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Tiles are the best for the job and they are not that expensive or difficult as long as the walls are not already crumbling behind the panelling that is already there ,if its just a make do job for now go to your local tile suppliers and see if they have any discounted lines but ALWAYS buy the...

Hi all ,im new here so be gentle i have a Grant combi 90 mk 11 and it has all of a sudden stopped producing any hot water or heating . It will fire up if you turn the hot tap on but no hot water comes out and there is no heating at all ,one thing i did notice is a few times the vessel pressure...

You could always use Wikes onecoat plaster,it doesnt quite give as smooth a finish but would be done in one hit and is easy to work with

I have always used sand and cement on thermalite blocks without any problems although i will admit hardwall is better but with either one i always pva the walls first

I would solid plaster every time as you have more chance of the wall units actually staying up As for the tiling you should always tile off the worktops because if you have fitted the kitchen right then the worktop will be level all the way round and this gives a level starting point And i...

One thing i have not seen anyone mention is when doing ceilings always work towards the window as that way you can see the imperfections better as you go

The mortar between the stone should be quite soft as lime mortar is the best thing used on stone buildings as this allows the stone to breath Im not too sure what materials are available in the usa but i would give people 2 options based on price really ,1 you could buy a lime render from a...