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Hi all Started fitting skirting boards today and what a day its been mainly due to one dot and dabbed plaster wall Anyway....... Been scribing the internal mitres fine - got the hang of that bit but cant get the external mitres right at all yet - theres always a gap - so we will have to fill...

Thanks - just found a video on youtube and yes the back plastic is moulded to keep water out - thanks

Hi all i have the mother law asking me about a hole in new shower they've had put in by the council picture would be better here Should that hole in the top where the cable goes in be sealed up??? My guess is she is stressing over nothing but you never know! Thanks all

I dont think you have to duct when its under a suspended wooden floor but you never know - I dont think its clear when Ive looked again here: https://www.southernwater.co.uk/Media/Default/PDFs/WaterSupplyRegs.pdf I know it has to go in a duct when your going under the foundations of the house...

Hi all Ive laid and insulated new mdpe pipe under my floorboards and now just about to core drill near the inside cavity wall and then put in 100mm ducting in and then place the mdpe in that As I understand it as we are going out nearer than 750mm to the external wall the mdpe pipe will need...

Hi all Just been installing a back door from Rockdoor - its in place just not fitted yet. Weve got the brickwork ready under the sill and put the sill in place making sure everything is perfectly level Then theres a bit in the install instructions regarding placing a 5mm packer between the...

I dont think its on the lighting circuit - but will check just in case Thanks for the info !

Hi all I had my extension finished back in september signed off and everything by sparkys and building control. Ive been slowly doing the kitchen and now coming to the cooker hood. The power to which is situated as below - as you can see its just a socket hanging next to the extractor flue...

Hi all Just been reading up on the above and it looks like I should have sanded the floor down a bit sooner - no one advised that it should be done after a couple of weeks Floor has been down a good while now and has a good surface I think - its not crumby at all but hey may as well do a...

Decided to tile floor first (around island) and tiler did mention if island isnt square we can adjust then so gonna go with that I think

Hi all Been stuck over christmas with the kitchen install - Howdens cabinets are now all in and plumbing ready to go / waste and water The only thing I haven't done is put the island curved corner posts on and the side panels to the island....this is because I will have to cut those to size...

Im in South Wales - just recently paid 40K for 24 square metres that included 4metre bifolds on the back, windows in the gable end & 4 velux (pitched roof) and wet underfloor heating - expensive I know but builder was really good - had one or two quotes half that price but after speaking to...

No I havent - been busy chasing Howdens for soome kithen doors!! Heres some photos today - the bottom of the hole is roughly 860mm from the worktop height (we havent got the worktop in yet) Im currently thinking theres just enough maybe to go up a bit Would it matter if it went through the...

Due to the pitch - any higher and we wouldn't get the pitch on the roof so has to come to where it is really

It is low at the eaves yeh - the slope is about 22.5 degrees - looks steeper in this photo - the hole is located to the right of that middle cable on the right of photo below - dont have an up to date photo and in work at the mo

My preference is to get rid of the steam etc so yeh we may as well do a job of it I dont want condensation / damp issues - getting difficult now with Christmas coming - jobs are dragging on so hoping to get the builder and his rooofer back to do it Well the height of the cabinets is 2112mm or...

Hi all We have recently had extension built and in the process of getting kitchen installed very slowly as Im doing it Today decided to have a look at the extractor fan for the cooker and how it looks with the hole my builder put through the wall a few weeks ago now - to be fair hes nailed he...

Hi not sure if somebody will be able to help with this We have built and installed the Howdens applicance tower and we need to get a double oven and microwave in the space now Ive followed the install guide and configured as in the manual for the above config Im hoping to buy a double oven on...

Hi all Been slowly getting the cabinets and plumbing in place for kitchen island which is from Howdens Decided to cut a Howdens 1000mm wide base cabinet so I could figure out where the undermount sink sits roughly so I can then get the pipes and wastes in or arround the right position......but...

Hi all About to start plumbing up kitchen island - we have plastic pipe as the main feeds under the screed I have taps and a dishwasher to feed into - just wondering if there is a preference for compression isolators (using the plastic inserts in the pipe) or should just get the JG isolators as...