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by eddylyons
Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:53 pm
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: solid oak floor on to chipboard??
Replies: 5
Views: 3219

Re: solid oak floor on to chipboard??

hi this weekend the floor is going to be laid, someone mentioned a dab of glue in the groove at both ends to keep them from spliting. what u reckon brickie?? sound ok??
by eddylyons
Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:19 pm
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: solid oak floor on to chipboard??
Replies: 5
Views: 3219

Re: solid oak floor on to chipboard??

cheers brickie......what sort of underlay shout i use?? its only for sound purpose....?
by eddylyons
Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:41 am
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: solid oak floor on to chipboard??
Replies: 5
Views: 3219

solid oak floor on to chipboard??

ive recently replaced all my floor boards down stairs with a 18mm chipboard floor, i have now found the solid wood that i like and have mixed responses on how to fit it.....been told not to nail as chipboard is weak.....not to glue coz floor will want to move naturally....so i thought of maybe just ...
by eddylyons
Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:45 am
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: Replacing joists and floor boarss
Replies: 3
Views: 83332

Re: Replacing joists and floor boarss

Cheers bricky, I read last night on some building regs page that I should silicone around the joist where it has contact with the brick?? Would ur method of using dpc eliminate this?? Thanks buddy
by eddylyons
Mon Dec 05, 2011 5:08 pm
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: Replacing joists and floor boarss
Replies: 3
Views: 83332

Replacing joists and floor boarss

Hi, I'm replacing joists down stairs as they are all rotten from damp. The damp is now cured and my new tantalised joists are been put in place, should I just sit the new joists on slate as they were before or run a timber around the perimeter and hAng new joists on joist hangers?? If I do run perim...
by eddylyons
Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:41 pm
Forum: Masonry Forum
Topic: cracks in exterior render repair
Replies: 6
Views: 32987

Re: cracks in render

Not stepping welshbrickies toes (he is very knowledgable), but how old is the render?, mastic is ok , but have a, look, I mean give it a tap if it sounds hollow then its blown , and will need removing, if not then there are epoxy repair kits that will do the job better then mastic i tapped the wall...
by eddylyons
Tue Jul 05, 2011 1:38 pm
Forum: Masonry Forum
Topic: cracks in exterior render repair
Replies: 6
Views: 32987

Re: cracks

welsh brickie wrote:scrape out the crack and use acrylic mastic and then paint
cheers mate
by eddylyons
Tue Jul 05, 2011 1:38 pm
Forum: Masonry Forum
Topic: cracks in exterior render repair
Replies: 6
Views: 32987

as easy as that.....thanks mate
by eddylyons
Fri Jul 01, 2011 2:40 pm
Forum: Masonry Forum
Topic: cracks in exterior render repair
Replies: 6
Views: 32987

cracks in exterior render repair

hi just about to start outside now as its summer. i have a few cracks in my render nothing major but was told its best to have them sorted rather than just paint over them. whats the best way to approach this. my thoughts were that i should maybe scrape out the cracks and make them deeper so that wh...
by eddylyons
Sat Nov 20, 2010 2:57 pm
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: high water table cominin under floor boards
Replies: 3
Views: 13066

theres no damp course only engineering brick?? should i inject the wall and make new damp course?? also the water is causing the motar to deteriorate and u can wipe it out with ur finger. should i re point??? also i have serious amounts ofd white salts all over the brick. should i clean this off??? ...
by eddylyons
Thu Nov 18, 2010 9:43 pm
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: Water/Damp on external walls
Replies: 2
Views: 3460

check the roof for leaks and also check the pointing on the outside, it might need re pointing. i had to use a damp proof membrane to stop damp in my house. its old and needed insulating anyway. so i used dpm on wall then 2x1 batterns with celotex inbetween and then plasterboarded over the top. then...
by eddylyons
Thu Nov 18, 2010 10:52 am
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: high water table cominin under floor boards
Replies: 3
Views: 13066

high water table cominin under floor boards

ive recently broughgt my first house and have discovered that there is a high watwer tablle here resulting in water under my floorboards. does anyone have any ideas how to water proof my house to stop it comin inside again, ive thought about a dpm and concrete??
by eddylyons
Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:16 pm
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: water under floor boards!?!?!?!?
Replies: 0
Views: 3211

water under floor boards!?!?!?!?

hi i own a house thats 90 years old and downstairs my floor boards are approx 4ft from foundation level. i keep getting water in at about 5 to 6 inches. i think this may be because of the water table level?? im not sure?? anyways would it matter if i just concreted it up to about a foot to stop this...
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