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So we’re renovating an upstairs bedroom and some of the wall is in dire shape. This corner is especially bad. A big chunk of the plaster came off while removing the the skirting and unsure how to fill it. There are some more loose pieces that are only held in place by the wallpaper (blue line in...

Hey all! I recently pulled down the lath and plaster ceiling in our living room and am wondering what my options are to finish the top of the walls. The bare wall is visible on top of where the old ceiling finished. I’m thinking of plastering up to the boards that support the joist, which sit...

Hey guys, We’ve just switched out a radiator and had to extend a pipe and drain some water from the system. Now having trouble depressurising the heating system. I’ve looked through the online manual for our boiler (vaillant turbomax vuw gb 282/2-5) and opened the valve that controls ‘filling...

Was thinking of wrapping the loose wall socket in a plastic bag and taping up to protect from dust and water while I’m working in the wall, and only work on the wall with the plug socket circuit switched off at the mains.

I wasn’t planning on leaving the removing the old socket from the cables until I have the plastering done. In terms of keeping it safe, I have no electrical experience so don’t know it it’s something I’ll take on myself but appreciate any advice!

Hi guys, I have to remove a wall socket to take back and re-render a wall. Just wondering if switching off the circuit on the mains and double checking it’s off with a voltage detector pen will be sufficient precautions to prevent me from getting a shock? The wall socket itself will need to be...

Thanks for the advice Ree. They are solid masonry walls and the floor in the room in question is a suspended wooden floor. The front of the house has a concrete render but part of it is damaged leaving the original brick wall exposed. I'm wondering whether fixing the render on the outside might...

Hey everyone, We own a terraced house built in the 1930's which has some serious damp issues in the front room. Went about taking back the plaster and render to install a DPC. Started hacking away at the wall and reached the original red brick wall. The bricks were felt very damp and the mortar...