cement

Hi Guys, looking to tile my new kitchen floor, however, have come across a hickup, There is a very large hole in the concrete floor from wall to wall which has collapsed slightly. I don't know why this has happened though my suspicion is that the builder who did my extension years ago knew...

Hi, Just moved into my new house and I have some work I need to do a lot of repointing on my garden stone and brick wall. I'm a bit confused as most web sites suggest to use hydraulic lime and big DIY stores tell me it doesn't matter, cement will do the job. As cement is much cheaper I'm...

Hi everyone, I would really appreciate some help in trying to figure out what type of render is currently on my house. . It's white and bumpy but very smooth. I'm struggling to work out if its a cement based or lime based render (with aggregate causing the bumps)? I have one patch of damp...

Hi all, I have been going round in circles when trying to calculate the materials needed to complete my shed bases. They both have around 3 to 4 inches of type 1 mot base. I am wanting to use: all in one ballast and cement at 4-1 ratio. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Shed 1...

Hiya, I am planning to lay brick slips on my fireplace (stove) and would like to have white colour for grout. Is there any white mortar product, which is heatproof that i could use for the fireplace? Or should i call it a white fire cement? Thanks,

Hi All, I need to level the flooring for the new hearth, which I remove from the previous extended hearth that goes lower than the floor level. Any advise what cement should i used to level it before i place the hearth. And by looking at the picture the next thing i should do is to level the...

Hi all, Recently been aware that there is some asbestos in our artex ceiling that is going to be removed. Since then i have been trying to go through old photos of work that i've done to the house to see if anything could have potentially contained asbestos. So far i've posted about textured...

I have a UPVC double glazed patio door which for some strange reason has wood underneath the frame. The wood has rotten away & I have removed it, supporting the window temporarily on small blocks of wood. It has been suggested that I should replace the wood with plastic, but where can I purchase...

Hi Guys, I'm hoping to repair cracked/chipped sandstone on my windows and coping stones in preparation for painting. Please see the images, there are worse chips on the other face of the house. My plan was to, wire brush all loose material, brush debris away, fungicidal scrub, use premixed...

Hi, We are looking to tart up our dated swimming pool but not sure what to do. Grateful of any help. We have a pool which is semi submerged and patio slabs surround it. We've pressure washed the slaps this weekend and it's blown away all the old cement/grout. It's left about an inch gap...

I'm building a new doorstep. I've smashed out the existing one which was bedded on loose rubble filled with sand, contained by an outer edge of mortared bricks. Current goal is to get a solid foundation on which I can mortar some new bricks and top with paving slabs. The new doorstep is going...

hi, I heard the "old way" of tiling floors was to use dry sand and cement binding, and then a slurry of water and cement would be used to fix floor tiles into place? I was a little taken aback by this suggestion, but would it be possible to use mortar as tiling adhesive on a floor? I intend to...