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I am applying liquid DPM (Wickes own brand) to an old internal concrete floor with no DPM. Once it has fully cured I'm planning on putting down self levelling compound and eventually wooden flooring on top. Having never done a liquid DPM before, I have some questions: 1) Do I need to use a...

I've been having some work done for ground movement on the home insurance. One of the recommendations of a drain survey was to re-bench/channel in a manhole on the driveway as the existing terracotta channel was cracked and leaking. When the insurance-appointed contractors were finished (who...

The garage in my 1936 build house has an old concrete floor with no sign of a DPM. It looks to have been extended and patched over the years, so it's a little rough and wonky in places. While I haven't ever seen any pooling water, there is a damp feel in general and anything that gets left on...

I am converting my attached garage into a gym space. The three external walls are single leaf brick. with no render or plaster on either side. Garage door has been removed/bricked up and double glazing being put in. In order to save space, I have decided to go down the treated batten route...

I have a little project planned to convert my garage into a gym. It is single brick construction with a flat roof. To save space, I am planning to batten foil-backed insulated plasterboard directly to brick. I am led to believe the foil stuff will act as a vapour barrier. My question is, will...

Hi all. Getting a bit feed up with my combi boiler which keeps losing pressure. It's a Main Combi Eco 30 which is around 14 years old. When we moved into the property about 6 years ago, it would occasionally lose pressure, eventually getting to the point where a plumber discovered the expansion...

I am converting a garage into a gym space. Size wise it's somewhere between a single and double garage. It has a horrible old artex ceiling that I'm going to have skimmed. There used to be a couple of old CCFL lights, which I have replaced with temporary pendants. My question is, is there any...

I understand that installing laminate over original parquet flooring is a bad idea due to moisture coming through the floor, getting trapped and blowing the concrete/parquet. However, if there is a DPM beneath the concrete slab, would it then be OK to put laminate over parquet? The reason I...

Hi all, doing some decorating in our 1930's house and we've stripped the wallpaper and old polystyrene insulation off. There's a very thin layer on top of the plaster of what looks like yellowish paint which flakes off fairly easily. Doesn't look like it was for decoration. Somebody has...

A couple of days ago we suffered a burst water main and have been without water until it was restored today via a temporary over land feed. However, the boiler will now not fire for either hot water/central heating, and the error code E119 is flashing. This seems to relate to a low pressure...

I am living in a rented house with a Worcester 24i boiler fitted. There is a thermostat downstairs and one on the boiler itself. It seems that no matter what we have the thermostats set to, the central heating comes on red hot before going off after a short while. This happens regardless...