Recent content by john879

i need to do some sanding on something made of china but i dont know what to use. i might need something quite abrasive to remove any rough bits or take it down a few layers. also i might need to make it smoother at the end. i have a power drill if that helps, i am prepared to buy some special...

I'm trying to repair the sink pictured below. http://s4.postimg.org/gyp94j1zh/2015_02_20_18_32_52.jpg (the length between the two blue lines is 13 inches) while it is incredibly bad that sink is discontinued,so i cant buy it. until i can find one similar enough, i just want to patch...

should my artex have orange stuff on top? http://s29.postimg.org/dyiuweron/2015_02_20_18_21_26.jpg http://s7.postimg.org/5l0fxkxpn/2015_02_20_18_21_30.jpg http://s18.postimg.org/vi18gqsah/2015_02_20_18_21_37.jpg http://s2.postimg.org/t9a1yh5mx/2015_02_20_18_21_43.jpg looks like that...

I was just about to buy some joint tape and i seen this on the page. http://s4.postimg.org/573f3mu7x/jointtape.png http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0046QCZE8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE It is quite a good price. designed for filling joints in plasterboard...

The new plasterboard is attached to the joist with drywall screws. I asked in the shop what screws i need to put plasterboard into a joist and he gave me those ones. The floor above is in the attic people rarely go up there so i should be okay with that.

So with the artex surrounding the new piece of plasterboard i put up. http://s27.postimg.org/nr01hp1nn/2015_02_08_23_25_47.jpg do i just sand down the artex to the plasterboard, then use joint tape on the joint between the old plasterboard and the new piece of plasterboard i put up...

Hi, i am trying to repair a ceiling which had a hole in it. I have put up some plasterboard but the plasterboard is lower in one place than it is in others http://s21.postimg.org/bdq6mx4lj/2015_02_08_18_24_30.jpg https://youtu.be/A-vkja0kGEo Please excuse the low quality video...

I have accidentally damaged a ceiling and need to do a little repair work. The ceiling is artexed and has a pattern i think might be known as fan and shell. I have looked on amazon and cant find any artex combs. I just need the cheap plastic ones. Is there a recommended site to buy them from?

Thank you.

Coming down from the ceiling, i have 2 grey wires. Each grey wire has one earth wire, a black wire and a red wire. The fitting has a connection for an earth wire. And it has 2 spaces labeled live. One of which has a wire coming down to the bulb. There are 3 spaces labeled loop. Then there are...