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Hi. I hope you are all keeping safe and well. I would like to stick up a few shampoo dispensers in my walk-in shower but I do not want to drill through the porcelain if possible. My experience with suction pads has been less than pleasant, to put it politely. Is silicone good enough to hole a...

Hello. I hope you are all keeping safe and well. I'm not sure if this is the best place to post. I am looking to create a custom wardrobe to make use of a deep section in a bedroom. Is there such thing as a curved wardrobe rail? I have looked for ages but haven't been able to find anything...

Hi. I hope you are all keeping safe and well. I removed all laminate flooring in the kitchen of my 1990s house and it looks like thin laminate planks were used. They ware damp all over. There were remnants of what looked like black adhesive (builder said it was bitumen). It looks exactly like...

I don't suppose you could give me anything to help me find the episode please? :LOL:

Yes, it was low moisture content so we put underlay and laminate straight on it. Thanks.

Yes, they seem damp (but they are not damp to the touch) I apologise if I am using incorrect terminology. They look like they do in the pictures but they are dry to the touch. Maybe the word to be used is "stained"?

There are no "wet" patches, the boards were bone-dry. Thanks

Hi. I hope you are all keeping safe and well. I have started major woks on the house and would like to revisit/update this. So basically I removed all the flooring and it looks like thin laminate planks was used. It was damp all over. There was remnants of what looked like black adhesive...

Hi. Apologies for the delay. I didn't really take much notice of the skirting when I removed it tbh, I just wanted to get things moving asap. I put them outside for removal and it rained on them so any dampness on them when you posted may have been from the rin. I did remove the telecom box...

This is what it was like one year ago: It stayed like that for a year, heating on and off about once a fortnight for an hour. Now it has been painted over.

I don't know if there was any blown cavity wall insulation. The wall did not seem odd/damp/mouldy. He just said that it feels like there is dampness in that wall. I assume you want me to pull up a few floorboards to see if there is any standing water in the void, am I right? I'm not sure what...

Thanks all. Yes, I can check outside for cracks. There is definitely a cable from outside going in to the upstairs room. That did not cross my mind. I will not use aerial tv upstairs so I will yank that out and fill that up immediately. Yes, the property was vacant for about 2 years. Hopefully...

Ok I can get this todayhttps://www.toolstation.com/draper-mini-moisture-meter/p55818 So at which percentage is it recommended to replace them? Thanks Also, how do I "sort out the wall"? Can you point me to a thread/site please? Thanks.

Hi all. I hope you're all keeping safe and well. I am replacing the carpet in my new house (built in 1989) with laminate. I have noticed that the floorboards upstairs seem damp (but they are not damp to the touch). Please see pictures. Do I need to replace the floorboards? The underlay I...

So we have a builder saying they will plaster over the walls and ceilings of the 3 bedroom house. They have asked me to supply 15 litres of contractor's PVA, 200kg of multifinish plaster, and 75kg of bonding. We would like to add spotlights. I am assuming that this is not possible with just...

Honestly, you are putting my mind more and more at ease. Should I send some samples of the kitchen floor to get tested or do you think that there is no chance of asbestos being in them and It's ok for them to get replaced DIY?

I'm wondering now if the floor tiles and its adhesive also contained asbestos because I found it damaged and just covered with lino. Is there any point in paying for an air test?

Thanks. I forgot to mention that the house was built in 1990 if that makes any change.

Good morning. I hope you are all keeping safe and well. I purchased my first house last year and it has textured ceilings. The previous occupants had drilled in a few of the ceilings. I'd like to clean it up and have smooth ceilings. I sent samples of 5 rooms to a testing company and they...

Can you suggest a sander please?