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The walls nust have the adhesive spread on the wall 1st using suitable size notch trowel then back butter the tile for full coverage. Builders arnt tilers no matter what he tells you but if your happy youll just let him plod on. Id remove the ply walls back to the studs and do the walls again...

it will be fine as the wickes, B&Q etc own brand paints are rubbish and thin anyway so it will be fine.

I tend to use them but when im still in the property as i dread to think about what would would happen if i left. Use compression stop end of even quickly solder an endfeed on to have peace of mind when your back at home.

seco thanks i know what you mean with the dedicated feed to the mixer, what would be the negatives if the mixer wasnt supplied with its own feed and just branched of the hot/cold pipes to the bath or basin... thanks

When fitting a thermostatic shower off a combi system are the hot/cold feeds just branched of the bath hot/cold pipes?? And if fed off a gravity system can you just tee off the bath pipes again?? (making sure the mixer is suitable 1st that is) Just heard contradicting advice today on them...

this my sound strange but when your out and about on your travels day to day keep your eyes peeled for building works going on. If you like what you see then go for it, theres no better way than visually seeing the fresh rendering being done so at least you know what your getting. Your...

ditto! Plus the smell and touch of fresh plaster beats the smell and touch of fresh ..... anyday :shock:

lots of good onfo there, if its something you enjoy and plan to do again id invest in a marshall trowel permashape £40-ish but youll be amazed how much better the finish will be especially if a beginner. Youll learn to love your trowel and guard it like a' hawk' clean it after every job so its...

cheers for that lads, the missus wont be be able to reach the top bridging cabinet now but thats not such a bad thing..... (hide my stash from her) :D

You can definately use compression on plastic but use copper not brass olives.

Im in the process of fitting my B&Q kitchen and the base units are 870mm high without the worktop. Once the worktop is fitted is there an recommended space between worktop and bottom af wall unit or is it much of a preference thing, ie. person height, ceiling height etc thanks

yep it will be copper before the boiler :)

id just self level the floor if its concrete, prime 1st though. you can get SLC what covers vinyl tiles so no need to remove. Tiling can be done in as little as 24-48hrs later plus youll have a nice level floor to tile with. Drilling into tiles is easy especially if ceramic, porcelain are...

the colour darkens 1st then starts to randomly patch light colours, your probably at this stage already. once its all light pinky coloured then you know. But the bonded areas will take a few days more. dont be tempted to turn the radiator on in the room to dry quicker, just let it dry naturally.

he can use bonding then skim it same day you know. As he bonds his areas then while waiting skims the rest and then skim those areas at the end of the day. it will remain wet for a lot longer than 2 days. as for the hollow sound id asses it once its all completely dried out then judge the work.

well said

yes check the pressure on the dial of your boiler, the pressures are in bar and should be between 1-1.5bar but check your manual if in doubt, there should be a filling loop as mentioned before and you can let the pressure rise again with this.

like said patching maybe at a push (but not me) id just tell them the only way you will do it is if you can skim properly. guarantee if you attempt to skim with this it will look crap, then youll be known as a crap plasterer! customers just see the word plaster on the bag and expect it to...

Based on the short story heard so far i would say your builders are reasonable and spot on with advice as mentioned before they could easily tile away get paid and 6-12mth later FAIL. You should be happy about that as its saved you a couple of thousand pounds already! As rich says did you get...

I use grouts where you can get the colour match silicones the most as i like the finish better, just my own way.