Recent content by Tim Kane

Haven't got the vouchers yet, but I'm guessing they will be dulux decorator centre ones. Maybe I should have pressed them for some more compensation because I've wasted something like 12 hours scraping the old junk off and getting back to white matt.

I tweeted dulux and they are sending me a voucher. I've also no idea why this has happened, I can only think the batch of paint was bad. I bought two tins of the same batch and they both did this crazy cracking. I even did a test on some backing paper, first a coat of dulux matt emulsion, then...

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Couple of weeks ago I mist coated some new plaster skim with 10% watered down leyland contract matt, last week I did the final colour paint on the ceiling and this week I did the walls. I did the ceiling with 10% watered down Dulux Easycare Bathroom Brilliant White and this week I did the walls...

Many thanks for the replies. Sounds like I could probably get away with what I initially planned and it'd be perfectly safe. I do like the idea of another cable to the lighting circuit though as this would be really easy to install as the bathroom is half way through a refurb and the wall...

Last week I ripped a load of dodgy wiring out of the conservatory and I want to redo it. I had a 2.5mm cable coming through the bathroom wall from the socket ring, connected to a junction box which then fed a socket and a 5 amp fused spur connected to another junction box which connected the...

(y) Yep, I was thinking of using one of those Alpine flexible pan connectors. They do a rigid 14 degree one too, not sure that would be enough of a drop tho.

Guys, hope someone can help. I'm a competent DIYer that's doing up my bathroom. I'm moving a toilet, the plan was to just drill straight out the wall and then connect to soil stack. Unfortunately, there's a conservatory right behind the wall I need to drill through. The soil stack goes...

Many thanks everyone - seems the consensus is that I've done it right installing it plumb. I'll add some side trims to try and improve it!

Should have mentioned its an outward opening door. It would swing open outwards, but not a big deal. Better than swinging inwards and smacking any cars in there.

Plumb? Sounds like I've done it right then. Its a detached double garage with single layer of brickwork and double brick pillars as a door frame. Can't see any cracks so it's probably just settled slightly on the wonk.

Hello all, just wondering if you could provide any advice on something that's been bugging me for the last couple of days. I installed a replacement composite door into my garage last Saturday, when I was plumbing up the frame I noticed that the entire wall was off plumb by maybe 3/4 inch. I...