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Hi, I am in the process of redoing my kitchen, however upon removing cupboards I found the old render was crumbling away from the wall. I have removed the loose render and found the following. So to repair this, am I correct in thinking apply pva, then plaster undercoat? Should I use...

Hi, I had a water leak upstairs, it spread over a wooden floor and then came down the gap at the edge of the floor. Downstairs, water came down the wall. My question is, could there be any water trapped between the ceiling and floor? Would this show on the ceiling below? if so, how long...

Hi, I have just moved into a flat (which is about 7 years old) The tv reception is pretty bad, only a handful of channels and the break up a lot, so satellite seems a way forward. There are two satellite sockets on the wall in a socket that contains lots of other things - phone, normal...

Hi, I have a new window ledge ready to go in my kitchen. But how do I install it? Screw it? Concrete? Tile Adhesive? (I have some floor tile adhesive left over from my Bathroom) No more nails? Other options...

Hi, I am in the process of installing a new b&q it kitchen. Mostly going fine, but what are the end support panels used for? I have a U shaped kitchen Looking at the plan they seem to be placed at the two ends of the U and one on the at a corner. Assuming these are used to support...

Hi, I am in hte process of putting in a new built in cupboard and I want to fit sliding doors. The problem is in the ceiling where I will fit the track. I have removed the old ceiling from the cupboard which was plasterboard. The place where the top track will go there isn't any support...

Hi, I am fitting an electric shower and have cable and pipes running behind the wall. To make life easier I have left off the tile where the pipe and cable comes through the wall. Now I am slightly concerned about water coming into this gap and damaging the stud wall behind. The reason...

Hi, I am in the process of redoing my bathroom. I am replacing the bath with a shower however the old bath waste outlet come in above the floor boards. Therefore to use this the shower would need to be raised by around 15cm. Meaning a step of around 25cm. Would that look wrong...

Hi All, I am in the process of buying my first flat. All very exciting and as it requires a bit of work I see it as an opportunity to make some improvements. I will be staying out of the house whilst these are made but essentially it is painting the lounge and bedroom and a new kitchen and...

Hi All, Having read these forums I have managed to fix one radiator which had a faulty TRV, thanks :D For the second cold radiator in my house this was not the case :( I have tried removing the trv, turning off all the other radiators, and bleeding it(not all at the same time though)...