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Thanks, I appreciate your point. I will have another go at locating the source of the damp. So far I cant figure it out. I can only assume it is coming up through the floor, the floor is porous brick, with soil directly underneath. I suppose what I should be asking is, is a small amount...

Hi, The floor in my cellar has a damp patch, and the rest of it is in bad condition. I cant find where the damp is coming from so am going to tile over the floor. I plan to use bitumen, or Synthaproof, then tile. Is it OK to tile on this, is there anything else I should use. I know I...

Hi, This has been going on for about a year. The lights will dim slightly for a second or less and then the main RCD on the consumer box will trip. This will take out power to all the plug circuits. There is absolutely no pattern to when it happens or what I happen to be doing at the...

Cheers Col, The tiler is going to put down the ply so I will see how much movement is left after this. It is an old house and some of the joints are not like the timber we know today. The area is 3600 x 3600 with a couple of recesses and its hard to measure the movement but I wrekon it...

The first person I asked said the super flex adhesive would be 40 quid a bad, the second said there was a two part adhesive for 25 quid a bag, I just wanted to check that the first bloke was chrging too much, and they were talking about the same product (I am now going with the checper bloke, I...

Thanks Col, The ply is fixed to the existing floorboards using brass screws that go into the floorboards (not the joists, less they hit a wore or pipe) Joists are 16 spaced 16 inches, there are no noggins in these yet, is this something I should definitely look at? Cheers Mike

I am laying ceremic tiles onto 18mm ply. There is still a fail bit of bounce in the room, what is the best adhesive to allow for this? Thanks Mike

Hi, I have just completed screwing and glueing my reclaimed oak floor to the concrete in my dining room. I intend to sand it over the weekend. I am after a dark, shiny finish, what is the best way to achieve this? Is it something I could do myself or best left to someone experienced...

Hi, I had a countersink and plug maker that I have used to make good the screw holes in my new wooden oak floor. I have all the countersinks drilled all over the floor (about 200 of them) but only have a couple of the plugs made (which fit perfectly) Now someone has lifted my tools so I...

I have bought 17sqm of reclaimed Oak strip? flooring to be laid on a concrete floor. I was also supplied some flexible adhesive and some 'grout' to fill the gaps in between the t&g. Is this a job I could do myself? How much should I expect to pay a professional to lay this? I was told the...

Thanks for all the responses. I have checked the walls for plumbness and the external walls look OK, there is no sign of the walls beings forced outwards as a result of the roof sagging. There is some movement on internals walls as a result of a supporting wall being removed and an inadequate...

Hi, One of the purlins in my roof is rooted and has caused the roof to sag, both at the level of the purlin and around the ridge in the area of the crack. What is the best approch to replacing this? I have heard of an epoxy solution, or perhaps some form of steel plate to fix another...