Recent content by Thediygirl

Thanks Mike. I'll check it out.

No I definitely didn't PVA the board beforehand. Is there anything I can do to the plywood without taking up more space? Thanks. (I suspect I know the answer...)

Hi everyone, I've recently been tiling my kitchen and bathroom but have come across a problem...plywood! I made a great plywood box to cover my gas pipes in the kitchen and when I tiled it (you guessed it), they all fell off! I didn't realise that you couldn't tile directly onto plywood...

Thanks! Yes, definitely learn my lesson with priming. There were vinyl tiles glued to the concrete but I painstakingly chipped them all off first so no real adhesive left. I used Bostik Cementolay (something like that).

Fourth/top floor

Hi there, Sorry, I don't have any pics at the moment, but the leak was from the old radiator which has now been replaced so no more water. I have already removed the buckled compound and the skirting has been removed (painfully....as it was concrete!). How would I know if there's a DPM? It's...

Hi everyone! I'm new to the forum but I have successfully laid laminate flooring a few times and haven't had any major problems...until now! I am laying the laminate flooring (12mm) on concrete with a 5mm underlay (including plastic for damp proofing). I wanted to do a really neat job so I...