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Can anyone help? We are currently having some building works done and the electrician has said that we need to up grade our 16th edition consumer unit to 17th edition. The existing unit is only a few years old and has spare capacity. Do we need to upgrade?

We laid ceramic tiles in our bathroom about 4 months ago and used hardboard. Shiny side down so that the adhesive bonds to the hardboard and tiles. Make sure the hardboard is fixed firmly to the floor and doesn't move at all. This ensures a solid base that tiles will not move when fixed to it...

Yes its a normal "meeting" of 3 planes at right angles

If there is asbestos in the artex I would seriously consider getting a professional company in to remove it. This can be very expensive. There are companies out there that will test the artex for asbestos and provide you with a report.

Thanks everyone for your advice but I am still struggling to get a neat finish. This is a lot harder than I thought!!

We are trying to join together 3 ceramic tile trims on an exterior angle. What angle do we need to cut them at to have a neat finish. Tried 45 degrees and that didn't work!!

Thanks Jason B. Will try and get an Armeg Drill bit tomorrow, do you have to get these from a specialist shop?

Can anyone help me? I am in the process of laying a ceramic floor in the bathroom. The tiles have a high abrasion resistance and are therefore difficult to cut. I want to secure the toilet and sink to the floor, what is the best thing to use to drill a hole in the tiles? :?:

Thanks Jasonb. I will find out if anyone local can grind them out. I want to put a fence over the top of them so would need them out quick. Tree stump removing chemicals would take too long.

Has anyone got any good ideas for removing tree stumps apart from digging and pulling them up? We've moved in an old house and there are 10 large stumps to remove which if pulled out would damage walls etc.

Thanks, I will have a go at the walls first.

About to start tiling bathroom. We've got ceramic floor and wall tiles but which do we do first? What is the best adhesive to use to secure ceramic floor tiles to a wooden floor and what size spacers should I use? I would appreciate any advise. :idea:

We have recently replaced our flat roof with a GRP one. We have had nothing but problems with it due to leaks. It must be done on a day when it is perfectly dry and unfortunately it rained when ours was replaced so it never cured. I would go for the tiles!!

We have recently bought a 1970's dormer bungalow and have replaced the flat roofs. Whilst doing this we noticed the insulation was very poor so we are going to replace it. The flat roofs are 100mm deep and we can't lower ceilings because of position of the windows. What is the best means of...

I have an old gravity fed hot water system and am unable to control the temperature of the hot water. Is there anything that I can fit to the system to enable me to regulate the temperature? :?: :(