Recent content by Pete83

Hi I’m renovating this bathroom and wanted some advice as to what best to put on the brick walls prior to having the non bath areas skimmed and the wet area tiled. I’m thinking of dot and dab moisture resistant plasterboard everywhere and tanking the wet areas, if so can the board touch the...

Hi I’m hoping for some advice on drainage around my house. I’ve dug out plants and down 150mm as the lawn was level with the damp proof course with a view to lay turf and then gravel in the trench. There’s no actual signs of damp in the house but it’s on a slope and wondered if I need to install...

That makes sense thanks very much for your help

Hi I’m replacing a kitchen tap but haven’t come across a connector like the one feeding the cold tap tail, is this a female to male adapter? There’s no isolator as expected like the hot side so any help would be appreciated Thanks

Thanks for your reply, there will be a flue liner going in. Sounds like the best bet is to get rid of what’s there and start again. It looks like the current pot isn’t sat on anything and I’m not sure how to narrow the opening at the top of the chimney to make a base for the new pot to sit on

Hi I’m looking to install a wood burning stove but my current chimney pot isn’t big enough to attach a cowl to. It looks like something was placed on top previously so was wondering if it’s enough to just put a new pot on top with some mortar? I’m reluctant to break up all the flaunching and...

Thanks Johnny2007 good to hear you concur

I appreciate your time to help out. Think I should be able to get away with a decent underlay and laminate , I’ll probably end up extending the same floor into the lounge/ diner so a bigger area but won’t know the quality of the floor until I take up the old parquet

Thanks HTH, it’s pretty solid but not perfectly even. Just laying underlay would definitely be my preferred option!

Hi I’m looking to lay laminate flooring in a kitchen but wasn’t sure if / how the current floor needs to be prepared. It’s a combination of bitumen, old adhesive and concrete currently. I’ve read various thoughts such as PVA seal, SBR seal, liquid DPM, self levelling compound, Ardex NA or just...

Thanks for the comments, all makes sense

Thanks, hopefully there’ll be enough room to get some nails down the side of that

Thanks John, I’ll cut the chases deeper, appreciate the help

Hi Im doing the wall chases before I get an electrician to rewire a 3 bed bungalow and wanted some advice please. I was planning on using 25mm oval conduit as per the picture but the wall chaser only goes up to 30mm so it’s quite a snug fit, is this sufficient for the plasterer to fix it in...

Hi I was hoping for some advice on removing the last part of a chimney. How am I best to remove the remaining brick and concrete lintel so that it’s flush with the walls? I’m assuming it’ll need a large angle grinder? I didn’t want to continue taking a hammer drill to the solid walls although...