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Hi, We have a 1930s bungalow with a fairly sizeable cellar towards the front. I’m currently refurbishing the shower room and have the flooring up to repair some of the joists. I’ve noticed that when it rains heavily water comes up through the floor. It appears to have been covered with...

Hi, A crack appeared in our shower tray so I’ve removed it to replace it. Underneath I’ve found that it was glued to tiles which have obviously not survived the tray being removed. Underneath the tiles is 9mm ply and then the original tongue and groove flooring. The hole cut in the ply and...

Hi, We are looking at removing the gas fire and fireplace from our dining room. It is fitted into an external chimney breast. All the research I've done says that we need to include a vent into the room when we cover over the opening. Part of the reason for removing the fire is that we...

I did a bit more investigation last night. I've opened up some of the cracks a little and the paint has peeled off the plaster. The undercoat comes with it leaving the bare plaster underneath. I'm sure I watered the undercoat down but it appears not. It's clear now that the paint all needs...

Hi, Back in October we had our bathroom refitted. We went from a fully tiled bathroom to partially tiled and painted. The original tiles were stripped off and then a base and top coat of plaster applied. A couple of weeks later, I decorated the bare plaster. I started with a mist coat of...

Because of the cost, my installer recommend a circular shower curtain rail. It's not ideal but it's only for visitors and bathing the baby at the moment.

Thanks, Lee. I hedged my bets and changed the motor capacitor first as it was only a few pounds. When I took the old one out it was obvious that it had blown and the new one fixed it. Guyan

Hi, We have the above dishwasher from when we moved in to the house. Recently it has stopped washing and shown three error lights. Then, when I try and use it, it fills and then I can hear the wash pump running, but I can't hear the water circulating in the machine. This afternoon I took...

For some reason I hadn't even considered varnish, probably because it's not very smooth. I think that you're right though. Thanks

Hi, I want to replace the brass finish door handles I have in my house with chrome finish. Most of the doors are gloss finished single panel doors, but three are glass panelled wax finished. When they were waxed, the handles were already finished so I have the unfinished wood underneath. I...

Thanks. As far as I can tell, above the plasterboard is the old chimney stack that is full of blown insulation. I'll take all that out before I start.

Hi all, I have a hood that can be used in recirculating or exhaust modes. When it was fitted for the previous owner, it was installed so that it could only be used to recirculate, i.e. no exhaust ducting was fitted. I've had a vent tile fitted on the roof and now need to run the ducting...

I intend to get the original retailer to come in and have a look at the fitting to see what his view of it is. Being that forewarned is forearmed, what are your thoughts on the below pictures and hence what should I push to have done? Thanks Guyan