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which is the best way to cut worktops to avoid the surface splitting

the shower tray i am fitting tapers in from the bottom to the to the top of the sides which means when it goes in against the wall there is a gap all round and as the wall is out of square the gap is about 12mm at the edges and the tiles are not going to come onto the top of the tray how can...

how long should a newly plastered wall be left to dry out before tiling

i am fitting a shower cubicle and have noticed a few times on the forum that tanking the wall is a good way of keeping the area waterproof what is this?

I have bought a quadrant shower cubicle with a resin tray with no tiling upstand and I have been advised not to fit it because of the possibility of leaks. Is there a leakproof way of tiling on to a flat tray, it is going to be fitted on floorboards

i have bought a quadrant shower cubicle with a resin tray with no tiling upstand and i have been advised not to fit it because of possibility of leaks. is there a leakproof way of tiling onto a flat tray. it is going to be fitted on floorboards

should i go for the condensing one? are they more difficult to fit?

i thought they were the same boiler

does this mean the Baxi 105 HE is ok

i have just had a quote for a combi boiler to be fitted the boiler is a Baxi 150E can anyone advise me on the reliability of this boiler

i just had a new pump fitted and i cannot seem to get rid of the air in the system the air seems to be in two rads one upstairs and one down. every time the heating comes on i have to bleed both these rads. also i have a problem with the heating coming on when the hot water is switched on. i had...

i have just had a radiator changed the guy who fitted it had problems getting the system working again he said there was a lot of heavy sludge in the system when he drained it down also that the pump was on its way out he managed to get the heating working after he left i could not get any hot...

i need to move an exsisting socket but the cable is short if i extend the cable using terminal blocks do i need to take two cables from the terminal blocks to the socket as part of the ring main

i have run some cables in a chased out section of a wall what is the normal way of covering them for plastering over

i am about to install a new kitchen at the moment the built in oven and hob are both wired to the same switch, is this normal practice?