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Thanks for your reply - what do you mean by fixing foam ?? I’m going to do the job tomorrow

I will have upstands to cover the bottom. I can plasterboard, I can’t plaster (so would have to pay someone) so thinking of the cheapest option :-)

Hi I have a section of wall - one under the cupboards in. Rather than spending money/time dealing with getting it perfect, as it’s to be painted - I was going to overboard. Wall is an outside wall therefore dot and dabbed. Obvs I can’t fix with screws - do I need to use dot and dab or can...

Hi …. I’m currently trying to remodel my parents tiny kitchen in their 15 year old house.. I would like to block up the rear kitchen door, just don’t know if it would meet with regulations. The room next door is the living room which has patio doors leading into a conservatory, plus the...

Hi Have recently ripped down my conservatory and demolished the dwarf wall, current al that remains it the base and bottom courses of bricks, the same height as the base. A builder has told me I can straight over the base with slabs, saves ripping it all out ?? Any thoughts - can add pictures...

Hi - looking to build a 3 brick high retaining wall - intended it to be 2 wide eithba solider course on the top - it will be approx 8m long How deep should I go with the footings ?? It is to replace existing sleeper holding back grass, although I’m going to move grass towards house (sleepers...

Hi Looking to replace my conservatory roof with a lightweight solid roof, but st the same time I really don’t want it to continue to look like a conservatory with a solid roof. My plans are to remove some of the existing windows and put some brick piers in ! Would exisiting foundations take...

New tiles are pretty dark, so hoping maybe they wouldn't show - plus old tiles are bigger than new

Has that turned out ok ?? Not planning to fit myself, but I'm also not buying from amtico retailer, so warranty kinda irrelevant

Thanks for your reply - I was lead to believe it might be possible by using a different adhesive ?

hi I've recently had an amtico floor laid in my kitchen - looked fab but ...... I have recently got a puppy and the lovely light coloured floor is driving me nuts - yes I could clean it countless times a day, but I am seriously considering replacing it with something darker ! Can amtico be...

Help - trying to find out where to download a manual for a Easy Logic 100rpm washing machine - it's less than a year old, but tennants have vacated, and I need to get a replacement manual. I'm pretty sure I purchased it from B&Q, but when I search on the internet, both Hoover and Servis come up...

couple of bits to add, in the hope it might help.. Don't know the name of the boiler - very old hot water tank (long and thin) Actuactors are Sunivic and were replaced about 6 months ago Timer - I can't remember the name, have had a good browes and cannot find it - it has a clock face...

Looking for your thoughts - any would be most appreciated... Have a central heating system (in a tenanted house) with two actuators (valves)... I have recently had the whole system rewired (as it wasn't working property) with the exception of the wire to the thermostat. All seemed...

reasonably - can't think it would be that - the wall is damp, which they aren't necessarily touching ... it does feel damp to the touch, as does the floor - although only about 6" max going up the wall - so far ... Maybe tomorrow, with the wall exposed, cleaned and left overnight might shed...