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Yeah I thought as much regarding primer and it not really being made to fill any joins between the ply or fill holes. So I guess there are two objectives here if you're doing it to the book: 1. fill the gaps between the ply joins and fill in any nail head dents. 2. apply a primer coat to...

Thanks for the replies. I'm still not 100% sure what I'm going to do. If I just prime, then will this also fill the gaps between the plywood and the nailheads? Can anyone recommend a decent primer?

Thanks. Can anyone recommend a primer?

Hi all, I'm laying a very small area (4m2) of Karndean shortly. I've not laid Karndean before but have laid several large areas of Amtico. I'm laying on top of 6mm plywood which I am yet to nail down. I notice the Kardean instructions then say to skim with "Karndean Skim Coat". This makes...

Hi all, I've put laminate in my conservatory which includes going around a semi circle step (down from the kitchen). I now need to edge this step, but can't find any flexible edging that is quite long enough. I need something that is at least 2.2m, but I can only find the one product which...

Hi all, I'm giving the conservatory a makeover, and am looking for ideas on how to edge a step. I am going to get rid of the dodgy vinyl that's down at the moment and put down some laminate that I've removed from the dining room. The problem I have is that there is a semi circle step in...

Conservatory modifications

There's certainly no timber wallplate on the internal wall. Not sure about the outside wall, I'll need to check it again. I don't think there is one. Thanks for the lintel idea - sounds like a good one to me. I'll run that by the BC officer. What about securing the RSJ to the concrete...

The main reason is no sink in the WC, so you have to open the WC door, then open the bathroom door to wash your hands. Not very hygenic but more importantly to me, its a hassle. Why wouldn't you want it all in one room? It also means I can re-design the bathroom, once I get the cash to put a new...

Hi all, I have a seperate bathroom and WC upstairs, seperated by a brick wall. I am going to remove this wall so I can have the WC in the bathroom. In the loft there is a small brick stack on this wall, going up to and supporting part of the roof. There are 5 or 6 of these stacks in...

Hi all, I'm just trying to identify the name of the architrave pattern that I have in my house. I've created a new doorway and want the architrave to match. I've uploaded a picture of the pattern. Is this Lambs Tongue? Thanks Jon

I won't be ripping the plasterboard down. As I said she had her eye on these tiles, I didn't say we've bought them. To quote the Norcros "How to tile to plasterboard" guide "The maximum weight of tiling should not exceed 32kg/m2 (including the weight of adhesive), which is generally...

Hi all, I will soon be tiling a new ensuite where two walls have brand new plasterboard (shower area is tanked), and two walls are brick based with the usual plaster finish. My wife has her eye on tiles which are 100cm * 33cm (9.2mm thick). Pretty big! I am planning to tile straight onto...

I'm talking about the threaded pipe that pokes out the bottom of the toilets tank. You then screw your cold water feed onto this threaded pipe. Cheers

Hi, Hopefully a simple one. What is the name of the fitting that connects the cold water feed to the toilet inlet? i.e. the one that you fit on the end of your cold feed and then screw to the toilet inlet? Is it just a tap connector - if so what size? Thanks Jon

Thanks for the advice. I'm aware its Building Regs and have paid for them. I've already laid the waste pipes, including a new soil stack and inspection chamber. The room is currently plastered in the traditional "lat and plaster" method. The only exception to this is where the original door...