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Give the edges a couple of coats of a suitable primer after scraping away any soft or loose material and laitance (use BAL APD or similar) then they will...
if it's not to late to change, these guys seem to have set about addressing the problems with built-in vacuums - at any rate, their Millennium models look to...
What have people done when they have had carpets fitted over an anhydrite screed? Normally a carpet fitter would just nail gripper rod into wooden floors but I...
can you not dig a deep trench alongside your tank and put in a french drain holey pipe lower than your tank, and aim the surface rainwater and gutters into it ...
Lee If you have deep pockets, Acorn Doors will make certified FD30 doors to bespoke size with glazing, without wires in, (so normal looking glass). Think...
Getting older and forgetful. Don't recall seeing the concrete being poured but it did not float as it was filled with water during the concrete pour. ...
Pete, Thanks for your reply. Have to admit that you have probably hit the nail on the head; the spring contact breaking was with the supplier said, but...
Funny you say that; a little while ago the double fire doors on a lab at work were being changed for something more secure, the thought process you've just...
I'm afraid that most people would fit a cheap solid fire door and then change it out for whatever they like after they have got their BR approval. Tracey...
I think (but could easily be wrong!) that to get certification a sample door has to be destructively tested, so it's a bit of a no-no for a one-off, otherwise...
how about an alternative approach - how about a couple of verticals, fixed to the wall & going up behind the curtains, and a stiff (to avoid need for other...
You might not find it too difficult to remove a section of plasterboard so that you can glue a piece of timber direct to the steel - which would be the best...
Lee I have done this in similar circumstances and recommend the following drill holes in the plasterboard at appropriate centres to aim to fill the void...
hi remove plaster back to lintel, epoxy in some 1" timber and secure rail to that. you could glue wood to plaster but IMHO it will not last with heavy...
Hi all One of the doorways off our "protected" stairwell is a double door, and we'd like if possible to have some glazing in it, to let some light through. ...
By the way, the lintel in question spans this entire window: http://tinyurl.com/yard8cd ...and supports this ruddy great oak beam - and therefore most of the...
Morning all Thanks for the various replies ! Fitting a piece of timber directly to the lintel would probably have been the best solution, but it's all...
If you filled around the tank with concrete, and the tank was empty it would have floated out of the concete. I tell you this, as maybe you can remember if the...
Good point ! In which case, revise that to :- If your ** first ** hole hits steel, drill another an inch above or below it. If any other hole hits steel...
Better still (but perhaps too late for Lee - sorry !) to gripfix a bit of wood to the wall before you fix plaster board (or even apply real plaster). It can be...
It may or not be frowned on, but you will find that they are b*****y hard to drill into, and they contain steel wires in the most awkward places... Won't heavy...
Hi all I need to fit a few curtain rails, and above most windows where I want to fit the rail, is a concrete lintel behind the plasterboard. The rails will be...
Hi all I wonder if anyone else with intumescent strips around fire-rated doors can help... Our main stairwell is "protected", in that all habitable rooms off...
Nick, Thanks for your reply. Our tank is 2.1m in diameter with a sort of ridge around its middle. I am having a hard time recalling how the concrete was...
