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morning all, At the weekend i plan to finally get cracking with the spare room full redec, which has already been replastered (16 days ago) has dried nicely and has had coving put up. So before i get cracking, i just wanted to DOUBLE DOUBLE check that ive got things right before i end up...

afternoon all, just had small bedroom reskimmed and its dried out nicely (its been a week now), but ive got the following that i want to do, but just wanted some advice on which way round/best order to do this: works to do: -supply and fit coving -supply and fit skirting (we want the...

thanks for the info everyone. i'll take some more pictures and post later. an electrician mate of mine popped round last night and checked sockets and switches and said they were fine. he said that the 'taped' cables in the bathroom are where theyve cut in to link the outside light which...

this is a shot from r/h of WHB in bathroom when i lifted the floorboard. Bedroom 2 - cables resting on heating copper pipework. first off - IS THIS SAFE as it stands? :shock: :shock:

Morning all, Ive recently moved into a property which had a re-wire carried out approximately 8mths ago and since ive started to redecorate ive noticed things that dont seem quite right to me, so i was wondering if i could get some advice before he pops round later. Bathroom: theres ele...

thanks a lot for that guys, really appreciate it.

thanks for that mate. so just to clarify, i need: -extension leads - is that aerial extensions? once ive got all of the above bits, is it pretty simple to do myself? thanks.

im looking to change my living room round and move the tv from current position and fix to wall using a bracket, with a unit below for sky box. only problem is, when installed, theres only been cable left to use where i had the tv originally - ive not got enough cable to run it behind...

about 12 inches? can i create a gulley and connect upto system by downpipe?

whats on the otherside of the fence?

sounds just the ticket - many thanks. :D

Need help, ive got a level access shower room/wet room, and have noticed that after a shower, the carpet in the hallway is starting to get wet where the water doesnt run into the gulley. i dont want to start taking up the vinyl and re-doing it, so is there somesort of seal i can form to...

afternoon all, my patio holds water quite badly and ive now decided to do something about it. the patio is pretty much level, but during heavy rainfall, the build up of water almost breaches the DPC. A builder over the road, suggested linking up a drain to the gutter downpipe system, that...

any in particular that you would recommend mate?

ive just taken down some double timber gates to my back garden and bricked the hole up. im not that overlooked, but im end of terrace and need to plant something thats going to grow over 7ft tall to block view from house over the road and to make the garden look better. i havent a clue about...

right, finally got to get round to sorting the back garden out. now - my garden isnt exactly level, so ive used some top soil that i dug up from the ftont after doing the driveway, and raked that round and round to attempt to create a level surface, but havent covered areas of grass that are...