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I'm thinking of skimming over some artex ceilings using a DIY-friendly method that I found on YouTube. They way they do it in the video, is by applying a light finishing compound to the ceiling with a paint roller, and then smoothing it over with a taping knife. After a couple of coats and a bit...

I'm in the process of installing a new shower in my bathroom, and have concealed copper pipes coming out of the wall, to which the bar mixer will be attached. The shower installation instructions suggest using mastic to fill the gap around the pipes, but I'm not really sure where to find a...

I've just started taking down the plasterboard around the bath, to be replaced with cementboard, and have noticed some black marks on the wall studs. Does this look like rot? And if so, do I need to worry about it?

I'm about to start a bathroom renovation, and was wondering what kind of wood to get for battening out a masonry wall. The plan is to make a 20mm gap to allow the shower pipework to fit behind the wall, and then attach hardiebacker boards to these battens for tiling over. What kind of timber...

After taking off the architrave of our external front door, I noticed that the frame is damaged around where the lock keep is. The damage has been partially filled, but I'm not confident in the strength of the repair, it looks like it would give way very easily if someone tried to break in. What...

As part of my first bathroom renovation, I am planning to install a new shower with a bar mixer above the bath, with pipes going up from under the bath behind the wall to the mixer. Here's what the pipework to the current bath tap looks like: For both the hot and cold pipes, I think I'll need...