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Strange one this (am I in the right forum?). I've got an integrated fridge/freezer in my kitchen, in a housing (some kind of bog standard chipboard thing from B&Q). Wall on one side and other kitchen cabinets on the other. A few days ago the housing - on the side attached to the wall -...

Thanks. The bedroom floor seems to be nice and flat, as far as I can tell (will be checking more thoroughly soon, before making any decisions about how to proceed).

Thank you. The 28mm drop from the hallway is from the top of the hallway flooring. If I bought wood flooring 15mm thick (which seems to be the most common thickness) I guess I'd need an approx 13mm layer of extra wood below it to get things level. Or should I try to match the bathroom floor...

I've got carpet in my bedroom. It looks tatty and I'm thinking of taking the opportunity to get rid and replace with a solid wood floor. Under the carpet and underlay is what looks like a chipboard subfloor. However...the bedroom floor is a bit lower than the floor of my hallway (wooden floor...

Thank you. The perimeter of the service duct is already sealed - it was previously just done with MDF but the fire safety guy said no, that's no good, you should use cement fibreboard - so we did that job last year. Re "has the actual risk and fire loading been assessed" - could you explain...

In our (leasehold) building there’s an electrical service cupboard on the ground floor. Above that there’s a service duct which goes all the way to the top of the building - for electrical stuff, phone lines, etc. The cupboard and the duct are approx 90cm x 90cm in cross section. Above the...

Thank you. I'll look into the brands that you mentioned. The info on the various finishes is really useful.

Ah ok. The existing flooring has been down for about 6 years. It came pre-finished with (I don't know what) from the factory so I could just glue it down (concrete subfloor) and then job done. I mentioned the problem with fine dust getting stuck in the grain - I wonder if the finish they applied...

Thank you. Yes I think you're right - it could very well be chipboard. Thanks for the tip re: screwing down plywood. When you ask how my existing floors are sealed/finished - I'm not 100% sure. How would I be able to tell?

I'm going to put a solid wood floor in my bedroom (replacing a carpet). Subfloor is wood (MDF sheets or something like that). Lots of questions: 1. I want to raise the level of the floor a bit - it's approx 15mm lower than the rest of my flat (don't know why...would have to ask the builder who...

Thanks all. So...wavy edge inside, straight edge outside + ceramic tile trim. Will see if I can find one to match the colour. Most grateful (y)

My shower (Triton Combi HP) is about 20 years old. Suddenly it has developed a fault - not enough hot water is coming through (hot water is fine in the rest of my flat). I can get the temp up using the rotary thingy, but if I go beyond the safety stop it gets colder again! Given its age, is it...

Unsure how to finish this little job off (photo attached): (surface needs some prep before tiling - am on that) The tiles have a wavy edge. To finish off, should I (a) cut tiles and fit with the wavy edge pointing inwards and straight edge pointing outwards (b) cut tiles and fit with the wavy...

Used some corner tape (the stuff with the parallel metal strips) yesterday for the first time on an internal corner. Just at one end there’s a tiny bit that hasn’t stuck properly - the rest seems to be absolutely fine. Is there any way to get that last few mm to stick properly? Hoping to avoid...

Oh wait... https://www.diy.com/departments/padstow-cream-gloss-plain-stone-effect-ceramic-tile-pack-of-25-l-100mm-w-100mm/591487_BQ.prd - out of stock though

Little tiling job to do, but I need to find tiles to match (as closely as possible) some existing tiles - 10cm x 10cm cream coloured, funny wavy edge, quite thick (8mm or so). On kitchen splashback. No luck so far with Topps Tiles, Tiles Direct. Where else might I look? My knowledge is...

See photo attached of my flooring. Solid wood flooring from Homebase ("Schreiber Caramel") installed about 5 years ago. In places the surface is scuffed and is looking dull and tatty. This is mostly because there's a fine grain in some of the pieces of flooring, which has been a nightmare for...

Got some wrapped (coloured plastic stuff I guess) MDF cornice trim for my kitchen. Need to do mitre cuts so that I can fit it, but the wrap is tending to chip when my mitre saw blade goes through it. Are there ways to stop this from happening? eg cover the part I’m cutting with tape before...

Thanks. Yes I've discussed with the assessor and I'm just trying to follow his recommendations. We get on well with him and we trust him, which is something. I've just emailed the owners of the affected flats asking for their consent for me to do the work. My friend upstairs is a very good...

Thanks. I didn't make it clear in my first post but my query relates to the entrance doors to 7 of the 9 residential flats inside the building. The FRA says: "The original flat front doors would have been provided as fire doors but may not meet current standards on some aspects. Where not...