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HI, have a bit of an issue where a mains water pipe that runs up my living room wall is causing mould. Before I moved in a new kitchen was built so the old kitchen was converted to the front room. They did not cover the mains stopcock and they plastered/skimmed over the pipe which runs up the...

Hi, I have a baxi combi 105HE installed downstairs in my house. From when the flue gets outside it goes straight up the wall and then after a 90 degree angle (roughly) it goes horizontally for a short bit. Now while it was heavily raining tonight I heard a constant dripping coming from...

I had my cooker wiring moved a couple of years ago because it went diagonally from the switch to the box behind the cooker. I plastered over the conduit above the worktop level with bonding plaster and then multi finish but I never finished it off below worktop level Is there anything I can...

HI, I was just wondering what the pro's use to stick those pvc strips to the wall that you use round pvc windows and doors? For the door I want to use the big wide strips so I want to make sure whatever I use keeps it stuck on? Also worth noting is that I plan to buy a new front door in a...

Hi there, I have just had a porch and small bedroom re skimmed and have a couple of questions please. There is a small area in the porch that was plastered that has dried out too quickly which I guess is either due to being plastered over the sandy render stuff or me forgetting to turn the...

Hi, I have just purchased an ex display bathroom which I am happy with. 1 thing though, Wickes have used some sort of rubbery sealent round the top of the pedestal where the sink sits on. What is the best thing I can do to remove this? I have tried peeling it off but I can't beleive how tough...

Ok lets start of by stating that my knowledge for electrics is about as bad as it can get. I can change plugs and switches aslong as I can copy the old one :) Right in my toolbox I have a pen "kewtech" pen that glows when I hold it near anything with a current i.e power cables, plug sockets...

Hello. I need to remove a radiator in an upstairs bedroom and cap the pipes for a month. I have a baxi 105 he combi boiler and I just need some advice on draining the system and refilling it. Before draining the water from the radiator do I release the pressure from the system? and if so...

I am retiling a bathroom wall after pulling the old tiles of I am left with alot of old adhesive on the walls. If I try and scrape it off it seems to be taking away the layer of plaster underneath aswell. I have tried using the back of an old wood chisel aswell as a scrapper. Can I just...

Hi I am having a new bathroom fitted eventually. I also want to tile the whole bathroom. My question is, do I tile the wall first and then have the plumber in to fix the W/C and basin to the wall? or do I have the W/C and basin fitted first and then tile round them? Many thanks

I have a Baxi 105 HE fitted and when the central heating kicks in it makes a rattling/clicking for about 5 seconds and then stops. The heating works fine and so far the rattling only ever happens on start up. I get no sound at all when running the hot water. Should I be concerned yet and call...

Hello, I plastered a couple of walls on Saturday and was just wondering when I can paint them? I am using Wickes trade Matt for the mist coat and the 2nd slightly watered down coat and dulux for the other 2. I was eager and painted the mist coat on last night so I hope this wasn't too...

Hello, I am having a carpet fitted in my large open plan living/dining room on thursday and have some quick questions. I have gone for a decent woven back carpet and the thicker of the foam underlay that was for sale. Also the floor I have is concrete with some thin tiles over most of the room...

I have just put in arcatrave and have some gaps to fill. I plan to gloss the arcatrave and caulk the gaps. Now I have to have it all finished in 3 days so do I gloss the arcatrave first and then caulk the gaps? or caulk first and then gloss? Many thanks

In my living room we have a concrete floor in which I want to lay an internet broadband cable in. Now I was planning to chisel out a small channel so that I can put a small plastic conduite and them cement over to level off. I guess I would have to go 1cm deep. Now what are the chances I...

Hi, I am just about to tile my bathroom from floor to ceiling. There is one wall that is completely tiled already and I just wondered if I could apply new tiles over the top of the old ones, rather than rip the whole lot down first? The tiles on the wall are ceramic and seem sound...

I hope this is in the right section guys but too me it can only be a DIY disaster I have a very interesting finish to the walls in my bathroom that I am guessing the previous owner (cowboy) done with his fingers?. Can anyone please tell me why you would do such a thing? Oh by the way...

Hello I am about to plasterboard a stud wall and plaster it and I am after some advice. I have worked with Gyproc multifinish plaster to patch holes but not to skim a wall. The walls I will skim are in a hallway and possibly a bathroom (depending on what PB or tile back board I can get) that...

Hello I am replaceing a stud wall in my bathroom which will be completly tiled. I just have a few questions. 1. The walls are only 2.25 inches thick in total. This seems abit thin to me so is this ok? The problem is I can't make the new wall thicker due to very limited space. 2. With the...

I have renewed alot of skirting in my front room and have found that there are alot of gaps that need filling along the top of the skirting. Now so far I have used decoraters caulk but after couple of weeks the caulk seems to crack slighty along the joins. Same as filler and wood filler that...