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i am going to do a patio with 450 concrete flags. its at the bottom of a garden that needs levelling up about 150mm its 18 square meters so i need a lot of fill. whats the best way to do this? I was thinking a tonne of MOT 1 to start with then the rest in ballast mixed at 6 to 1 with cement then...

thats a good idea thanks

yeh its an internal overflow, the bath is a fully fibreglass with acrylic gel coating. my old bath was like you mention with the bajo and the flexi tube.

has anyone used a flow switch on the hot feed on a shower to turn on an extractor fan? i am thinking of putting one on my new concealed shower to a manrose mixed flow timer fan. don't want one using the lights and don't like the humidistat idea

yeh its new just looks old in that photo, must be the lighting. its sat flat perfect inside the bath, my only concern is when you pull the plug out on a full bath of water all the water is going to be on the bottom seal as it swirls around the overflow slots on its way out.

il send a photo to the dealer and let them look before i try and seal it. the bath was very expensive and the waste is a clearwater click clack

so is this a normal occurrence on a bath? should i get the manufacturer to sort the bath or am i worrying about nothing, just a case of sealing it up?

i bought a bath for my own house the other day and decided to fit the waste to it yesterda I have taken the photo without the rubber washer to show more clearly the gap. I am used to fitting sinks and basins, i have never come across any waste that fit so poorly. I have no experience with...

ok thanks is there a way of doing it so i can just tile onto the floorboard, i.e. if i pt an extra joist in between every joist to make the centres 225 ish and use flexible adhesive onto a new green chipboard floor ??

Hi i have stripped a bathroom floor that was rotten and wanted to know the best way to re board it as i plan on tiling the floor? the joist centres are 450 and a few are at 400. is there a product like cement partial board that will do the job in one? or do i need to use 18mm ply then the...

I have been looking for some solid surface worktop that i can fit using my jig and router and all i can seem to find is earthstone. They only have a few colours. Are there other brands that can be fitted like a laminate with the jig?

Im looking to have a curved or j shaped breakfast bar. Wondered if you knew of a place where i can order doors cabinets and back panels for a bar? Also anyone recommend a worktop manufacturer for the composite type tops in the west yorkshire area if possible?

i have made a lowboard and want to have drop down doors 300mm i want them to have push to open but also have a nice smooth strut for when they are falling down. can anyone recoment some hardware? doors are 297 by 715 cheers

Hi could anyone recomend a good supplier of engineered oak flooring? i am after some about 190mm wide 14mm ish thick. natural, oiled or uv oiled. i want it to go on top of a screeded floor with underfloor heating. i think i need to glue it down but not sure what to use and does it need a...

Hi i am going for underfloor heating in my extension its 6.5m by 3.8 internally. just after some advice on what to use. ie finish the concrete sub floor how much lower? what thickness kingspan? whats good gear for a single room UFH etc what will i need. from a quick search this aft i have seen a...

Yes i am employed been with them for just under 2 years. Just trying to locate the handbook and my contract at the moment My other problem is up until wednesday i had a young lad with me. They laid him off on wednesday and now i struggle to screw the cabinets or sides of contiboard on my...

Hi all, just wondering what to do about the company i work for, they want to change my pay from day rate to price per job. Basically i work for a boiler company, i go round the country making cabinets to cover the boilers and or pipework. Sometimes rebuild renew airing cupboards, various...

can anyone recomend a pointing gun? i have the front of my house to point its all raked out but before i started the old fashioned way just wondered if there is a good gun or bag? the pointmaster one looks like a good idea as i bet the ones like a skelly gun hurt your rist after a while??

Ok any starting points? I was thinking 1 building 1 kiln dried 1 cement . What do you think? :)

after some advice on mixing some pointing. i want to repoint the front of my house in the next week or so and i want a dark grey colour similar to marley modern tiles. whats the mix needed for this or a very dark grey mix please :)