I scraped a bathroom ceiling covered in mould recently. After spraying with white vinegar to kill the mould I used Zinnsers anti mould paint.
That's what I did anyway.
Well the wood was rotten (only just noticed) so I stripped the loose paint and put on some wood hardener. It doesn't look too great and the house is probably going to have a lot of visitors soon (after a funeral if you must know :( ) So I'm under pressure to make it tidier.
It doesn't matter how moist the air is if it's not condensing much on the walls. In the summer the air is at its most moist but you can leave your window open in the bathroom all the time in that season. It doesn't matter. In the winter with cold bathroom walls in a poorly heated bathroom the...
The bathroom is in a house that is permanently let out and I'm afraid I don't know as much as I should about how the house's electrics are set up. I've owned it since 1985 and the house has had nothing major done on it electrically in that time.
I've a feeling - having just 'educated' myself...
I have a quote to fit an extractor fan in the bathroom. I was told that I'd probably need an "upgrade to the existing consumer unit or at the least a separate RCD protected supply". All this was due to "new regulations".
The cost for materials and labour is £350+ VAT.
Is this reasonable? I...
The wall being too cold is very often why you get mould. Is the room warm enough? I just spent a couple of days getting rid of mould from a bathroom and painting with anti-mould treatment. It's in a house that has been rented out for years. I never had a problem till this current tenant. It's...
I've found a lot from some googling but could someone explain how masonry screws mesh with brick? Wood yes I get that but why isn't brickwork too hard for a screw to mesh into?
Hi.
(Please bear in mind this is a DIY ignoramus typing this.)
I'm trying to put back shelves that a previous owner put up. They've finally come down I'm guessing because he didn't use wall plugs.
I drilled a new hole but didn't get far before no progress. This will be the brickwork...
On the pipework I've got 17mm measuring on the outside diameter of the main pipe (the part that's not the old tap). So at that end the connector will be the 15mm you mentioned? Pipework only comes in 2 diameters?
I'm thinking of buying these types from an online seller.
Can you tell me what 1/2 BSP means? It's not half an inch is it? That seems very small for the pipe going into the tap.
( very amateur DIYer )