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I'm working in my mother inlaws house fitting a kitchen. Had to drain down to move a radiator in a wall being removed. Did all the plumbing required and refilled system and bleed all rads and bleed valve by cylinder. Now the boiler comes on for anything from 5 minutes to 45 minutes before...

Any suggestions for a gloss white for interior woodwork, it has to be the lowest odour possible as my wife has allergies and asthma against paint fumes.

Where is the best place to buy good quality paint from as I'm now ready to decorate our whole 4 bedroom house after extending it so need a few pots of the stuff. All ceilings white emulsion All walls various colour emulsion All wood work gloss white has to be lowest odour possible due...

A friend of mine wants me to refit there bathroom by removing a none load bearing wall. When this comes down it will leave a cast iron svp slap in the middle of the wall going up into the loft. Can this be cut off at a lower level about 2ft from floor height instead of being up in the loft...

How long will rapid set flexible adhesive take to set when laying travertine ontop of ditra. I have ufh below the ditra which i won't turn on for 2 weeks after grouting.

Simple answer I guess, do I seal matt porcelain tiles for the walls of our ensuite with Neostile matt tiles. Bathroom has polished porcelain wall tiles which i will be sealing. Kitchen floor has travertine which i will be sealing with colour intensifier.

In the process of having our extension finished and i`m nearly ready to upgrade existing consumer unit and wanted your opinions on best solution. Presently have an MK 8 way which is original to house built in 2000 which is full. As a new circuits have been installed whats your thoughts on 1...

Sure this will have been covered before but what the heck :D Was planning on laying travertine tiles 60x40cm in our kitchen (40sqm) once the extension is finished. I`m going to fit an overlay ufh system with screed board ontop to give a nice solid flat surface to tile to. Always wanted trav...

Hi everyone. Looking for advice. I'm having an extension built on our kitchen at present, in the new layout our existing 32mm mdpe incoming pipe and stopcock will be in the middle of the floor, not ideal lol. I want to simply isolate at the meter outside then cut and join the mdpe and ruin...

I know this has probably been covered hundreds of times but after searching I can't decide. I'm having an extension on the rear of our house. The kitchen area is having a wet ufh of Solfex warmboard. A 18mm overlay system ontop of the concrete slab. I've been recommended to lay screed...

Looking to replace my very old bosch gbh24vfr. This has always a superb drill but its reaching the end of its life :cry: Now what to replace with? Most of my tools are dewalt but need recommendations without the sales pitch shops give. Needs to be able to put 20-25mm holes through...

I`m in the process of having an extension built at the rear of our house. I am going to install a low profile ufh system from Solfex. http://www.solfex.co.uk/Product/275-warm-board/ I`ve been recommended to install screed boards ontop of this then lay my travertine direct onto them. This...

I`m in the process of having a 2 storey extension built on the rear of our house and will be first fixing in a couple of weeks. The existing upstairs floor is chipboard and will be staying but the ceiling below is being replaced. Can i notch joists on the underside for pipe runs? I need to...

Just removed a customers bathroom suite and tiles to reveal 2 internal walls made of strawboard which are damp. What's my options as was believed to be plasterboard which was damp which I would replace then re tile. Haven't got room to tank and board as bath won't fit.

Quite simple really, when I refit my bathrooms after my extension is built do I need TMV`s on the new baths?

Hi there, newbie here so please don`t bit :lol: I`m about to have an extension built on my house enlarging the kitchen. I`m going fit an island with 6 burner gas hob fitted in it and wanted to know the best way of running the feed pipe. From the existing concrete slab up I`m fitting 35mm...