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I've got an old fusebox with fuse wire (4 fuses) which I want to replace with a new MCB. I looked up a local niceic place and i've been quoted £350 to replace it with the part p cert, which seemed a tad expensive, i was expecting around £200 - £250, especially bearing in mind it only has 4...

no silicon dealant experts then ? estate agents coming on thursday and i really could dowith knowing if it will cure, or whether to take it all out and get a reseal it all

I had a tube of this lieing around and it said also for kitchen and bathrooms. So i duly installed my sink and toilet, taps and waste and sealed them all with the sealant. this included butting the sink upto the tiled wall and siliconing it to the wall, and the toilet. problem, 2 days...

Ta, cant find shower tanking kit on forum, i've got to have it tiled by monday 9 metres worth of tiles, just just need to know answer to my original question

I have some large 12x12 tiles about 8mm thick, which will run around the bath / shower. However the walls are not completely level and if i use a solid bed of adhesive unless i lay it really thick the tiles won't level. Is there any reason why i can not use adhesive beind the tile, using the...

I've recently fitted my worktops and in some places i have a gap arounnd 8-9mm between the wall and the edge of the worktop. I was going to fill the gap with silicone sealant and level it off to prevent any water going behind back of worktops, is this right ? secondly tiling above the...

have 3 lengths of worktop sitting in my lounge waiting for me to fit for 3 months. I've done everything else in the house, but i'm dreading fitting the worktops myself, even though i've purchased a router. have read all the post for worktop fitting, but just know i'm going to get it wrong...

Here's one for you all. I've just stripped off wallpaper from a bedroom, and underneath is a diluted emulsion straight over the plaster, which is correct. However on taking the wallpaper off there are probably a 200 plus small patches where the paints come off with the wallpaper. The paint is...

Thanks for the tips, i ordered a dvd from the plastering school and have just watched it, not quite as exciting as the latest block buster but have learned a bit. I don't use a hawk and dip my trowel into the bucket and do a bit at a time, where as in the dvd they use a board, put it on to...

I've recently bought a house where half the interior walls are artexed, which I'm attempting to plaster over, its going reasonably well, but could do with a few tips form the professionals I've knocked off the high points off the artex, then PVAing the walls, letting it dry then plastering...