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Hello I have insulated the loft and boarded it out, it's an end terrace with a normal pointed roof, that has (I think you call them) fire break either side. Between the eaves is the normal black felting, quite dusty with a few rips, it's all good and does not leak, it's just it's a little...

Hello I fitted some of this (it was from B&Q) about 2 years back, I cant remember the brand, but it was a decent one, it was white on the inside (butyl?) It is from a brick wall to twin wall polycarbonate roof, anyway its come unstuck!!! I fitted it to the wall and it seemed to stick...

Just a quick question, I am using Wickes T&G P5 chipboard for the loft. I will be laying it at right angles to the battens, couple of things... 1) is there a best place to start, end wall? hatch? 2) I take it that all ends have to be on a joist, so I just cut it so it sits in the...

Hello the tiles have started to crack so I thought I would pull them up to see what the sub floor is like as I could feel flex. Well it looks like it was built like that from day 1 (12-15 years old) I found chipboard tongue & grove, but there is a setup under this that I have never seen...

I have a small area of 22mm solid unfinished floor at the top of the landing, I now have problems going into the rooms that have laminate in them. I would like to use unfinished oak so I could stain this when I stain the landing floor. Theses are the hight differences. Bed room 14mm...

Hello, I am looking to treat my unfinished flooring and I like the look of there range to get a nice deep black. I like the Hard wax finish, so I have looked at there Hard Wax OIL. I would want to stain or Dye this first, if you look in the application sheet for the above is says this...

Hello, This is the situation, please could you advise. Bathroom is in a flat, with no windows, flat is in the middle of a block and has its own loft, the loft is quite large and access is good. The fan has not run for around 3 years, and there has never been a problem, nothing has...

Hello, I have some unfinished white oak, I would like to stain this a really dark ebony. this is for a landing and up the stairs. the reason I want this really dark is because I do not want it anything like the light colour I will have downstairs, and to look like I have tried to sort or...

I have been using some Polyfill. the trade multi you have to mix http://www.screwfix.com/prods/75795/Sealants-Adhesives/Fillers/Multi-purpose-Fillers/Polycell-Polyfilla-All-Purpose-Filler-2kg The packet is not that new, but is dry. I have mixed it 2 ways, the first time I left it quite...

hello guys/girls Flooring downstairs will be wood, a light oak colour, and the same at the top of the landing... I really don't want to put carpet just on the stairs. and I cant spend loads of money I don't have. so there are the stairs and a raised plinth at the bottom about 1m...

Hello, I have been painting 2 large wardrobe doors and 1 cupboard door and the colour needed to be black. I did not want a really glossy look, as you have to be so careful with black. A mild sheen would have been fine, anyway back to it! well the paint I have used is Crap... it goes...

Hello, I would like to fit a fan in the bathroom that only goes off while standing in the shower or the bath. (ceiling) I have looked at all the HUMIDISTAT fans but they are white and bulky, I have looked at the fans with PIR in and they are also quite bulky. I can easily get a...

Hello guys. Bathroom I have some black wall tiles and the ceiling is white, at the top where the tiles are slightly uneven, I will be running a bead of sealant. I have tried using white dow 785 san sealant, masking the tiles, running the soapy finger along gently and then removing the...

can anyone point me to a link for black emulsion. I cant seem to find anything. Darren

Could someone advise me the correct paint for painting glass, this would be for a kitchen splashback, and would need to be roller applied . Could you advise, what brand and a stockist please, as I have been looking around and have not come up with a lot, I know that its not just normal stuff...

I have some old paint and sealant, that needs removing from my windows, what is the best stuff for this…without scratching! I have tried with a flat scraper but its not that good. Darren

Hello, I want to use this with a roller for quite a large area, looking on the side of tin.... do not stir, and brush only... so I went on the Dulux dec site, and looked up wood then satinwood, and it only came up with this...

Hello, I just want to paint some small edges of the tiles, but this part is porous, what would be used to seal this before painting, please Darren

hello, I have purchased one of these http://www.frisco.co.uk/prods/28978.html . I would like to know simple way to fit this, as the fire door is fairly solid, and they are fairly long. its longer than most of the wood drills and chistles I have, so I may need to purchase longer...

Hello I know someone who needs a tiler/ build work, as above, Nice clean work, in Los Giganties, around 57 sq, and refit the bathroom. If anyone has any contacts out there, without silly prices can they mail me please. darrendpb at AOL . com