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    Damp behind tiles, best course of action?

    Hey both thanks so much for the replies, my bad on the photos, links fixed now, do they offer any more insight? Yeah I did have a search around and found lots of discussion about stripping out and retanking, etc., however because of the damp going through to the other side of the wall it made...
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    Damp behind tiles, best course of action?

    Hey all, After noticing a damp patch by the skirting board on the landing floor, which is just the other side of the shower wall/bathroom, I realised that there were hairline cracks through the grout in the lower tiles towards the bath. Bummer. I chased the grout out of the tiles at the...
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    Advice on Filling Holes in Dot & Dab Walls

    Ha! Yeah I read that... I'll have to stuff some Daily Star in there instead! You reckon shove some newspaper in there and then fill over should sort it though? I suppose I'll need to have a decent thickness of filler in there to avoid it being dented back in by accident? 10mm should do it you...
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    Advice on Filling Holes in Dot & Dab Walls

    Hi guys, The fireplace was recently removed from my living room and the anchors that once held the surround to the brickwork behind the plasterboard have been removed, and left a bit of a hole. What would be the best way to approach filling these in? Shove a few layers of Polyfilla in...
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    Painting Touched Up Painted Walls

    Hi guys, recently bought my first house and am about to tackle painting my first room. I've literally never painted a wall so just wanted to check I was heading about it in the right way! The wall had a few drywall anchors in from where shelves were previously hung, I've filled over these and...
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