Recent content by hartley

Can you please help. I have stripped my walls of wallpaper and would like to paint the bare plaster rather than repaper. I have filled and sanded all areas that required attention and from view they look ready for paint. My question is do i need to seal the walls with say a primer sealer...

Why dont you take the wood flooring back and buy some carpet. It will look good and keep your feet warm in the winter.

Hi, I have recently purchased and fitted two sets of halogen spot lights in my hall way. The reason for two sets is that they come in sets of 4 from wickes and are supplied with 4 lamps and a low voltage transformer for each. These were both wired into a junction box using the pre wired loom...

Thanks for your reply. As a DIYer these types of forums are priceless and i much appreciate your help.

Thanks for all your help.

Please help!!! I am about to tile my new bathroom shower cubicle, which has 12mm standard plasterboard walls. I have heard a lot about "tanking" the walls before putting the tiles up and am a bit lost. I had thought i could just purely use a waterproof adhesive and grout, which would keep...

Can anybody help. Is there a regualtory / standard height that a kitchen cooker chimney extractor needs to be above the hob? :?:

Help!!! Can anyone please confirm if grey plumbing pipe (called hep?) (from builders yard) is compatible with white easy fit plumbing fittings (from wickes). I am a bit worried that they may not be suitable together and thought i had better check before nailing the floorboards back down.

Please help. I am fitting a new kitchen and have decided to have a gas hob instead of the previous free standing cooker. This will obviously need to be plumbed into the gas supply which i will organise a corgi chap to complete, however before i get someone round to do the job, do i...

Hi, Please help. I am moving my toilet within my cloakroom from one side of the room to another (approx 1.5 meters) and wondered if there is a minimum slope / drop per meter that i will need to set up the extension soil pipe to? :)

I have a room that i am planning to use for both a downstairs toilet and basin on one side of the room and washing machine and dryer on the other. It would be ideal to split this but the space is prohibitive. Can you think of any downsides to doing this and are you aware of any building...

Can you help. I am looking at installing an overhead shower extrator fan which is an "Inline" version (ie) the actual electrical unit is sited in the loft space and not in the bathroom itself. Can anyone advise if i will need to gain certification from a part P electrition for this...

Bermuda I agree with crafty. Get a professional to do the job. With jobs like this you cant afford to take chances. Just think if your house burns down you will probably find that your not insured if the work is found to be faulty. In addition you will really upset Ron. If the cost of a...

I have a room that i am planning to use for both a downstairs toilet and basin on one side of the room and washing machine and dryer on the other. It would be ideal to split this but the space is prohibitive. Can you think of any downsides to doing this and are you aware of any building...