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Hello I have a brick wall that has been plastered in the normal way (bonding and finish) problem is that the wall had a radiator on it and the plaster has lifted off in an area of 1.5m*0.5m. Now the radiator has been moved to another wall and won’t be going back to the original wall so need...

Hello, I have just pulled up the old carpet and carpet grip strips and some of the screed has broken up in small patches around the nail points. (about 2 sq inches or so) So what is the best way to repair this screed as going to lay carpet again and the fitter will want to nail down some more...

Many thanks for all the input and I just started a new thread as other may pick it up and wish to comment on this solution. //www.diynot.com/forums/building/to-install-or-not-install-a-flue-lines.339722/#2533882

Before you read this you should look at; //www.diynot.com/forums/building/multi-fuel-wood-burner-install-hell.339509/#2533135 Firstly I would like to thanks every for there input on this issue above and the thread at...

Hello and many thanks for the input. Seems the installer's did not listen to me when I told them my chimney dims which are about 160mmX250mm basically if I put the stove flue pipe up the middle of this chimney there is only about 10mm or so to front and back of chimney wall. It was only...

Hello, So I would like to have fitted a Multi-Fuel / Wood burner stove in a smokeless zone and after much research and talking to shops and HETAS installers. I am so confused that I am thinking of just bricking up the hole where the fire place was removed from and putting a jug of flowers on...

Hello, I took delivery today of the 44m2 of engineered rustic brushed and oiled oak flooring size 18/5x120xRandom lengths. My intention is to lay it as a floating floor on a concrete sub floor with a DPM and a good quality underlay. I opened one of the boxes just to compare the finish and...

Yip, I read and read on the subject and talked to all sorts about this and seems as I have a piano then floating solid is a big no no... As far as underlay I was thinking of using that 5.5/6.0mm green fiber board you find in wicks and bq etc. So is timbermate xl underlay better thermal...

So I have a wardrobe and the left door is twisted on the side that opens. The bottom right of the door clips just fine but the top right is out by about 15mm. Any ideas how to make it straight again? Many thanks imk

Hello, So after much debate and research I have decided to fit an engineered floating oak floor and NOT a solid wood one. So I was wondering what the best type of underlay is for for good thermal insulation. (I shall lay it over it over a DPM) many thanks imk