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As thick as you want/need want it to be. :) If it needs to be very thick use dots, which are plasterboard pieces embedded in the dabs which is the adhesive.

Do you have a newish house? In other words do you have a trussed rafter roof or ordinary rafters and joists? If you have a trussed rafter rood, you cannot cut any joists or rafter except after expert advice, usually an architect or structual surveyor/engineer can easily give such advice for a...

I would have thought that corgi person in deep doo doo would then claim on manufacturer who had made the fire with the incorrect setting. In fact manufacturer would be in even deeper doo doo because it would not be just one fire, but all their fires (or that batch). Is it a CORGI requirement...

Have you looked at Aquapanel? See http://www.toppstiles.co.uk/3/tips/tips_backer_boards.html for some tips.

The cracks above the doors are most likely to be due to the house drying out and settling. All new houses will have such minor cracks. The dormer crack could be due to something else though since 2mm is quite a bit for a drying out crack, especially since it the junction of structural elements.

Can a hardwood floor be glued direct to a concrete floor? Assume that the concrete is over 10years old so should not have much moisture.

Have you got a high ceiling? Most likely not if you've moved into a new house. If the switch is outside of the zones, which in the case of over a shower or bath means 3m high, then it's ok. The cord can dangle down into zone 3. See here

So this is not a regulation by anybody, just a convention? I was told that it was required for a PIR to pass.

Have a try with the Gold Trowel DVDs. They do skip through the process a bit, but you can always re-wind and review again and again and again. They are no substitute for a proper trainer, but are better than nothing. Turn the sound off by the way, the background music is way too irratating -...

It doesn't need to be running to bleed the rads.

It doesn't sound like a habitable room which would need planning permission. Just boarding out a loft space for better storage usage doesn't require planning (unless you're in a llsted building). What you can't do when selling is state it's a bedroom.

It helps to remove the old sealent first. Sealent doesn't stick to sealent to well. It takes about 24hrs to fully cure.

If you do use a junction box, it must accessible so you can't hide it under plaster. You could make the existing cooker switch a blank with the junction inside it. If you really must remove the existing junction box, then the wires must be joined together with crimps. Either way getting an...

I'd take off all the plaster. You'll probably find that only a few patches are ok, but it easier to plaster the whole wall rather than cope with existing bits.Saves the plaster time in taking of the blown plaster. If it really is only patches (even if biggish) then just remove the plaster from...

Find the tamper switch for the bell box lid and tape it closed. It'll be behind a small spring. There might be one behind the box as well when you take it off the wall.

When I do wash my rollers (when I don't throw them away or keep them in cling film) I do it in warm water and with some washing up liquid. Not too hot or the paint curdles, but not just tepid. The washing up liquid seems to help loosen most of the paint. I don't bother trying to get the water to...

So long as the attic won't be an habitable room you don't need to bother with fire regulations. You can't state the room is a bedroom when you sell the house either. But even though you don't need to adjust the rest of the flat for fire regulations (fire doors etc) it's still a good idea to make...

And Part P doesn't affect the RECs so they don't have to do anything to make it safe unlike the rest of the wiring in the house. :wink:

You don't need marine ply. WBP ply is good enough. Marine ply is pretty much the same thing as WBP ply but is stronger and more expensive. You won't need the strength around the shower and the cost is not worth it either.

It's because we're (read civil service and other organisations/bodies) more interested in making up rules and regulations. The old ring main is better than radial argument is not true. The ring main was brought in because of the use in the past of electric heaters. There is nothing wrong with...