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Wetroom leaked. Former and first course of wall tiles removed. WBP ply on joists (shower tray yet to be fit). Grateful for tiling expertise on upcoming predicament. Photos explain the following better: Corner shower - one wall masonry (stepped-render?) and other brick inside studs. Plan...

Wetroom ripped out due to leak and shower tray going in instead. Repair job rather than full bathroom refit. Plan is 18mm WBP plywood on joists, followed by a mortar mix and then shower tray. I need to make the thickness up for the shower tray to sit on the surrounding floor tiles. The shower...

Long story short, wetroom placed by previous owner has leaked. I've removed the wetroom shower base to expose the joists to help dry it out. The floorboards run under the wall from the bedroom next door. The floorboard ends in the bathroom have rotted through damp and had to be removed. This...

My plan is to move a toilet. It will be in a small space, closet WC. Once moved the waste pipe horizontal pattern will be pan spigot to 200mm straight, then a 90 deg angle to ~250mm straight, then another 90 deg angle to 1000mm straight to soil stack. Ground floor, concrete. Is this an...

Thanks, the cable is wired directly into the TV so no fig 8 connector or IEC. I will have to cut the wire and extend using a connector I believe. I was just unsure whether a 0.5mm2 and.0.75mm2 wire can be mixed and connected together. I was unsure if this is a safe decision.

I'm wall mounting my TV, however the power lead is too short. The current cable is H03VVH2-F 2x0.5mm2. 1. Can I attach 2x0.75mm2 cable to the original cable? The 2x0.75mm2 appears more readily available? 2. What is the best/suited junction-type connector for the cables? Thanks!

I need to lay a shallow two-row, single skin brick retaining wall for levelling off a small patio which will be used for a shed/bin store. I'm doing this because the ground is at a slight gradient. It will be about 2m. 1. Can I lay the bricks on compacted hardcore sub-base, rather than cement...

Hi, I've attached pic. The shed/wood store in the pic will be removed. I want to lay flags on a small piece of land to hold a new shed and bin store. It's on a slight gradient sloping towards me (whilst taking the pic). I'm not sure whether I need to lay flags and level off where the...

I have a boarded out loft, the previous owner lay insulation wool between joists and then boarded over. Looks like plastic-type boarding, rather than chipboard. It's only 100m wool underneath so I'd like to top up. Can I lay more rolls of wool (Space blanket?) over the boards? I'm looking at...

Thanks John. So would you unscrew the sockets, make good and then rescrew back on the wall once set?

What's the purpose of PVA please and what do you mean by blended in?

I'm the OP. Ive recently moved into the house, first-time buyer and total novice DIYer. The wall was left like that, not sure of the history. Thanks for input.

How would you tackle this situation please? See attached pictures - would Toupret filler be OK in the gaps directly or is there a better, tidier abf more professional way of doing it? Thanks

The chimney needs to extend into the hole though - the reason being due to the RSJ recess which has removed head height from the ceiling.

Its a chimney of a cooker hood. The hole is in a recess that holds an RSJ, there is a room above yes. The white piping - duct? That fits in the chimney. I'm guessing a strip of plasterboard, slightly longer than the hole glued to the otheride of the original plasterboard and then plastered?