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Hello everyone! I haven't posted in ages as ridiculously busy plus forgot my password but onna job now I need to pick your brains on.
First question is the engineer specified I split a room in two using thermal blocks. I've done this but now it's time to board, float and skim the extension and will be picking this up with it as it's inside the main house. The blocks are as dry as a whores c**t when she's on a good night. Naturally if it was a normal block wall wed give it a small soaking but these blocks are as dry as one can get. Would just soaking with water do or anything else needed. Pva or SBR. First time floating a wall in these blocks. It's something we don't use often here in the west of Ireland.
Another question and I should know this but can't remember a job when I've did this. The roofers when doing the flat roof had to pack the joists out. 30mm in places! Now the joists are higher than the block work. So when I go to board this on the underside, there's going to be a small gap between the board and the blockwork. Is it ok just to float up and let the sand& cement fill this area or need to prep it with something else before the scratch coat. Like I've said already, I should know this with my experience being on site so long but I honestly can't remember a job where I've did this before. I'm probably just overthinking this but would hate for it to crack at a later date all along the top of the walls if I didn't prep it right.
Any Other time, the blocks finish where there supposed to and just float as normal.
Danny, how's the beekeeping going. My own I put on hold this year with to much work on.
First question is the engineer specified I split a room in two using thermal blocks. I've done this but now it's time to board, float and skim the extension and will be picking this up with it as it's inside the main house. The blocks are as dry as a whores c**t when she's on a good night. Naturally if it was a normal block wall wed give it a small soaking but these blocks are as dry as one can get. Would just soaking with water do or anything else needed. Pva or SBR. First time floating a wall in these blocks. It's something we don't use often here in the west of Ireland.
Another question and I should know this but can't remember a job when I've did this. The roofers when doing the flat roof had to pack the joists out. 30mm in places! Now the joists are higher than the block work. So when I go to board this on the underside, there's going to be a small gap between the board and the blockwork. Is it ok just to float up and let the sand& cement fill this area or need to prep it with something else before the scratch coat. Like I've said already, I should know this with my experience being on site so long but I honestly can't remember a job where I've did this before. I'm probably just overthinking this but would hate for it to crack at a later date all along the top of the walls if I didn't prep it right.
Any Other time, the blocks finish where there supposed to and just float as normal.
Danny, how's the beekeeping going. My own I put on hold this year with to much work on.
