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hi guys, just after a bit of advice I have the above boiler fitted at home and up until now its been great and trouble free. so tonight while running the hot water it gets up to temp and then cuts out and then fires back up and gets up to temp and then cuts out and just keeps doing this...

Hi, Just had white oak spindles, newal posts and hand rail fitted. I need to oil/varnish but want to keep it looking as natural as possible, anyone got any suggestions on what i should use? I've also had all new internal oak doors fitted and i was hoping to use the same thing on them too...

Hi Guys, I've almost finished the bathroom at long last, Can anyone tell me if i need to seal these porcelain tiles? also is there something i can get for the grout on the floor that seals that to stop it from getting dirty stains? Any advise would be great. Rob

Does anyone know where I can buy some of the above? I need it for Saturday morning. Is there a particular brand? Thanks Rob

can anyone recommend me a good tiler in the Thurrock Essex area? Or somone willing to travel there. Had tiler arranged to start next week but has decided he can't do my porcellin tiles. I told him that he should be using flexible adhesive and he looked like i was mad. In the end I didn't...

Hi Guys, I've just had some heating pipes put into the concrete floor, I dug the trench out and its around 50mm deep, 60mm wide and 5m long. What mix should i now use to fill the trench and cover the pipes? Many thanks Rob

Hi guys, do i need to do anything to this wall before i dot and dab? Pva first? thanks Rob

hi guys, after a little bit of help with my bathroom ceiling. I've taken part of an old wall down and this has left a gap in the plaster where the wall met the ceiling. also there is part of the ceiling that is artex(left hand side of picture) do i need to fill this gap and go over the artex...

Hi guys, I've extended my bathroom further onto the landing, now that i've taken the old wall down and built the new wall, i have an old landing spot light inside the bathroom. i want to move the light switch, old light fitting and fill the hole from the spot light before i have it skimmed...

Guy, i'm planning on putting my sink above the stairs in my bathroom. as you will see from my very bad diagram i will have a wall either side so i need to put a panel at the front, i need to be able to remove this just in case i ever get a problem. I would like to tile it so that it looks like...

Hi guys, i'm after some advise again!! Having such a small bathroom the smallest thing can make a big difference, my soil pipe runs up at a slight angle so at the bottom of the pipe(upstairs) its behind the surface of the wall but then starts to run out, this has been boxed in by previous...

I'm currently doing my bathroom up and this will mean moving the Rad, at the moment the pipes for the bathroom radiator come straight through the wall from the bedroom as all the pipes are above the floor boards. now as i need to move these pipes i'm thinking off putting them under the floor...

Hi, I'm having the tiles replaced on the front of my house. i've noticed that the people who owned the house before us has painted the lead that sits over the top row of tiles, can anyone tell me what sort of paint that i should use to repaint it? i'm having dark grey tiles put up so the red...

I've just put up a new internal wall in doors, do i need to do anything to the plaster boards before i plaster them? thanks Rob

I've started on my bathroom and i've got a small problem. whilst removing the old tiles large chunks of the plaster and render have come away leaving the bare wall. i intend to use board and aqua panel through out to make sure that i have a nice finish that i can have tiled. is there an easy...

Hi guys i hope someone can help me out here. I've just started to do my bathroom and whilst trying to get the tiles off 95% of the plaster is coming off to, so i'm down to the bare internal wall. i was going to have it re plastered then tiled but a friend of a friend has suggested to just...

Guys, I just want you to confirm my thoughts on this one, please don’t shoot me down because I think you will be agreeing with me. My sister’s husband and a friend installed some 12v halogen lights into the bathroom last week by connecting a 4 way extension plug socket to the original wires...

as the tital says really? any help would be great thanks rob

Hi, I've been fitting my mum a new kitchen and i've come to the worktops. I'm planning on hiring the jig and router from HSS. do you have any tips that would make this job go nice a smooth? are there any other tools that i need apart from the jig and router? any help you can give would be great...