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  1. R

    Building A Stand For A Show

    well been hard at it building a stand for Sleep Exhibition 2015, two hotel bathrooms, working planning, and on top sorting out the tilling on the Harrods stand. Well here are, the stands we built from start to finish. A lot of hard work getting it there in one peice , and i cant thank...
  2. R

    Building a full height boxing at end of bath for niches

    Hi all New member here! Currently trying to finish off the bathroom part of a full house refurbishment - this has been the trickiest area to design and get right so far! The bathroom is small square shaped, 2m x 2m with an L-shaped shower/bath next to a large window, with the WC and wall...
  3. T

    building a curved internal stud wall

    Hi, Looking for some advice.... A returning client has came to me in a bit of a dilemma and requires quite a large job to go ahead immediately. We have knocked down internal walls and lifted floor, new room to consist of wet floor all off one slab of marble templated and cut for falls ideally...
  4. P

    Supply chains

    i was wondering if anybody could shine any light on how you get onto contractors supply chains
  5. Dan

    Cscs Card For Building Sites Wall And Floor Tiler Blue Card Or Gold Card

    If you have the Tiling NVQ / SVQ Diploma Level 3 wall and floor tiling (construction) you should apply for the Gold - Advanced Craft CSCS Card. If you are applying for this card for yourself please check the information here. If you are an employer applying for this card (or multiple cards)...
  6. C

    building a concrete footbath

    I have a customer who would like a concrete footpath built. It is merely 4m long and a metre wide. She is thinking about the topps tiles mosaic in the victorian style. Now, the two builders who have quoted to build this concrete path, which in my eyes is excavation, compaction, (dpm?) setting...
  7. area tiling

    Building up layers of adhesive onto plasterboard

    I was wanting to know can you build up tile adhesive to sort out a problem with a shower tray that hasn't been fitted Square ?? At the furthest away point from the wall it's about 12 and at the closest point it's about 8mm , I was thinking of using a 12mm trowel and tapering it out till next to...
  8. T

    General building work

    Hi have a query that needs a answer looking to nock down a existing garage that's located at the end of a garden and replace it with a wooden car port one would this require planning permission and two rough price for the cost of this! Any general builders advice wud be great!
  9. G

    Mr T has left the building

    At the request of Ash aka Mr T. He has asked for his profile to be deleted.
  10. Andy Allen

    VAT on a listed building..?

    never heard of this one before, had this email off a customer wanting someone that's VAT reg for this reason......anyone heard of this before..? Andrew Allen Very sorry, but we are hoping to use someone who is VAT registered (our project has listed building consent so is zero-rated -...
  11. A

    Building regs... Part p

    One for Keith at u heat I think. Or of course any one knowledgeable about part p If I were to put an electric cable underfloor heating system into my screed and hard wire it through a stat into a spur it would be classed as a fixed wiring circuit and would become notifiable to building control...
  12. kilty55

    building control?

    hi i have a customer who wants to build an en suite with stud walls from scratch in an existing bedroom i assume he will have to contact buiding control? any advice peeps:thumbsup:
  13. R

    Porcelain Tiling to Brickwork and building up height within Fireplace

    Hi, Im trying to identify the best method to do 2 tasks prior to installing a wood burning stove within an existing brick chimney. Ultimately I want to have porcelain tiels on the hearth and around the inside of the brick chimney. 1. Build up the height of the fireplace hearth by around an...
  14. B

    Building new exsion - woodchip, ply or somwthing else?

    Hi everyone, I am having an extension built at the moment. My builder didn't seem interested in doing the tiling so I said I'd find my own tiler. The extension will have a suspended floor and I think the builder is planning on installing 22mm chipboard and assuming the tiler will work from...
  15. C

    building a wooden fence

    Alright guys, any advice on building a wooden fence (4ft ish) , my plan: dig holes for pre treated posts (every 2 meters) then plant posts in cement ( about a foot) make sure they are all plumb, then screw in the horizontal bits then the slats. Any further advice would be great if any of you...
  16. widler

    Building websites

    This has prob been done a few times, but after building my own, which i don't think its too bad seeing as im computer illiterate,and have the patiance of a bullmastiff on redbull, i would like to know how much would it cost to have one built? And who builds them? Im stii not sold on them but...
  17. W

    Building Surveyor with tiling expertise?

    Does anyone know of any Chartered Building surveyor with tiling expertise - located in the Ashford/Folkestone area please? Or any solicitor who has fought a case for bad tiling?
  18. F

    Web site building

    I need to make my own web page. I've not been on for months as I've have had great work, but all of a sudden, the light switch has gone out! Talking to a plasterer, only a young lad, he's had a web site set up and the phone don't stop ringing. So, any of you people know of a good web company...
  19. K

    building out a wall to meet tray

    hello chaps. After a few good diy jobs,timber garage,raised decks,staircase the next step is to tile my on suite. Some really excellant info found on the forum:thumbsup: im looking at a recess shower with the one screen with a small return.The gap it goes in is...
  20. B

    Brad enters the building

    Hi, just joined am sure I will be asking lots of questions in the forthcoming weeks. tt4n, Brad

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