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Hi Guys and Gals, I've recently removed all old plaster from my living room and kitchen. The plaster was 'blown'. So plasterboards were used to cover the bare bricks using dot and dab, followed by a skim coat of plaster. Watermark started to emerge after a few months. We were advised to remove...

Just had my bathroom refitted. Previous pan was a tall one and rested on a toilet base riser. For some strange reason, the soil stack was much higher than conventional ones. Not sure if that has to do with the age of the house, built in the 1950s or that the previous owners had one fitted to...

Question: do I remove plaster round the window so that builders can fit doors to existing window. All bricks under current window is to be removed by builders to fit french doors. Should I remove the plaster round current window? Ta.

Do I pay the plumber to raise the toilet so that I don't get backflow of jobbies? I didn't want a new soilpipe 'cos I thought it would be too much work but now the toilet is not high in relation to the soil pipe. I've already paid for the job and have been in contact since to let him know...

Advice please? I've just had my bathroom refitted but kept the old soil pipe. The previous owner had a rather high pan and I thought I would just do the same, i.e. raise the base of the toilet with a plinth. However, backflow after flushing the toilet after doing jobbie no2 suggests the...

I want to put a long piece of glass on an existing doorway, then cut out a section of the brick wall under the existing window frame which is 6foot wide. A double-glaze chap said he could do the job for £1500. I thought that only builders can deal with masonry work. Any advice?

My bathroom dates back to the 1930s and everything needs doing including fitting a new soil pipe, shower enclosure, replastering and flooring. It's a tiny bathroom i.e. 2m by 1.5m. Yep! can't swing a cat!

Needed work done to kitchen including replacing current back door with a full length glass panel, and creating single door on current 6foot wide window. Quotes ranged from £3K to £1600. The builder with the highest quote asked when he can start and the one with the lowest did not return any...

removing plaster from ceiling. Hi Diyers, I've just bought a house and have removed all the plaster from the walls. Please advise on process and choice of paint for interior brick wall. Also, what is the best way to remove the old plaster on the ceiling? Ta muchly.