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No Matty, I haven't checked that. I will do before relaying half the room! Can I use the same flooring if it is due to one or more of the boards expanding?

Unfortunately they are not really pushing them back properly. I hoped they might start the process, and then further wedges could be added to bring it back right. Looks like I am relaying it- I would rather do this and know that it's right than try a repair that doesn't work quite right...

I tried straps without any luck. You are right about the underlay allowing a small amount of movement. As I said I have used it in most rooms of my house and it seems to have worked well, even if it isn't quite as user friendly as it suggests! The main area of movement leads up to the...

Can that amount of moisture make that much difference? I can't think of anything else that could have caused it, but it really has ruined the floor. Just as a comment on what you have said, there has been no vertical movement (planks moving away from the sub floor) it has all been lateral...

No one got any ideas? I am happy to supply any more information you might need to try sort it out.

Hi, and thanks in advance. I have laid the whole of my house (well the dry areas) with solid wood flooring, and everything is fine. In fact it is so fine that a friend saw it and asked if I would lay one in his front room. Being a kind and generous soul, I agreed. The floor was laid a...

Hi, and thanks in advance. I am adding an en-suite to a garage conversion, and have raised the floor. In the corner of the garage was a toilet, and the new one will go in the same place. However because the floor now is higher the existing waste outlet is at floor level, and all the toilets...

That's an excellent idea. Many thanks.

Thanks for that- it makes sense. I decided to go the aquapanel route simply because I figured it was better over time, and it's just as easy to do. Probably a bit more expensive, but not a hugh amount.

My other half has decded she wants the new en suite part tiled. I am currently boarding the whole thing out wih aquapanel, but I am a bit stuck ith an order of work fro there on. Aquapanel isn't supposed to be skimmed then tiled, so do I tile the areas I want tiled, then call in a...

Hi, and thanks in advance. I asked a while ago abt some plasterboarding on my garage ceiling that I am converting. It was the wrong way round, and against 1 wall there is no joist above to screw into, there is some flebility. I was advised to reboard, which I plan to do. My plan is to...

Cheers. I was hoping to avoid reboarding it, but never mind. :(

anyone?

Thanks for that. It did cross my mind to do that, but thought I better ask before I ruined my new shower! Andy

Hi, and thanks in advance. I am fitting a shower into an en suite conversion. The thermostatic valve has been fit without any problems, but the shower head is giving me trouble. The fitting from the valve up to the head is 22mm. The shower head pipe is 1/2" male fitting, so it appeared...

Hi again, and thanks in advance. I have just noticed that there are a couple of problems with the existing plasterboard on the ceiling of the garage I am in the process of converting. The existing plasterboard is the wrong way round for plastering (the ivory side is facing upwards). Is...

Cheers!

Hi, and thanks in advance. I have just about finished plasterboarding my garage conversion, and have the metal corner beads to fix around some corners. My question is whether there is a specific type of nail/tack to use to fix it to the plasterboard? Cheers Andy

Hi, I am adding an en-suite to a bedroom. The room will have a shower, but I don't know what my water pressure is- is there a quick easy way to work out what it is, as some showers need 1 bar min pressure, but some need more. If possible to work out an estimate from my system it looks quite...

I can understand how tradesmen would have a natural aversion to these programmes. I am a teacher, and every now and again there is some grand expose on classroom behaviour/standards that I would never recognise from my experience, and feels it reflects in the entire profession. Since the...