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All the fillers I seem to see say will fill anything but then go on to say but not floorboard gaps. Any suggestions ? Thanks for any help Cheers

Hi, I have a bathroom under renovation & wondering about insulation. Its a 1939 house with lath & Plaster walls. I'm possibly taking the lath & plaster off & replacing with moisure resistant Plaster Board. If I do would it be a good idea to use kingspan or similar on the outside wall (1)...

Soffit lighting Anybody got some links to decent downlighters (exterior) Cheers. Nothing too "VEGAS" :D

hi, living in an old detached granite house.... solid granite, then a space, then the lath plaster... you read about cavety wall filling. is it possible to do this to my type of house.. sorry its not my husband that is posting, i am using his log. i asked him to post this a few...

Not sure if its ok to ask these days on here but strap me to the ducking stool if its not ! To supply and install Valiant 937 ecotec plus A rated 37KW combination boiler in understair cupboard with a horizontal flue plus extension through wall. Remove and dispose existing boiler, hot...

Its a side door that I want to paint gloss black in the end to go with a new Composite front door. Any readily available primers about. It would be a small tin I would need to get it in not industrial sized drum ! Thanks for any info.

Specifically the extra water tank/s for high hot water demand Cheers.

Hi, Thinking of a Vaillant ecoTEC937 in the kitchen. The wall its going on has a old shallow cupboard behind it approx 12" deep that has been plaster boarded over. My thoughts are to mount it on the original exterior wall behind this, is this acceptable or does it have to have its full...

Hi, Looking for some info on living with a Painted Wooden Front door V's a uPVC one with a young family. I really want to go for a quality, gloss black, 6 panel, traditional georgian door but my Wife is worried about it getting scraped/dented etc by our 2 boys (& dog) She is suggesing a...

Hi, looking at CCTV DVR + 4 Cam Kits. I have looked at the one below but am a bit worried about Cmos, lack of nightime range (8-9M) & low TV lines (380) http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=223910&C=Froogle&U=223910&T=Module Any other kits sub £500 that will do a better job...

Hi, We seem to have a problem with an outside drain letting water from the kitchen waste into the void under the house. It appears to be the seal that has gone between the downpipe that the drain lid sits upon & the bend below taking it away to the main drain (this is all outside) The...

Zone 1 swivel bathroom downlighter - Such a thing ??? I have seen pleanty of fixed ones but no swivel ones, is there a reason (IP rating ??) that these are not available or are they just rare ?? Thanks in advance for any info, Co.

Hi, Maybe a daft question but just starting to suss a replacement system for our current baxi Bermuda one. Is it possible to have 2 hot water tanks on one system ? say 2 100L tanks joined/linked or would it have to be a single 200l tank. Cheers, Co.

I seem to remember reading somewhere its either one or the other working at any one time ? Is this still the case or was I dreaming instead :D Cheers, Co.

Hope someone can help..... Stained skirting boards & door frames in a bedroom with Ronseal quickdrying woodsatin Mahogany to try & match the rest of the house & 1 door frame in the room. When I tried 4 diff coloured stains, the Mahonay one matched the best but what I didn't think about was...

How many downlights for a 3.25 metre square kitchen? Plan on using 6 or 8 50w roof mounted downlights (GU10's) Will 6 be enough or would 8 be better ?? Cheers, Co.

Min Stud size for Plaster board ? Whats the min size for mounting plaster boards ? Taken down a lath plaster wall & am left with uprights with a size of 1 1/2" wide & 1" thick, its a kitchen wall (outside) the rest of the room is still lath & we will be mounting wall units etc on both...

Hi, Having a bit of bother with only small parts (1% in total) of a old (68 years) plaster walled bedroom. I am using B&Q matt emulsion thinned down 25-30% & am getting these cracks & bubbles/blisters. I have a little plaster sealing fluid & so am trying that on the patches just now...

Quick Question, final coat on walls or stain skirting boards ? or a coat of stain then final coat on walls then a coat of stain Any other tips on making a good job of this gratefully received :D Cheers, Co.