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Hi, I like your idea Mr Chibs, yes there was polythene sheet very thin stuff on top of polystyrene. I will be ripping old laminate flooring up and tiling entire kitchen. How would you attach piece of PUR sheet? Would that just float? BTW, I found DPC sticking out under slab, but it is right...

Ok after some further investigation I am a little more concern. The DPC does not go under slabs or outer bricks, they cut the horizontal piece and put it between bricks and internal slabs but that strip does not go under any of it. I can actually pull it up if i want to. Also about 3 cm of chip...

Hi all, I have another question this time regarding dpc. I am making my french door opening smaller and I stumble on this scenario. Please check photos for details. Floor setup looks like this: laminated floor, soft membrane, then chip board, there was a polystyrene which I have removed. Now...

thanks a lot, I wish I knew some good builder, would not have to bother you all the time! I will add to this post in the future when my opening is all good and plastered, for now I am moving to another job, this time a bit simpler, fitting new patio door... Cheers again!

Ok, Lintel is beautifully level siting on thin bed of mortar, above gap keyed in 5 places with slate, slate was gently hammered nice and tight. Everything looks great but something bothers me. I attached photo of left side, that brick with red, does this course of bricks look safe? All four of...

Ok, thanks again for all replays, Tony cheers as well, I just had a conversion with lintel manufacturer and they said that the rough side has to go up as it will have better bonding properties. I have done the calculation and it worked out at 6.97 kn/m UDL over 1.58m span, so I have some room...

Ok this make sense, I thought that full room needs to be calculated and divided by each load bearings anyway this is my situation: Kitchen : 1/2 Depth = 1.25 Meters Living Room : 1/2 Depth = 2 Meters 1.4 x 1.25 = 1.75 m2 1.4 x 2 = 2.8m2 1.75+2.8= 4.55m2 2.15 x 4.55 = 9.7 Kn/m2 ??? Is...

Thanks Woody, sorry I don't follow your way of thinking :) the lintel spam is 1400 with 200 resting on each side, not sure what you mean by "half span of kitchen is?" Please explain in more detail and again thank you for your time, I really appreciate this.

Hi, yes I can still see the metal rods, unfortunately I will have to turn it by 90 degree, One side is a bit rough and I think that's the bottom side. I have done some more detailed calculation and I question myself now, here it is what I came up with: Kitchen: 10m2 10m2 x (dead + live...

Thank You, Here is the lintel I used: I have done calculations myself, this lintel can work with loads up to 10 kn/m in my case as opening is 140cm This lintel will carry weight from 6x joists (3x going to kitchen and 3 going to living room). Upstairs there is only partition wall and no...

Hi all, I just completed my doorway extension, original door was 80cm and had 10x6.5 120cm lintel. I have made this opening wider 140cm installing 10x10 180cm concrete lintel. Advised by manufacturer this lintel is twice as strong as the old one so in my head seems overkill for the job. I...

Hello, all. I am looking for practical ideas on how to reduce size of my external doorway in my kitchen. I am planning to reduced it by 2.5x brick, which is around 58cm. What would be the most professional and sturdy way to do it? Outside bricks should be no problem, have done that before, what...

Thanks for replay, when I hooked this LED up under my work bench supply LED dim well when current is changed also they will dim when voltage is reduced, so I am pretty sure that they will not require any special dimmer from Megaman to control this. Here is driver recommended by Megaman to use...

Hi Guys, I have a bit of dilemma of what type of driver to use with me setup. I have 4x Megaman AR111 LED which are dimmable. My question is what would be a better driver, constant current or constant voltage? I am aware that to use constant current I would have to use driver capable of output...

Hello, I stumbled across a problem with my new overflow installed few days back. Overflow and click clack below on photo: [/img] The problem is that overflow does not drain fast enough and bath will overfill. I can clearly hear water going into overflow but seems to be too slow. When I...

Hello Folks, Simple question, I am planning to tile over tanked Gyproc Moisture Resistant Plasterboard. Now, what product should I use to put between the joint? Normally I use Gyproc Joint Filler (Red Bag) but that is for dry areas. What to use for bathroom? Thank You

Yes, pipes are hot and cold for basin, no tank in the house, water comes directly from the combi boiler. I asked about time how long should that take, so I can estimate cost for the plumber. Both pipes need to go roughly where the basin waste is so the only way it can go there is under the other...

Hello folks, This is my first post on this forum, please advise on few of my questions. I need to move both pipes pointed on the photo closer to the wall so that they can be hidden behind fake wall. Second job is to chase radiator pipes into the wall for my towel warmer. I will have to...