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Hi, Need to raise my currently wooden floorboards by 9.5mm to be level with the kitchen and utility which are currently tiled. A few questions though. 1.) My local timber merchants sells hardwood WBP and Softwood ply, about £4 difference per sheet, which should I go for ? 2.) Understand I...

Hi, Looking at installing LVT floor in the next month or two and planning to lay 9.5mm plywood flooring first. I have multitool and circular saw but now looking to getting a jigsaw. Was not planning on spending too much but have been recommended a pendulum one. I currently have batteries...

Hi, Planning on laying LVT (about 29 sq meters) over our current (worn) floorboards for living room and hallway which we had sanded and waxed years ago. We plan to ply all of it to 9.5mm so that it will be level with the tiled kitchen and maybe eventually lay LVT in the kitchen in the future...

Hi, Getting a new bathroom fitted next few months and will look to purchase UFH, warmup in this case for the bathroom. The bathroom is upstairs and on joists and wooden floorboards. Now the plumber has said i need to get some sort of board, either hardiebacker or warmup insulation boards. I...

Morning, Plan to spur of an existing double socket to another double socket which will be located behind my wall mounted tv. The planned route will run horizontal for about 20 cm and then straight up. I have checked and this socket is not already spurred. So I just need to channel...

Hi, Eventually will sand and wax floorboards, so lifted the carpet up today to be presented with a fairly large cut in the floorboards. Looks like it may have been done when the previous ppl replaced the radiator ? Easiest way to repair this, would I get away with sawdust and pva ?

Hi, Have 2 'projects' that like to do this year: 1.) Extend our upstairs toilet so it uses up some of the bedroom space. So will require knocking the wall down and moving it. Then if space is there, put a shower in this room. 2.) Extend family bathroom slightly into hall way by moving...

Hi, Due to all the rain noticed dripping in the room. Traced it and found it coming from the chimney area. Today a roofer came to get a quote and he showed me pictures. Seems that the motar between the bricks and flashing, there is a gap. So he plans to get it all out and the put new...

Hi, The pressure on my Sime Super 90 MKII was very low so turned the two blue knobs to add water to the system but nothing happened Pretty much spent all day and finally removed the non return valve and I believe it may be broken, as water is not flowing through easily. Looking around...

Hi, Our boiler ( Sime Super 90 MK II ) which is about 10 years old now sometimes fails to light. When the heater comes on it tries to ignite then the red light appears. I just have to turn the dial to the flame symbol and it will light. Then the rest of the night it is fine, it's like...