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I want to put some downlights in a shower room and I'm not sure how many I need the room is 1.8m x 1.4m. Can you gat main powered downlights to go above the shower.

Does anyone know where I can get some mains downlights for zone 1 in a bathroom?

will I still need to raise the pipe best I can as it will be run along the floor. thanks for the advise I welcome it

A maximum if 1.4m but most likely about 1m. How high would i need to place the waste pipe to get drainage?

Hi All, I am due to refit our bathroom out and the wife wants to take the bath out and place a quadrant shower enclosure instead but the best place to fit it is on two internal walls and my joist will NOT run inline with the waste pipe would I have enough height for drainage if I use a riser...

Can anyone advise where I can buy bedroom carcasses and units. Thanks

Hi All, I have a concrete floor that need levelling before tiling. I need to level the floor in two halfs as we have appliances that cant be removed or stored else where. Q. Can I battern off part of the floor use a self levelling compund let it go off then move the appliances and level...

I am not a tiler and have used a cheap electric tile cutter before. I am looking at these two tile cutters foor when I tile my kitchen floor next week. http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=A235353&ts=77763&id=19139 or...

We are having a new kitchen fitted I am going to tile he walls between the worktops and the cupboards. The walls are not brilliant but not bad, we are thinking of tiling above the cupboards to the ceiling has anyone done this does it look ok to look bad we are also going to put coving up to...

We are thinking of having a natural bamboo hardwood floor, anyone fitted one? and do you think the colour would look ok with an medium oak coloured kitchen? I have read about putting a plywood floor first is this essential does the floor need a membrane down first to do this or can I put the...

I have trimmed and hung internal doors before, but I struggle to trim the doors by myself. Whats the best way to trim the doors when you don't have any help to hold the doors i.e keeping the door still. I have seen a blackanddecker workbench that has two height settings. Any suggestions...

I understand what your saying its me not making myself clear. I am looking for short courses like into: plumbing, change valves/Rads/basic pipe bending electrics, changing plugs, snagging, lighting, Brick Work, Wood work probably more like short courses Ok DIY not the...

I am not asking for a city & guild in DIY I am not that silly my post is asking training centres in the midlands that allow you train/learn towards a trade a skill for people who enjoy DIY

Hi can anyone point to towards training centres in the midlands for learning trades for people who enjoy DIY, I would also like to possibly attend courses where City and Guilds can be acheived at weekends

In Stafford, our neighbour had there's removed and have not re-installed another loo, we have an upstairs bathroom, and the builders we have had round so far have not mentioned this.