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Hi all, doing the stairwell wall - Celcon blocks- with sand and cement. I have done some floating before , mostly smaller walls though, and I have a few questions. I understand that the maximum thickness i should do each coat is 11mm - but door casings etc mean i will be looking closer to 20mm...

Hi, I need to patch in some largeish areas on celcon blocks. The old browning had come loose in places, so has been removed back to the blocks. I cannot get hardwall here, and it has been said that bonding cant be used, so I'm doing it in sand and cement. I had hoped to clarify a few things...

Hi, I have a block wall (thermalite) upstairs, the bottom half is plasterboard and the top is float and set, then the whole wall is skimmed. Not sure why they did it this way, its in a dormer - the bottom half backs on to the downstairs loft, and the top backs onto the outside. I am in the...

Hi all, I have a radiator with some less than ideal tails - as shown in the picture they are a bit green. I will be redoing these in chrome at some point, but i just need some help with the job. At the moment the radiator valves have extenders on them, presumably because the new rad was a bit...

Looking to try and improve my plastering - slowly getting there. Next job is to fill in a doorway bricked up with celcon blocks. I'm using sand and cement - to a mix of 5:1. I've done some chase filling and other large holes with this mix, seems to work and i can get it flat. I've been reading...

After a little insight please, if possible. I want to remove two walls in a bedroom to make it a bit larger. My neighbours with an identical house have done this, so i know its possible. What i dont know is whether they've just taken the walls out, or introduced extra support. I appreciate it...

I currently have a food waste disposal unit that i would like to get rid of. I also have a washing machine to connect to the 1 1/2 sink. I think one of these to do the job...

Just after a little advice, I have two questions if thats ok (probably more to follow though). I have removed wall tiles and in places the skim coat has come off, revealing the backing plaster, and in other places removed the skim and backing plaster, and in other places its just removed the...

Currently doing a new downstairs toilet, but moving the toilet to a new location. The old toilet outlet is about 180mm from the floor, which goes pretty much horizontally into the soil pipe, which is roughly 30cm from the toilet. The new toilet will be around 2-3m away from this location...

Hi, i have a concrete shed base slab that is 6x4, but i want a 6x6 shed. The slab is ok except for one edge where it is only two inches thick, so dont want to remove it, as its only for a shed. Whats the best way to extend the slab, ie cast a 6x2 slab next to it? Can i sbr bond the edge of the...

Hi, just after a bit of advice regarding fitting concrete ridge tiles to fibre cement slates on a small shed. Tiles are like this with the (I think its called) capping: https://www.ashbrookroofing.co.uk/ashbrook-roofing-angle-capped-concrete-ridge-tile-110-degree-shallow-pitch.html My roof is...

Hi, I have just laid two courses of bricks ready to build a summerhouse/garden shelter on. Its only three sided, with the front open for access. I have the frogs up, so before i put the shed on i'm going to lay a mortar course, so the timber can sit level. Going to do about 10mm course in sharp...

Hi, I have some condensation in the loft which has started dripping onto the ceiling below. I have had a recent new dormer roof, and i think the increase in insulation has reduced the ventilation in the rest of the loft. Having said that, I think the previous owners have had problems as they...

Hi, I currently have a rainwater downpipe going into a clay 90 deg bend, then into pitch pipe, and then onto (we assume) a soak away. The clay bend is blocked solid, and when i dug around to expose the pitch pipe i put a hole in the pipe (accidentally), and its half full of silt and not draining...

Just a quick question (hopefully) I have a wall hung baxi bermuda and back boiler that i want to tile around and behind. I know how to remove the firefront easily enough (which a gas fitter said i could do as it doesnt involve touching the gas supply). Can i remove the wall hanging brackets...

I have a baxi back boiler with gas front (front is a few years old and the back we think is 1974). I have a hot water tank with f&e in the loft. The heating is a C-plan setup. Basically, the boiler kettles a fair bit, despite me having turned it down under the fire (doesnt make any difference...

We have an archway in the house that we want to square off and put doors in. Cant find presence of metal with magnets or metal detector, so i took a little bit of the plaster off. Is this a conrete lintel, and if so, am i ok in squaring the arch off - to the pencil line shown in the picture...

I have some stippled/swirly artex downstairs that we want to get sorted. I have had it tested and it does not contain asbestos, but the test man said often the asbestos content is so low it wont show up anyway, and to treat it with caution anyway. Basically, which of the following would best...

Hi, I have/am replacing a toilet, that is now in a slightly different location to where it was, so need new soil connections. I have a socket coming out of the wall, that is around 14 inches from the toilet (14 inches goes into the toilet, and into the soil pipe by abut an inch each side) and...

Hi, i have some truly shocking radiator tails (pics to follow if anyone is interested?!) that i want to replace with chrome pipe - to attach to a towel rail. I have a baxi back boiler with gravity system. I have two choices in so far as I can tell (correct me if I'm wrong please) 1) Bung the...