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Hi All I have had condensation in a back bedroom window causing black mould. I have cavity wall insulation, but the horizontal window reveal is always wet after central heating etc. So the black mould has been removed, I have cut back the wall paper and used Zinsser perma white anti fungal...

I tried the yoga mat insulation, took me 1.5 hours to do used Ct1 to stick yoga mat down. made no difference, still have the same problem. I may try doubling the insulation with laminate underlay over the yoga mat and see if that works.

Thanks for replys As mentioned above flexi type connector would take up too much room. I may need to go with Madrab solution, just a bit nervous cutting the original waste pipe back, but first I will need to check that the offset is a 20mm or 40mm, Madrab pointed out it is a little short and if...

Hi All I have plasterboarded the wall behind the toilet for tiling, but have found a little problem, the offset pan connector doesnt sit fully in the waste pipe. is there a waste pipe extension that could make up for this. I will be buying another offset w c connector as this old one is leaking...

I was thinking of removing artex but its been on the toilet walls before we moved and that was 20 years ago, so I was thinking of worst case scenario asbestos and decided to bond it instead, but the walls are still out of plumb, so I am going down the plasterboard route, it means I will lose...

1 more question I will be using one and a half sheets of plasterboard, will one 25kg bag of drywall adhesive be enough. Thanks for all reply's, very much appreciated.

Hi All I have have used bonding plaster over the artex walls in my toilet and plan to skim it with multi finish, but one of the walls is out of plumb (old house) before I started and is still out of plumb, but is better than when I started which would not really be noticeable once painted, but...

Thank you all for reply`s, as long as I can get her washing machine back in with no obstructions all should be fine.

Hi all My sister has a garden tap fitted many years ago with the flexi pipe and a 10 minute tap I think they called it, the kind where the isolation tap cuts into the 15mm feed pipe. the problem is her jet wash keeps cutting out which I believe is due to the loss of pressure with the flex feed...

Sorry typo error. The mcb is rated at 40A. I can get some 2.5 T&E to run on a 32a MCB, but for future upgrade I will most probably go with the 6mm and 32mA MCB. As Flameport pointed out the cable would be difficult to connect to fixtures. Thanks Guys

Hi all The missus has decided she wants the gas oven removed and replaced with a electric double oven. It is rated at 4Kw. From cooker to consumer unit it is 10 metres. I have looked in the forum and have seen 2.5 mm cable on a radial circuit would be ok or 6mm cable. I have some spare 10mm...

Thank you for replys, I managed to get a bag of multi finish.:)

Hi all i have just plaster boarded approximately 2 square meters of ceiling in my porch. Due to the covid 19 pandemic I am unable to get any board finish plaster or multi finish plaster anywhere. I do have a bag of one coat plaster. Can I use this instead? Thank you.

I looked at several concrete drive finishes, they looked good, but then I saw a drive finished with Tegula block, slate in colour. Very nice... got a quote £5900. The blocks have a nicer finish and each piece can be replaced if damaged etc, where concrete damage can be repaired but could be a...

Thanks Ian H much appreciated. I'm going to get another quote before I make a decision.

Hi all I have just had a quote for my drive, the size of my drive is 77m2. I got quoted £5,700 pounds to remove existing concrete, lay a 100 to 150mm foundation and 100mm layer of concrete. Does this price sound reasonable? Thanks

Hi Burnerman It took me about 2 hours to strip down the machine and remove bearings they came out pretty easily, 2.5 hours approx to replace bearings and reassemble machine. thanks

I have at last repaired my, hotpoint washing machine. I was still getting told the bearings were 35mm or 30mm depending what year the machine was built. so I stripped down the machine last night and found the bearings were 35mm. replaced them today with a new set and I now have a machine thats...

I managed to get in touch with some one on Ebay and he confirmed bearings are 35mm. I am waiting for a price on bearings, tub seal, and brushes then I can put in my order. fingers crossed.

I checked out inter-spares website they state 30mm bearings will fit my model of machine, another site saying they should be 35mm. One minute I think I am getting somewhere and then I am back to where I started, non the wiser. I am just going to strip down the machine and find out for myself...