Recent content by MrsDetermined

Thanks. Measure twice, cut once, swear thrice. Then repeat:mad:

Thanks John. What I like about your suggestion is that there are local suppliers who have displays as well as samples. Much easier to deal with. Also, being laminated onto ply will help make things quicker too.

Hi. I'm having my bathroom refurbished. Instead of having tiles on the shower walls, I'm going to have 10mm laminated wall panels large enough so there will be no vertical joints (other than the corners etc. See here for what I mean. Since taking the old tiles down will destroy the substrate...

Hi. I'm having my bathroom refurbished. Instead of having tiles on the shower walls, I'm going to have 10mm laminated wall panels large enough so there will be no vertical joints (other than the corners etc. See here for what I mean. Not really sure whether this is a plumbing question, but...

Hi. I'm having my bathroom refurbished. There's nothing wrong with the shower cubicle but the tray will need to be replaced as it is, as you chaps might say, "buggered"! While the cibicle is dismantled, what's the best way of cleaning the glass and brushed metal frame so it looks like new? I...

Hi everyone. A quick question. When you boys plaster, is there a clever way to protect things like adjacent paintwork or UPVC window frames from plaster smears (especially those really thin film ones) , which can be a real pain (no pun intended) to remove after the plaster has set?

My friend lent his trowel to someone who returned it caked with dry plaster. This can be cleaned by soaking overnight in a mixture of baking soda and water. Worth remembering I think

Thank you roy. Naturally we'll use appropriate paint afterwards. x

Hi. I'm having my bathroom redone. The wet areas will have tiled aquapanel but the rest of the room will be plasterboarded, skimmed and painted. Is it necessary to use water resistant (green) plasterboard for the non wet areas? The room is small (about 6' by 6') with good ventilation -...