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This Siniat GTEC stuff looks gd, tho I'm still to find somewhere in NI that sells it, or an equivalen. Any suggestions? Presumably it would be better than the rolls that have two strips of metal, but at at least I can get them online.

Can you get ones for fill and sand? I've seen some at 2 or 3 mm but surely they're for wet plater as would stick out too far? Unless possibly along the tapered edge but I can't always arrange that.

Hi folks Any advice on best method of doing external plasterboarded corners with tape/fill/sand? I've used paper tape before and the results were aesthetically good, but was very susceptible to chipping. Is the paper tape with a metal film good, or is there a more robust solution out there (that's not wet plastering)? Thanks

Hi folks With a floor slab for a garage / outbuilding to be poured next week I'm looking at bull floats. There appear to be different sizes available, 1200 x 300, 1200 x 200, 900 x 200, etc. Any advice on a good size to use on a 10m x 5m floor slab, or is it as much personal preference? Thanks

Hi folks Does anyone know, does the polypipe UG427 back inlet bottle gully come with a trap? In photos I find online it doesn't look like it, which seems strange? Thanks

Having a read through the relevant pages of the pavingexpert.com website would be a good starting point, if you haven't already. I was going to post a link, but can't seem to get onto that site right now for some reason...

Wasn't until I did this that I realised just green it had got in only 3 years!

Just report back, I looked for algon but our local place had patio magic so trued that. Did a test area and was very impressed with the results. 5l diluted as per the instructions applied with a weed sprayer did the whole house. The photo shows the test area after 3 days.

Hi folks I've couple of garden walls built from concrete block to render, and would like them to match the house. The house (also concrete block) I believe was done with the following, and appears to be a good job. Weberend aid Weberend MPR Weber PR310 Webersil TF There is a good bit of Weberend MPR left over, but I am wondering if the Weberend aid and PR310 are really necessary for an 800mm high garden wall? I guess a lot of folks would just sand/cement render and paint, but I have the MPR and want to match the house. Thanks

Thanks for the replies and suggestions. I had tried diluted bleach but it had no effect, it may have been too weak a mix though.

Hi folks Any recommendations for something to spray on render to get rid of green algae? It's a white thin coat Weber render. Plenty of trees near by so guess I'll be doing this every couple of years... Thanks

I'd guess that water sitting behind the wall is not great. Some info on this page may be useful if you've not already seen it. Scroll down a good bit to get to retaining walls. https://www.pavingexpert.com/featur03

I think I would go 'A', as I think it would suit the room shapes and also be continuous between rooms with no joins. But that's just my take, others may prefer other approaches. We had herringbone continuous through several rooms, aligned it centrally in the biggest room, and the rest were dictated by that. More than happy with it. Why don't you get a few boxes and lay some and play about with it?

Yes, but at cost. (I'm really watching the pennies now...) On the last stairs I did I bought lengths of planed whitewood and cut to length as I needed over 900mm, and then bought 900mm spindles for the landing. Wre v similar cost. The 'proper' spindles had a much better surface finish, edges better and less knots.

Hi folks, Could anyone suggest somewhere to get 41mm plain square stair spindles in northern ireland, that are 1100mm long? Primed or unprimed. Anywhere local I've tried only do 900mm long, and can't find any mainland GB suppliers that would send over to NI. Thanks