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I'm 90% of the way through flooring my dining/lounge room but have come across 2 patches where the fireplaces have been that need filling to bring up to the level of the rest of the floor . what should i use ? cement based leveling compound (just add water type) How long should i leave...

....or a shortcut to pain,tears and financial ruin ? we have 36m2 to do, a lounge/dining room on a victorian semi thats had the knock through. The floor is poured concrete with a bitumen layer over the top. As suggested in other threads i was going to lay it floating glueing the T&G. I've...

I take it i don't just lather it on like ceramic tiles , do i have to use residue remover and seal first before grouting ? Any hints/tips much appreciated Thanks in advance Derek

take some very careful measurements before it gets dot and dabbed of the centre of each socket . then drill a hole through and widen with a padsaw or something similar . you can get new back boxes specifically for plasterboard that will solve you depth problems .

i think the rule is so long as there is a place to wash your hands before you pass through an area thats used to prepare food then you are ok , it was changed about 3 years ago IIRC i think there may be some regs about ventilation , it either has to have a window or have mechanical extraction...

Hi , In the same boat as you , looked at underfloor heating but decicded it would be too expensive as i'd be heating mother earth most of the time . I'm hoping there is some kind of thermal board product thats stiff enough to tile straight onto . My house is 100 years old so i guess...

yes its a warix things have moved on slightly , last night i took off the cold inlet and the filter was blocked with limescale , i cleaned it out then it ran fine for 20-30 mins this morning it ran for 5 mins then gave up , this time the hot side needs constant bleeding . i looked at the...

sorry about the quality of the pic , my normal digi is out of action currently

Hi , With some help i've installed a salamander RSP50 , its run fine for a week but this morning its stopped working . it runs for about 30 secs then stops . i took the bleed valve off the top of the cold pipe and nothing came out . after faffing around a bit this seems to have sorted itself...

Can anyone tell me what's the difference between a 'Part 1' and a 'Part 2' ball valve? I am trying to get a replacement for a siezed ball valve on a cold water tank . i take it i can get this from any well known DIY store ?

OK , i'm just about to order my shower pump but have been told by my plumber i need a negative head pump as it will be sited in the loft (to reduce noise) . Its £263 though ... an alternative is the screwfix starbuy (£140) and mounting it in the airing cupboard in the bathroom next to the hot...

Hello All , I have a stonecast 800x1000 tray that i intend to fit next weekend , i did think maybe i could put down some 12mm WBP on to the floorboards and have an access panel from underneath (kitchen) should the worst happen and leaks occur . But , i think i'm going to go with a frame...

i realise this is a piece of string question but how much is a new boiler going to hit me for approx ? Its a 2 bed house with 7 rads .

thanks for the advice , back to the drawing board with this one as we haven't budgeted for a new boiler .

ah sorry , re-reading it does make it look like i'm asking the same question twice . to further explain , this work on the kitchen isn't being done for another month but currently i'm doing my bathroom (the floor above) so would need to know if i should tile my floor just in case it needs to...

whats suspect about it ?

Hi all , I have a victorian house which has a toilet which is accessed from the garden . In the same location above the cistern is our boiler , we want to knock down the walls around the loo and block up the door and reclaim the space for out kitchen . i've attached a diagram which i hope...

i had to do this a couple of weeks ago so loosened the nuts at either end and swung the rad down through 90 degrees and balanced it onsome bricks and dust sheets so it was supported and not straining the pipes . probably not the correct way to do it though . word of warning , we lost some...

Bylough , any chance you could post pics or links to the item you are talking about , i have a solid fire that has been unused for ages and was wondering what i needed to get it started but i'm starting to get a little confused with all the terms , firebreak , firebricks , firebaskets ...

i'm stuck in the same situation as you . even a sharp bolster and fair amount of beef failed to take my skirting off , some of the facia crack ed but i think it will be very messy , time consuming and you'll have a lot of making good afterwards . try googling koverskirt . looks a decent...