concrete

I need some advice please i have had my finlocks removed and replaced with upvc but the company said that they could not fit the soffits as wmetal windows to high to open if so. I have asked them to grind off the underside of the concrete above the windows to allow for the soffits to fit but...

My outside kitchen drain is blocked with what feels like cement/concrete. I can get my hand on it and the whole pipe is blocked and is solid. I’ve tried breaking it with chisels and screwdrivers but can’t get much purchase because of the angle. Managed to get a drill bit on it but again can’t...

I have recently purchased a house with an old extension, leading up to the extension the floor is suspended and the back 2 metre of the house is concrete. The concrete seems dry with no signs of damp and previously they had T&G chipboard screwed directly to the the concrete with laminate on top...

Hi, ECO foil recon that their multi layer foils are comparable to Kingspan. I want to use it on a concrete floor to keep the heat in. Has anybody used it on concrete floors? Any good?

Hi guys I’m looking for a bit of advice, I’m after building a single block shed out my back garden, and the walls feel wet all the time when it rains and there is water seeping in through them and leaving a puddle on the concrete slab from it running down the walls. I have put a sealer on the...

Hi, This winter has highlighted how cold my concrete floors are down stairs. Has anybody used Kingspans insulation and overboarded it to warm up a cold house? If so, is it any good? How did you do it?

I have an odd shaped space where I would lik a shower. I have stayed in an apartment with a cement/concrete shower tray studded with pebbles. I’d like to recreate this with marble edging. I don’t know if the one I saw was custom made or off the shelf. Any suggestions if/how I can do this?

I have water coming in to my kitchen, I stay in a flat, water is coming through seams that join the flats in the kitchen cupboard beside water tank. I have tried sourcing leak with neighbours but have had no luck as leak is not constant. I'm wondering if I can just fill these seams with concrete.

Looking for a bit of advice please. I’m about to pour a concrete slab for a stand-alone raised patio which is getting tiled with porcelain tiles 600mm x 900mm. The slab is just under 6m by 4m and 6” thick. However all around the edge of the slab will be a box section of the concrete reinforced...

I have just moved into a house with a broken hearth where it appeared that the concrete cracked due to an underlying void. I have broken out the part where it collapsed and intend to remove the remaining tiles, level the area off and then re-tile. Please can anyone advise on the best way to fill...

Hi there I viewed a stone end terrace house built before 1900 and it has partly suspended wood floors and partly concrete floors on the ground floor. The concrete floor is clearly damp in places and in one room at the front corner of the house it is very damp and an attempt to scree over...

And also what caused it? It did have a flooded bathroom, maybe that? How would I go about repairing it, maybe chisel away at the raised part then refill and flatten? I added an outside pic for reference. Cheers.

I see many websites say I don't need a vapour barrier, is that right? I was thinking to pva the floor first so the tape/glue sticks well. I remember reading to seal the edges, is that correct, and why? Cheers.

I have a concrete slab floor and I need to raise it by 2-3inches what would be the best way of doing this? Originally I was going to pour some concrete, however I have recently seen some self-levelling compounds which can pour to a depth of 2inches is this a viable option of are there...

I would like some advice on leveling my garage base ready for use. I have recently built a concrete sectional garage, which I received for free of from my next-door neighbor as they were getting rid. Once put up realized there was a lot of sway and felt a strong breeze may blow it down, even...

Apologies for creating seperate thread, this is about the sub floor. In summary dug up concrete floor in porch to sort out ventilation from air bricks below front door to cellar. Old vent pipes were blocked. Got few of these Manrose flat channels to connect between air bricks and gap to...

We plan on filling in this narrow path, it’ll be raised from the top step to the black tiles. It’ll eventually become a patio or a decking area for the garden once the single skin outbuilding to the right has been brought down to the same level (it sits on a concrete slab in line with the top...

Hi all After watching many YouTube videos, I went ahead and attempted to build a concrete table top myself. I built the mould, applied sealant around the edges, applied a concrete release agent and mixed 2 bags of Blue Circle mixed use concrete with water and fibre reinforcement. An online...

Hi, I'm replacing a concrete step with a sandstone slab (its 15.5cm thick). The slab is going to be fixed to a sliver of the old concrete step with rebar and mortar. I'm wondering what thickness of mortar is needed for a slab that thick? Thanks, Rich.

Our dining room has a concrete floor with levelling screed on top, and the previous owner decided to wisely fit carpet tacks by hammering nails directly into the screed (instead of drilling + dowels). We are laying laminate flooring, but after removing the carpet tacks the levelling screed...