as you suspect it will almost definately contain asbestos. Get an expert in a quick visual scan doesn't suffice as the particles can be easily confused with vermiculite another fashionable item at the time. You have now disturbed it.

The solution to damp is never paint ..ever. You need to find the source of the damp, is it rising , passing etc. do you have a damp course are you over it . Is your house older it may need evaporation to cure damp problems. Chances are if you tank it and then hide it it will sweat and lead to a...

Even solid walls aren't a problem if they are maintained as intended, the problem is people just add paint ,render and waterproofers etc without thought or question. get a proper solutions based individual in, or even a knowledgeable tradesman.

As log as the board can be fixed every 8-10 inches with p/b screws does not move under moderate pressure and doesn't stick out past the wall it's attached to by more than a few mm there is no problem at all.

A solvent based adhesive will eat the pir don't use it , mechanical fixings tight cuts , contact adhesive for flat surfaces or good old fashioned double sided tape will suffice

Excellent advice

And don't use slots they ARE not easier to use in or out it is the opposite.if you want a good appearance use a plug cutter and a flooring offcut and create dots to mallet in over your matching pre drilled holes then use a sharp chisel to remove the extra on show. If your really not sure it...

Only cowboys use nails, if it's 22mm flooring screw in 2.5inch size 10 screws this will prevent them lifting as when nails pull when joists bounce etc. Glew the joints also and allow 5-10mm around the perimeter for expansion.

Firstly what kind of build are you considering ? If it's sips or timber inner leaf then block and beam is out of the question any way. Blocks give you a squeak free floor if you screed it but not necessarily if you place a floating floor over. Posi joists are very good excellent rigidity...

Triiso doesn't have a BBA when used solo, plain and simple it requires a pir also to make it work. By the time you factor in over battens and the fact it's a pig to cut there is no point. Ive done probably 50 loft conversions all under local authority inspection control and can tell you now , go...

sorry as a tradesman I'm going to step in and say this price seems ok. Items not included on your dream list are : Insurances , waste, additives , sand cement, making good below, the probability of additional structural work . Project management so ppl and materials arrive when the should and...

I went alone 10 years ago , I like all the advice here I did it this way . Stayed employed till I had 6 months work all the tools and a reliable van ....not a new van. Borrowings and cash flow will drown any company quicker than being quiet.

Qualified , established and reliable . all the things a quality builder should be.