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I used it and it seemed ok. It sands down nice and easily too. I think its good for doing smallish areas, but if you have to do large areas then why not just use one coat plaster? Its alot cheaper and I would have thought takes the same skills to use as smooth over. I noticed this...

Hi all, My bathroom ceiling has some kind of paint texture on it which I want to get rid of. I think that the texture is created by the paint itself. There is no paper underneath or anything like that. Basically I want to put a thin layer of plaster on the ceiling to make it a nice flat...

Well....thinking about it I guess I'm not that bothered :twisted:

The ply is about 1 cm thick and is alot less flexable than the mdf, but maybe I should make a wooden frame and screw it to the back of the panel to be on the safe side. With regards to having a removable panel, I just thought that if the new owners of the house have any trouble with the bath...

thanks alot for the replies. My first attempt with the mdf ended in failure which I think was because the mdf bent quite easily:( Basically, when I was trying to move the panel into place with the tiles attached to it(using no nails glue) the mdf bent slightly and this caused the bond...

Hi all, I would like to tile the side of my bath and have bought a piece of MDF to use as the panel which I am going to glue the tiles to. I thought that I would use magnets to keep the panel in place, so that it can be removed to get access to the bath plumbing in the future if...

Hi all, I want to replace an exisiting window at the back of my living room with french/patio doors. Can I just take out the window and the section of the wall directly beneath it, or do I need to worry about supporting the section of wall at the top of the window while I do this? Also, I...

hi all, I am about to start tiling my bathroom floor. The floor is made up of wooden planks with old lino tiles glued to them. I've managed to get some of the lino off but most of it is stuck too firmly to the wood beneath. I am nailing thin wood sheets to the floor to make the...

Hi all, I am currently tiling my bathroom walls and I noticed that the tank on the back of the toilet seems to move sideways against the wall when someone is sitting on the toilet. When I looked down the back of the tank I noticed 2 rubber cylinders attached to it that go against the...

Hi all, I am renovating a 1950's ex-local authority house that had new double glazed windows and doors fitted 3 yrs ago. Unfortunately, it's looks like a bunch of cowboys ripped off the poor old chap that lived here because its absolutely dreadful. However, it was passed by a building...

Thanks for your reply. 2nd look and there is brick grill on the other side of the cavity (although its not visible externally), so I am assuming that this does go to the outside. This particular vent is in the bathroom and I was planning to put an extractor fan in but is there any need...

Hi all, I am renovating a 1950's ex local authority house and in 3 of the upstairs rooms there are large air vents high on the wall (the vent covers are designed in a wedge shape that points upwards). I have opened one up and it doesn't lead to the outside, it's just a hole that opens up into...

I think its safe. It does comform to Scotlands regulations.

Yes thats right, its about 4 ft long.

Thanks. Do you think that I would get away with the 3.5 cm difference though? It will be a bit of a nightmare to have to change it now.

Hi all, I just read that the banister height in the UK should not be less than 900mm. I'm in the process of replacing mine and have just realised that its about 865mm from the carpet. Is this acceptable bearing in mind that I want to sell the house? Is it something that is checked...

Thanks for the replies. So did you cut a gap into the side of the newel post so that the door frame could slot into it?

Hi all, I am in the process of installing new stair balustrading. The problem is that at the top of the stairs there will be a half newel post fitted and i am not sure how to link this up with the existing door frame. I had to take a section of the door frame out to get the new post in...

Hi all, Recently I have been installing laminate flooring and replacing the skirting boards. I am keeping the edge of the laminate about 10mm away from the walls as suggested in the instructions. The gap can then be covered with the new skirtings. When it comes to the door frames though...

Hi My stairs are exactly the same as yours. I put the laminate right up to the bottom step ignorning the instruction to leave a 10mm gap. I cut the shape by creating template out of card and then transfering the shape to the piece of laminate. I have left a 10mm gap where the...