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Hi all, I’m fitting a new skirting board to my small utility room where all walls are made of brick. Problem is, the brick line is not level. I’ve a unit to the side, which the baseboard hits up against on one side. The baseboard sits lower than the unit bottom edge though. Butting up against...

This pic should show you routes… https://imgur.com/9sZJvUb Orange & red lines show the route of the electric cables. Orange being the main spur and red being for the small heater. The water pipe is cold though for sure. It’s where water enters the property. You reckon it’s over to pin it...

Hi, I need to run a power cable from a double socket to spur off a new double socket but there is a water pipe ‘in the way’. Seems a silly question but I can’t think of any other option as the water pipe runs the full horizontal of the wall and the power comes from bottom left corner of the same...

Running a spur off a double socket to make another double socket behind this unit. The spur cable will run down the wall from the original socket, along the floor around the room perimeter and then up the wall to final destination. I was planning to trunk the verticals up&down from the original...

Hi all, I’m a first-time DIY’er and have built this frame to raise the washing machine up to a more comfortable height. It’s been coated in Cuprinol, followed by some anti-damp/mould resistant paint around the base, along with the bottom 2-3 layers of brick have also been coated with the...

Update; I coated the frame in Cuprinol, followed by some anti-damp/mould resistant paint around the base, so the frame should be pretty well protected. Bottom 2-3 layers of brick have also been coated with the anti-damp & mould resistant paint too. Now for the ‘floor’, I’m wondering what to...

The room leads out to a 1.2m square hallway featuring the front door. Its pretty nippy down there (entrance to upper flat), so im guessing the air flow is reasonable due to poor insulation im guessing? And the door to the room with the washer in would be open 90% of the time anyway. Do you think...

I don't think the drop trays will fit @Harry Bloomfield They're 70x70 from what I've seen and the riser is only 61 deep. Its been suggested I get a little pipe heater put in, but how would you suggest I ventilate? Doesn't all the heat and water get carried away through the exit pipe (which goes...

Can i just paint the ply once laid @JohnD ? Or will it need some kind of protection, coating etc? Was wanting to just do it white with satinwood. And no protection or anything to do to the frame itself? None of the walls are external by the way.

Thanks for that @JohnD I’ll look into it. Don’t suppose you have any advice for the wood & top surface protection do you mate? And you definitely wouldnt put anything down between the carpet and frame, no?

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Hi, I’ve got this really small utility room I’m building a diy riser in, to raise the washing machine up a little. The room has recently been carpeted and I’ve read online about being careful or cautious in case of any possible unforeseen leaks from the machine. The carpet is underlaid and all...