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Son is in Thailand for a month so will go with the oil based gloss. Yeah, it was a bit strange papering the cupboards, persuaded by a design expert to do it. Thanks for your responses and advice.

Hello, A couple of years ago we re-designed our son's box room with built in bed frame and mdf cupboards. We put lining paper on the mdf cupboards and painted the mdf, skirting, door, etc, with waterbased gloss. A few years on and the painted surfaces are looking grubby, frayed and tired...

Just bought a load of Floplast guttering for a wooden cabin. Any ideas with regards to packing behind the gutter brackets to level out guttering on angled fascias? Can't seem to find anything online that provides a solution. One idea I had was to thread screws thru the bracket then a...

Thanks for your all your comments; the house bricks and other rubble is coming up too then. Would the pile of busted up concrete from the original base be ok to use as a sub-base? And would I need to rent in a whacker to get it compacted down?

Yep, I asked if it should be covered - but he answered, "No, it will sweat". "The screed shutter looks banked behind with concrete. That will make it very difficult to remove. All you need is a few pegs." Not sure what you mean. There's no concrete behind the shuttering, if you...

Update: Contractor came out. He said the concrete had not gone off properly. He suggested cutting out blocks of concrete where the cracks were and filling in with a new mix. Pic of one crack: I declined and said I wanted it up and relaid by someone else. We came to an amicable...

Concrete Base

As a matter of interest, noseall, how much would you charge for this job (without the clogs and hands tied)? :D

He said it would be ok as there would be cloud cover in the evening. Good idea asking about a breakdown of labour and materials. Cheers all for responding so far.

Yes, I thought it was too little cement. Don't suppose there's any way of knowing after two days if the mix is lean or not? I asked if it should be covered before he left, but he said no it would only sweat. The contractor started job Thursday morning too, and as I said I did raise concerns...

Hello all, Great forum - hoping someone can kindly provide some advice for me. Basically, I’m wondering if it’s possible to tell if a concrete base is going to be good or not after just a few days? Below is the story so far: I've just had a contractor lay a concrete base 4x5 m 100 mm...