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Apart from the latter being 3 times the cost of the former, what's the difference in terms of which is 'better'? I have concrete gutters and have noticed that I'm beginning to get a bit of damp on the inside walls which closer inspecting is due to the gutters not draining sufficiently...

Can anyone help please? I've just bought some Cole & Son wallpaper, and on the instructions is says that due to being 'non-woven' (whatever that means) that I shouldn't use normal packet wallpaper paste as it may cause 'surface staining or adhesion problems'. Problem is though, it doesn't...

Hi All, I've just bought some 19x119mm skirting boards for my lounge and hallway but need some advice on fitting please! My walls are not perfectly straight, thus will definitely use screws, but at what spacing should I use them? Also, do I need to do one at top and one at bottom, or is...

As title really... I think I understand the difference between oil, waxoil and varnish...and have ruled out varnish due to not wanting it to 'sit on' the floor as I've noticed with my doors... From what I can tell, waxoil is better than oil...but, is Mahogany a tropical wood...thus oil is...

Hi all, I'm about to lay my reclaimed parquet floor! I need some wood filler to fill in all the gaps afterwards (with the dust)...I was thinking of using F ball B94...but how far does a 1 litre tin go? I am doing 30m2.

What's the difference? One is solvent based, the other is solvent free, but what's it matter? I need some for laying some [cleaned] reclaimed parquet flooring but not sure of the difference? Help!

Hi All, I would like some storage under our stairs, and some pull out drawers I think would be perfect...whilst I'm pretty good at DIY, I'll admit that I'm not great at cutting straight lol So, (and to do it on the cheap), I was thinking of buying some IKEA kitchen pull out larder units...

Hi all, I've been looking around the forums and still a bit unclear on how to lay a reclaimed parquet wooden floor (mahogany). I think it goes like this: I have a concrete floor...does this 'need' priming? How do you tell? If so, Lecol K495 is ok? I'm thinking of using Lecol 5500...

Hello all, I was hoping for some advice! I have a house with concrete floors, but also have a conservatory, also with concrete floors. There is about 1 foot difference in height between the two floors, i.e. a step! However, halfway up that step, there is the damp proof membrane for the...

Hello all! I'm going to put up a pine picture rail in our house, but how to secure to our brick/bonding/plaster wall? The rail is from wickes, where they say use no more nails for a clean finish...that is fine...but is it strong enough? Call me old fashioned, but I'd be worrying about it...

I'm hoping that someone can answer this? I wish to put UFH in my conservatory, since it has already been built (many years ago) and has a concrete floor, I'm going to use the polyplumb overlay system, with insulation below and tiles on top. The boiler (gas) is also in the conservatory...

Hello all, the RGI I'm using to install a new combi boiler says that he needs to get is 'mate' in to install the programmable thermostat for the boiler as it falls under part P. I understood that they are just open/closed circuits, or at worst low voltage, thus doesn't fall under part P. I...

Hello all! I'm getting out lounge/diner fitted out with recessed halogen spot lights. But the question is, how many do I need? I have googled, but can't seem to find a guide on how many you would need. It roughly 4x6 meter open plan, and was thinking 10 (in a group of 6 and then a group of...

Hello all, I'm after a bit of advice on my situation. I live in a house that is about 15m back from the main road, but inbetween my house and the road is a row of garages, of which we own one. I want to get gas heating installed, and got Scotia to come and connect me to the mains. They said...

Hello all! I'm hoping that someone can shed some light in an 'issue' with my boliermate HP DEM??? It is kind of hard to explain, but fairly frequently, the whole thing, including the display seems to freeze, and just continues in whatever mode it is stuck in. If I turn the boilermate on, it...

Is there any regulations as to whether you need 2 doors in a kitchen? We currently have one internal and one external door in the kitchen, but we wish to block up the external door and open up a new door just next to the kitchen (along with knocking down an internal wall). Anyone know if this...

Hi guys, can anyone explain this issue I have with our central heating system? We had a Gledhill Boilermate mains pressure thermal store installed a while ago and there is a strange noise that I can't explain too well! Sometimes, when I turn on the hot tap (opening it quickly), we get a...

Hi, I'm currently installing some pipes in my house using solder ring joints and a few compression joints where I don't want to put the blowtorch However, I am putting in a few draincocks which are made of brass...so, can I connect a draincock to a copper pipe using solder ring joint, or...

Our house has a 15mm mains water into the house. We are about to buy an indirect thermal store that will provide mains pressure hot water to the taps/shower/bath (there will be no cistern in the loft). The connections on the store are 22mm, so is there any point in using 22mm pipes...

Hi all, we have a problem. We have just moved into a small 3 bed semi. Unfortunately, to access the house we need to cross the neighbour's land. We currently have storage heaters installed, but they are big, bulky and expensive to run (and are cold in the evening!). We are off the gas...