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Hi Guys Just a quick question for you A couple of weeks ago I had British gas come and fit me a new boiler a (Worcester 532i) The week after I had someone come to do me a "Energy performance certificate" The lady who did the energy check couldnt find my new boilers model number, and said...

Bump I believe it was caused by a slam dunk The previous owners son had a baseball hoop

Hi Guys I have had a piece of pebbledash fall off my house its about a 2ft square I would like to have a go at repairing it myself, is the list below the correct way First remove any loose pebbledash and brush the wall clean Slightly dampen the wall, and apply a mortar mix and smooth...

Am I right in thinking you dont need noggins with this method The diagram on Amazon isnt very clear

Hi Guys How strong is plaster board, I have had my house replastered Well its 12mm plasterboards and then skimmed Next job is the radiators, so could someone advise me will the boards be strong enough to hold double radiators or should I use singles Hope this makes sense :)

I would like to replace a couple of radiators but I can't find the same size ones For example, bedroom radiators measure 1435 m/m width And retailers like B&Q stock width sizes like 1400 and 1500 So is there anything on the market like extensions or how do I work around this thx for any help :)

Thank you Richard

Do I need to seal the plaster with anything before the glue will stick ?

I've just had my house re-plastered, I left the walls about two weeks to dry out Then painted them with a "Wash" followed by a couple of coats of emulsion Left it a couple more weeks, then fitted new Skirting boards to the walls using "Unibond No Nails" It says on the tube its for fixing...

i'm in the prosess of replacing all my radiator valves And just wondered how tight to tighten the nut which squashes the olive And will it help if I wrap ptf tape around the olive Thx

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I've just had a few rooms plastered (Board & Scim) And am ready to paint, but what is the correct dilution for paint on new plaster And how many coats Many thanks :D Mike

Hi all I dont want to hijack this thread but my question my be of interest to the OP I am about to start boarding my loft with the B&Q loft boards Do I need to lay these "Brick work style" or can they be laid in straight lines Thx :)

I've booked a plasterer to plaster several rooms in my house Bedrooms, liveing room and dineing room, he wants to dryline all the walls And says he will use the 9.5 thickness plasterboards Will this be ok, or should I ask him to use the thicker 12 mm boards I should I ask for the old style...

I've started to remove plaster from walls now So just a quick question :) Would a plasterer plaster straigh on the these walls Or would it be best to screw plasterboards straight to the walls and then scim the boards Sorry if its a daft question but I'm learning has I go along :D...

While I'm here would you guys have any advice regarding my other post :) //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=269336

Thanks very much for the detailed advice Richard It will help me alot with my immenent visit to B&Q The insurence have wriggled out of paying, so its all down to me

Thanks very much for your advice plstering, by tape and joint do you meen I should use the stickybacked plasteres tape to seel the joints ? It should have been but they wriggled out of paying :twisted: Its a 3 bed house, not sure what float and set is sorry

Thanks Nige, the water tank is on my to do list

Hi Guys I'm renovating my house after severe flood damage due to a burst water pipe I've removed all the ceilings and most of the plaster from the walls And the house is now dry, it took five weeks with a industrial dehumidifier The first photo shows how mushrooms had grown on all the...