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Should LVT be installed straight onto these floorboards, with underlay, or should a plywood layer be fitted first? thanks in advance

hi all, im making a base for a new shed, it will be 8x6ft. Its been suggested a tannilised timber frame filled with compacted MOT will be enough. Thoughts?

Morning Folks, I just wanted to get some advice on the best to way to set up my new lighting for our bedroom. Currently we have a ceiling rose on a switch, that is all. The room is roughly 2.8m x2.8m. We have access in the loft to do the wiring. We would like to have, downlights in the main...

Morning, I'm currently doing a refurb on our 1970s house and in the bedroom we currently have carpet over floorboards. I want to lift all the boards so I can sound insulate between them with rockwool and also run a few wires for new sockets etc. The floorboards are a little bit creaky at the...

I was thinking of creating a spur? i read that on google ;) so a 30a junction box into the main ring circuit... i came here for answers/advice not questions i am not sure i know how to answer lol

john, I was thinking of extending/adding to an existing socket (wire out the back leading to another socket) which I read is ok, but not as good as adding one to the main circuit? may be well out of date that one and horrendous practise lol otherwise, identify the main socket circuit, chuck in...

Well I think its fair to say this has been discussed... haha So i will use 1mm and look to buy different lights ;) 1.5mm for sockets though yes?

Sorry, couldn't find the answer elsewhere... thanks

@wgt52 something like this? http://www.screwfix.com/p/brown-wedge-strips-1-8mm-x-50-pack/54407

@wgt52 initially, it will just be a floor to allow me to get rid of the excessive piping and shelf(that the pip runs across) then it will be converted into a utility room :) thanks

Hi All, I'm looking to raise our garage floor to the same level as the house floor or just below it. there is about a 6 inch difference at the minute. You step from the kitchen into the garage currently We need to be able to run some water pipes (white plastic type) underneath it and possibly...

Hi Folks, I've had my floor in the kitchen screeded ready for a new lino floor to be fitted. it looks fairly smooth but its not flat, there are a few mms between levels and its kind of all over the kitchen (its not a big kitchen) there are also a few bits showing bubbles I phoned the flooring...

Hi All, Ive painted the window sill in our kitchen with silk paint, its an ok finish after a couple of coats, if anything is left on it even slightly damp it leaves a mark and sometimes tiny bubbles where its been sat. Is there anything I can do to counteract this? any better paint to use or...

Hi All, our tap handle broke, so I have got a new one to replace it, i am looking to fit it myself and have a few questions. firstly with regards the waste, the existing tap has a little lever at the back to pop the plug up, the new one doesnt and it came with a pop up waste where you...

Hi all. We are decorating our bedroom and the floor is a mishmash of chipboard flooring that has been cut to allow for wiring leaving a mixture of small, thin, weak strips right where we need to walk. I know it's weak as it's cracked twice. What material would be the best to replace these...