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Just after a bit of advice on where to start tiling my kitchen floor. I've read lots about starting from the Centre point. I have a long 'galley' type kitchen with the units across the ends and 1 wall and a doorway in the middle. Should i start in the Centre of the floor space or should i still...

http://www.dulux.com.au/specifier/product/dulux-exterior-products/effects/product-detail?product=10000 This looks like it could do the job but i cant find anything similar available in the UK.

My 1960s leanto extension is looking very tatty on the outside, apart from the paint flaking there's been quite a few alterations over the years so bricks are looking very tatty with blocked up windows, filled vents etc. I'm looking for something that is paint on but thick enough to cover the...

I'm looking for the best way to fit a weatherboard to an inward opening timber door. This thread says NOT to notch into the frame, but the following link says the opposite: http://community.screwfix.com/thread/19485?start=0&tstart=0 Any help very welcome. Thanks

I've got windows and door (external) that i'm going to paint with dulux weathershield topcoat. Any recommendations on underdercoat. I have some fortress undercoat (interior & exterior) but thinking i should probably go for dulux weathershield underneath too. Thanks

hmmm. that's even more concerning. I emailed the joiners the gap size and asked it needed to be made smaller. Their reply was that it should be a tight fit.

thanks. Also noticed that the cill and top of frame extend beyond the width of the gap, should these be cut into the brickwork or just shortened? ta

My nice new door and frame has just arrived (external). Great...except...i've notice the it's slightly too wide. The door was made to custom size but instead of the specified width of 890mm they've made it to 895mm. It doesn't sound much but 2.5mm either side is quite a chunk to sand! (ps...

thanks for the reply. Yeah i think it's the same. The surface is smoother but the profile looks the same. I've tried jiggling the surrounding tiles but still cant quite get it flush. How crucial is it to be flush? Cheers

Hi, I've got a handful of cracked tiles on a leanto roof. (barrel style tiles). I've bought some replacements and managed to pull out the old and insert the new but i can't quite get the surrounding tiles to sit flush. Any tips/suggestions very welcome

I'm looking at running my lighting cable through plasterboard and along the bottom of an exposed beam for just over 1m where it will connect into a lighting track. I'm wondering if there's any neat way of coming through the plasterboard (which will be visible) and whether i need any conduit...

thanks, The kitchen is fairly narrow so a few well directed spots should distribute the light quite nicely

Hi, i'm looking for lighting for my kitchen. I'm thinking of this: http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/S39874604/ Does anyone know if there are restrictions on kitchen lighting and whether this would be ok. Many thanks

no, the only feature is a window to the side but no obvious places for water to get in.

hmm. i was wondering if that may be the case. Is there any way to tell for sure? Any suggestions for the wall that isn't going to be lined? Cheers

The front part of my house is a 2 storey victorian brick extension which has subsequently been rendered. I can't see any damage to the rendering yet there is a large damp area about head high on the external wall. I'm really confused as to how this could be getting damp. I'd welcome and...

I'm thinking of contacting weathertex to discuss options and to find out if i qualify for the green grant scheme. I can't find much information online. Anyone got any first hand experience of them?? Thanks

A few weeks ago we started work on our 1960s lean to extension. So far walls have been taken back to stone, rendered, tanked and new insulated floor has been laid. 2 of the walls are partly below ground level and old solid sandstone. My builder was confident that tanking would ensure that...