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  1. CCoomber

    Door threshold concrete

    I’m looking to fill in the cavity for my door threshold. I’ve read that I should be using a lean 1:8 cement, aggregate mix for foundation level strength however there is no mention of sand. Some other sources quote a 1:1:2 mix for this purpose. Should there be sand in the first mix? Which would...
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    Repair channel in screed floor

    I have a bathroom floor which is above the garage. It is a row of hard concrete formers with about a 5cm deep screed on top, then tiles on top of that. For reasons I won't go into, I decided to take up the floor tiles, and I then discovered that my hot and cold water pipes are running diagonally...
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    Help identify floor construction, next steps

    Hi. Renovating a single room extension (c1980s I believe) attached to a c1800 stone house. I intend to install a laminate floor, and because of some undulations need to level the existing base. When lifting carpet grippers (tacked down but also glued in places) parts of the floor lifted with...
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