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by DocMartin
Wed Nov 21, 2018 11:58 pm
Forum: Glazing and Double Glazing Forum
Topic: High Installation Costs for Dekko Infinity Double Glazing?
Replies: 2
Views: 3408

Re: High Installation Costs for Dekko Infinity Double Glazing?

Windowwizard, Thanks for the reply. As I mentioned in my first post I had found another installer to get a quote from (had to ring up Dekko themselves to get an address for an alternate local installer, for some reason Google had not picked them up - well, probably because they didn't mention Dekko ...
by DocMartin
Tue Nov 20, 2018 12:14 am
Forum: Masonry Forum
Topic: Fix Small Patches of Crumbling Redering
Replies: 2
Views: 6634

Re: Fix Small Patches of Crumbling Redering

I've just looked up the Everbuild filler and it says it is suitable for exterior render patching. In any case, given that you only need to fill a few square feet of render that's fallen off to the depth of 1/4", I wonder why you mention hiring a cement mixer? You can mix up a bucket of mortar e...
by DocMartin
Mon Nov 19, 2018 11:51 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Are These Cracks Anything To Worry About in end of Terrace Property?
Replies: 3
Views: 7096

Re: Are These Cracks Anything To Worry About in end of Terrace Property?

PS: That last crack in the Artexed ceiling looks a little like someone stood on that area whilst in the loft!
by DocMartin
Mon Nov 19, 2018 11:47 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Are These Cracks Anything To Worry About in end of Terrace Property?
Replies: 3
Views: 7096

Re: Are These Cracks Anything To Worry About in end of Terrace Property?

I have a 1930s house built on clay soil and it has worse cracks than that. The worst was about 6mm wide in places. Outside cracks tend to end up at the corner of a window somewhere as windows concentrate the stress. Inside I get similar small ceiling cracks. They are either along the interface of th...
by DocMartin
Mon Nov 19, 2018 11:22 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Bathroom Cold Tap Water and Very Low Supply
Replies: 2
Views: 2332

Re: Bathroom Cold Tap Water and Very Low Supply

So are you saying your cold supply is from a tank in the loft too? Logically, if so and the tank is full of water, and you can see the exit of the cold water pipe in the tank is clear, then you have a blockage in the pipe from the tank to your bathroom. Something fell in the tank and is stuck in you...
by DocMartin
Thu Nov 15, 2018 2:12 am
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: Untreated Wooden Gate Swelling in the Wet and Jamming
Replies: 2
Views: 12450

Re: Untreated Wooden Gate Swelling in the Wet and Jamming

Funnily enough, I just hung a garden gate, painted it with Sadolin (two coats - Teak colour) and it too has swollen a little and needs easing. Here's the thing - although my gate was untreated also, I don't think that Tanalising stops water swelling wood. Tanalising is an anti-rot treatment, not a p...
by DocMartin
Thu Nov 15, 2018 2:04 am
Forum: Interior Design Forum
Topic: Help With Kitchen Tile Choosing and Paint Colours
Replies: 1
Views: 2226

Re: Help With Kitchen Tile Choosing and Paint Colours

To be honest, colours and decor are a personal matter. I mean, there are some things you ought not to do but many more you can get away with. Take that decal on the back wall - nice sentiments obviously but not to everyone's taste - that sort of motto in my opinion ought to go in a picture frame. I ...
by DocMartin
Thu Nov 15, 2018 1:24 am
Forum: Conversion, Refurbishment and Renovation Forum
Topic: Opinions on Installing Toilet in Understairs Cupboards That's in Kitchen
Replies: 1
Views: 2133

Re: Opinions on Installing Toilet in Understairs Cupboards That's in Kitchen

I don't believe you're allowed to have a toilet whose door opens into a kitchen. Regulations. Don't take that as 100% certain but I seem to recall coming across this sort of question myself when thinking of converting an outside loo and outhouse (just outside the kitchen) to be an extension with the...
by DocMartin
Wed Nov 14, 2018 12:58 am
Forum: Soundproofing Forum
Topic: Brick Wall Soundproofing for Common Wall Between Properties
Replies: 4
Views: 4665

Re: Brick Wall Soundproofing for Common Wall Between Properties

PS: It occurs to me that the sort of metal brackets used to hang kitchen units on walls might be suitable. They are low profile, and if you got a sheet of rubber you could cut it into little rectangles, glue it onto the bracket and then there will be a similar bracket on the back of the drywall, onl...
by DocMartin
Wed Nov 14, 2018 12:52 am
Forum: Soundproofing Forum
Topic: Brick Wall Soundproofing for Common Wall Between Properties
Replies: 4
Views: 4665

Re: Brick Wall Soundproofing for Common Wall Between Properties

I wouldn't use cork. I know what you're thinking, but I don't think it absorbs sound well enough. Something like heavy old carpet in the gap beween the wall might be better if you're trying to keep the cost down. As for siliconing a panel to a wall, I think you'd have to apply quite a lot to be sure...
by DocMartin
Wed Nov 14, 2018 12:40 am
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: Sealing Shower Door Base to Plate
Replies: 2
Views: 1716

Re: Sealing Shower Door Base to Plate

I would have said...silicone. What is wrong with applying masking tape to the area to mask off the areas you don't want to get silicone on, then apply a bead to the gap. It doesn't need to go in the gap, just seal it over.

Don't apply too much, then smooth off with a wet finger...
by DocMartin
Wed Nov 14, 2018 12:35 am
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: What is Best Wall Covering in a Shower Room
Replies: 3
Views: 2019

Re: What is Best Wall Covering in a Shower Room

I think the idea of using marine ply etc is that in case your shower isn't waterproof, at least at some point in the future, you won't get rapid deterioration in whatever is behind the shower. I've also seen people painting ply/marine ply with pva - as a waterproofing coat. Exterior pva though (even...
by DocMartin
Wed Nov 14, 2018 12:21 am
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: Bathroom Bond or Board Help for Bathroom Refurb
Replies: 1
Views: 2202

Re: Bathroom Bond or Board Help for Bathroom Refurb

I don't know that this is what you mean but I've used tile-backer board - it's cementitious particle board, waterproof. It goes onto wooden studs. You don't have to drill holes in it, just drive the special drywall-type screws through it and into the studs. So, I'm not sure how you were thinking of ...
by DocMartin
Wed Nov 14, 2018 12:05 am
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: Shower Draining Very Slowly and Water From Sink Coming up Through Plughole
Replies: 3
Views: 2864

Re: Shower Draining Very Slowly and Water From Sink Coming up Through Plughole

Well, I have a shower without a pedestal - the waste pipe actually goes under the floorboards, so the arrangement is a little different to yours but essentially the same apart from that I would think. If I pull on the chrome top to the waste hole in the corner of the shower it pulls out (after a bit...
by DocMartin
Sun Nov 11, 2018 1:49 am
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Advice About Brick Work on Bay Wall
Replies: 1
Views: 2159

Re: Advice About Brick Work on Bay Wall

I have to wonder what happened to all the original mortar? Where's it all gone?! First of all, repointing would of course be better than what you have there. However, it would be next to impossible to get a decent amount of mortar in there and do a satisfactory job. Some of the bricks look as though...
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