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		<title>Concrete Floor Paint</title>
		<link>http://barn.askmatt.co.uk/2009/08/20/concrete-floor-paint/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>askmatt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fed up with the amount of dust coming off the floor, so sealed with PVA(Get it from Color&#8217;i a chain of art shops, cheaper than Brico Depot) , and painted with Castorama floor paint, 14 Euros a tin, coverage not quite as much as it says on the tin!]]></description>
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		<title>Concreting the barn floor</title>
		<link>http://barn.askmatt.co.uk/2009/07/10/concreting-the-barn-floor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>askmatt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the wait for the concrete to arrive, a few worse case scenarios are discussed, the worst of these being that the concrete conveyor would not reach the back of the barn and we would have to move it from half way inside to the rear wall, so a shoot was constructed from some corrugated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing for the concrete floor</title>
		<link>http://barn.askmatt.co.uk/2009/06/24/preparing-for-the-concrete-floor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>askmatt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[floor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[concrete]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a lot easier to get the water in and sewage out of the barn under the doorway than digging under wall. I have also added a red plastic cable protector so that the electric could enter below the door if necessary. The steel grid is not really required because the floor is not load [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mixer Mounted Concrete Conveyor Belts – Not Pumps!</title>
		<link>http://barn.askmatt.co.uk/2009/06/21/mixer-mounted-concrete-conveyor-belts-not-pumps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>askmatt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[concrete]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One cubic metre of concrete weighs around 2.4 tonnes. That equates to about 20 wheelbarrow loads per cubic metre.  If you need to move 6 cubic metres of concrete (a full mixer truck) – that&#8217;s 120 wheel barrow loads. The chemical reaction that takes place within a concrete mix begins as soon as the cement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Installing a concrete floor with damp proof membrane in a stone barn</title>
		<link>http://barn.askmatt.co.uk/2009/05/25/installing-a-concrete-floor-with-damp-proof-membrane-in-a-stone-barn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 21:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>askmatt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Polystyrene foam, Kingspan or Celotex can go either above or below the concrete slab, 10% of heat in a building is lost through as uninsulated floor.]]></description>
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		<title>Concreting the barn floor – French Ready Mix Prices</title>
		<link>http://barn.askmatt.co.uk/2009/05/13/concreting-the-barn-floor-%e2%80%93-french-ready-mix-prices/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 23:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>askmatt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[floor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[concrete]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The barn has a cobbled floor in the front section and compacted soil floor at the back. A damp proof membrane can either go above or below the concrete floor. I have decided to put a damp proof course under the concrete, but I may an additional one on top of it when its finished [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Belle Mastermix 110 Concrete Mixer Review!</title>
		<link>http://barn.askmatt.co.uk/2009/03/28/belle-mastermix-110-concrete-mixer-review/</link>
		<comments>http://barn.askmatt.co.uk/2009/03/28/belle-mastermix-110-concrete-mixer-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>askmatt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So for just £166.39 from Screwfix you get a concrete mixer that will fit in the boot of your car, has a 450W induction motor, a ‘no load’ of speed 2800rpm and only weights 41kg.]]></description>
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		<title>Replacing the rotten lintel</title>
		<link>http://barn.askmatt.co.uk/2008/12/12/replacing-the-rotten-lintel/</link>
		<comments>http://barn.askmatt.co.uk/2008/12/12/replacing-the-rotten-lintel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>askmatt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[doors & windows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[concrete]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[door]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lintel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The original lintel above the front door is made from 3 pieces of oak, the outer piece was looking a little rotten &#8230; So the outer section only is replaced with a nice new pre-stressed concrete lintel that was imported from the UK!  I originally planned to put 3 of these Wickes concrete lintels in [...]]]></description>
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