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I've decided on a floating click vinyl floor in the end, so no concerns about adhesion (as with tiles), or bleed-through (as with sheet vinyl) so I just need to level off a couple of areas. I'll look into the Arditex NA - I've seen this product recommended in a few other places.

I ended up removing all old silicone with Unibond silicone remover (it really works), cleaning up with meths, redoing the original sealant areas with Dow Corning 785+, then fitting uPVC quadrant over and siliconing that too. Gave it a week before using the shower to ensure it was fully cured...

The old thermoplastic tiles on my concrete floor were so loose they were coming up when vacuuming, so they were stripped off completely. I'm left with a nice and level concrete screed floor, with no bits of tiles, but a very thin layer of black adhesive left over. The adhesive isn't sticky...

In my shower, a flexible sealing strip (like bath seal) sits atop the tray, and the last row of tiles are tiled down onto it. The tray was siliconed to the wall before anything else was done. I get a leak at one side, seemingly behind the enclosure U-channel, but this area is well-sealed...

What is the most appropriate option when a socket is required inside a kitchen cupboard, e.g. for supplying a dishwasher or fridge? Fitting a dry-lining box to the back of the cupboard (8mm thick backs) seems the neatest option. Is this acceptable? Cut a hole through the back of the cupboard...

I have had a gas fire removed from a bungalow. The flue connects via a 6 inch pipe to a ridge vent. As part of kitchen renovations I want to add an extractor hood over the electric hob, and this ends up being the opposite side of the wall to where the fire used to be, so it would be...