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Our builder has put an RSJ in to support a chimney breast, but placed it below the coving so they didnt have to remove it. This means it's now sat too low, and the kitchen won't fit. Can the RSJ be raised up by putting another few courses of brick under the pad stones to get it where it...

Be careful! I installed laminate flooring over an old parquet wood floor and it's now all buckling up and I'm going to have to replace the whole lot. Would have kept the old floor, but had been painted, and was only in about a 3rd of the room for some reason!

Then what I was given wasn't a slip coupling. Never mind. Have got my water back on, that's all that matters!

Thanks for all the advice everyone. Basically, the pipe had absolutely no give in it whatsoever, so using a compression fitting wouldn't have worked, as I couldn't get it in. Plus I've read both on here and elsewhere, that compression fit joints should only be used if accessible. I tried...

Been installing a new kitchen for the last month or so, and was putting up a wine rack when I drilled into a water pipe that was in the wall. Obviously I didn't know it was there. Is a pretty old house and is a bit of a random place for a pipe, but I've put a hole in it none the less...

You need to take into consideration clearance both above the hob (at least 700mm) and also to the sides of the hob. If it's going to be a flat run of worktop then it should be fine almost anywhere. You need to make sure that it's not too close to any full height units or walls though. I...

I agree with the poster above. Don't do it! I've just finished replacing the most awful kitchen I've ever seen in my house (was made of sticky back plastic!). If the kitchen is that bad, it will motivate you to earn enough moneny to replace it. Or if it's just the worktop, then pick up...

For some reason B&Q are recommending that you seal plaster with PVA before you paint. Everything I've read on here says not to.

Thanks for your swift replies. I've got an angle grinder, so that might just be my easiest option if I get a diamond blade for it.

I'm currently re-fitting my kitchen and want to tile as a splashback, but don't know how I'll be able to cut the tiles if one of the sockets ends up either in the centre of the tile, or needing a U shaped section cut out. What's the best way to do this?

Just had similar skimming done to my kitchen and utility room. Both rooms and ceilings for £400. I did use a scraper to take off the peaks from the dodgy paint swirly things so that it was easier to skim though.

I've just had my whole kitchen and utility room walls and ceilings plastered for £400, have made a very good job on first inspection too (literally finished a couple of hours ago). I was having my walls re-skimmed because they were bad to start off with, but yours are even worse!

I'd be interested to see that if you could throw a couple of pics up please.

I believe that BGH supply some of the Wickes kitchens. They certainly supply the kitchens to Travis Perkins, of which Wickes are a part of. I've just bought a basic rigid kitchen from them through ScewFix and seems a dam sight better quality than the Ikea and MFI alternatives I looked at...