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I stripped all the old wallpaper from my walls mainly with a steamer, as expected after skimming the origin fine cracks re-appeared. I've seen some suggestions about opening them up and filling them but there are too many to do that to them all. Some suggestions about using decorators caulk but...

Thanks.... I have had it with the same flow, cold water off and getting plenty of hot before, now the flow feels the same but doesn't stay hot for long.... As far as I'm aware they're not thermostatic..... there's nothing on them to suggest it.... but I'll give a plumber a go anyway. Thanks again

Ok... I live about 500 miles away from my mother, she has 3 star cover from British Gas, which I life having as my mother is a bit vulnerable so prepared to pay extra if it means whoever comes out to fix it for her will get it fixed or die trying. Hot water comes out of all taps at a good...

OK so I finally got around to doing this. There were some wooden battons at the base of the walls so I took them off so I could come up the wall a bit. Kept it simple. 3mm of Arditex NA first top with the liquid dpm, coming up the wall a couple of inches, before a final topping of the...

Going to try this additive. A lot of the ones I found were between £40-80 which were ready mixed and seemed a good solution but I think this will do just as good. http://www.selcobw.com/sealocrete-sealoproof-2-5-ltr

I have a ground floor kitchen with a cement floor that I'm going to put a screed over and apply a liquid dpm too. There are some gaps between the cement and the wall that I don't want the screed to fill and some are quite deep. I'm trying to find a good barrier mortar to fill them with...

I've been doing a bit of work on my house and last night I removed all the old wallpaper in my living room. However on one wall I've noticed quite a bit of damp. This is an interior wall that supports the stair case on the other side. Below the staircase is a cavity that is used as storage...

I did think about overboarding, I also want to install led spotlights. Plan A was work out where all the joists were and cut away only the plaster from those points so I could thread the wires through then get it skimmed. Probably a bit of a bodge

yup, lathe and plaster. I tried direct steam and also closing the windows and doors then letting steam build up to see i it would moisten the plaster behind the paint. I might try a few treatments of this again before having another go.