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Hello All So I’m on with tiling our shower today. It’s tile over tile.. I’ve tried some mapei ultimate shower stuff that’s ready mixed and it’s horrific the tiles slide down the wall. What adhesive can people recommend that will hold the tiles pretty much straight away so I can get on. I’ve...

Yeah of course I do. I Just thought it might have needed 1. Does it need to be outdoor cable ?

Morning Alll I’m wanting to use an old hole in the wall that originally had a sky cable running through it. Id like to put an outside plug so I can power Some garden lights.. I was thinking of using an outside power box running the cable through the wall into the house and then wiring this...

I’ll get a picture of the hinges when Im home..

The door is off and laid on its side. The picture is the bottom of the door. Once I’ve done it I’ll seal it though..

Ahhh ok. I did think planer but wasn’t sure if it would damage it. I’ll give it a bash and tape the edges before cutting. Thanks Tom

Hi All So I need to take abit of this door at the bottom as it’s catching on the floor when opening. I’ve tried to adjust the hinges with no avail. The floor is tiles so I aren't messing with them. What are my options because the door looks like vinyl chip board. I have visions it will chip...

Hi All So this crack has been on my list for a while it’s the edge of the wall to ceiling. I thought it was only small untill I started to clean the loose bits out. Now it’s massive. What would people recommend best To fix it?

Morning All So I’m tiling this shower wall after the tiles on the bottom fell off due to water behind them. I’ve removed all the tiles I need to and cleaned up. Am I better priming the surface because it’s tile on tile? If so what primer do people recommend Thanks Tom

Hi Yeah over tiling the white ones with the darker ones. Can I do the middle then let it dry and then do the sides? Guess I just clean the tile adhesive away from the edges of the middle ones ready for the sides when I do them?

Hi All So I’ve gotta re tile this shower in my bathroom starting from what what’s left on the wall and continuing down the bottom. I’m not sure where to start really. Do I do all the middle tiles 1st or the edges? Any hints and tips to make it easier as I’ve never done tiling in my life.. how...

If I was to use a connector what kinda wago would I need ?

Good shout I’ll make sure it’s not gonna pull apart or snap

I checked them and they had abit of soot on them but apart from that no damage. Yeah I’ve made sure they are definitely not behind the lug where the screw goes in.

Awesome. Thanks. I’ll heat shrink it.

That’s what I was thinking. Is that classed as a safe repair ?

Noticed what looked like soot down the side of a switch in the bedroom. Anyway decided to investigate. Took the switch off. Found the little screw that holds the switch to the wall is massively long and trapped a live wire. What’s the best fix for this ? Insulation tape? Thanks Tom

Morning All So I’m looking to put a couple of shelves up in the bathroom cupboard for towels etc. the wall I want to attach the batten to has the shower on the opposite side and wiring in there too. Can anyone recommend any adhesive I could use to stick the batten to the wall ?

Cheers for that advice. Great stuff. Screws is what I’ll use.

What size screws would You recommend using?