Recent content by Danny

  1. Danny

    Greasy garbage yet again

    if @BritishGypsum or @The Apprentice wants me to do a greasy test i am not far away from needing to board and skim my home office ;-)
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    Rising Damp and Replacing Plaster

    rising damp does not exist.... Get some photos up on here and from there we could probably tell you where teh damp is coming from photos of both sides of the wall would be good at the very least
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    Concrete blinding

    sorry this is for my 15m x 5m garage. Under teh concrete slab... I would normally do as you said but he says not...
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    Concrete blinding

    he wants a dry mix... so I assume its being layed like I would screed a floor?
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    Concrete blinding

    Who here has any idea what my structural engineer is on about. So on top of my 150mm type 1 hardcore he wants 75mm of blinding which is a dry mix. He wants it at a ratio of 1:3:6 1 cement 3 sand 6 aggregate What aggregate do you think he is on about? It's like pulling teeth getting...
  6. Danny

    We have server problems

    Working on a fix now
  7. Danny

    We have server problems

    Working on a fix now
  8. Danny

    Plastered my flat, total newbie and diyer, done decent job of it tbh, pros faster and easy days work but this was my own home and project... thoughts?

    looks better than some of the stuff we see on here thats been done by a pro... Get some paint on it and see how it looks...
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    Home projects

    Nagging... so I assume she is starting to feel better... Looking forward to losing the role of taxi service soon... spend most of my life at the moment running teh kids about to every after school club going!!
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    Home projects

    Yeah parenthood and Jane breaking her ankle and building 2 projects at the same time is a wonderful concoction of joy
  11. Danny

    Home projects

    Building my office and also started building my garages... every day I am doing something :-\
  12. Danny

    DAMP RENDER DIY ADVICE

    I would say that water is hitting the ground and then bouncing up and soaking the wall... I had to put a french drain (dug a trench and filled with pea gravel) around a building that had the same problem... Maybe a gutter is also leaking above in high rainfall...
  13. Danny

    Private Number Plate.

    I actually like a private plate... mine re worthless £150 plates but they move from vehicle to vehicle and I dont forget the reg's anymore... I think I have 3 private plates now... I want another my Landy but would have to be old format I think...
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    WHAT IS SSIP AND IS THE CHEAPEST SSIP ACCREDITATION RECOGNISED ?

    Gaining an SSIP accreditation and certificate like CHAS, Safecontractor or Constructionline can be important for your plastering business. It demonstrates to your commercial clients that H&S is an integral part of your organisation by having had a reputable third party independently review your...
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    £5,000 for 2 small bedrooms ?

    When do i start?
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