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Dognuts, have you asked the people next door if they can hear you? If they can, it may be that you can both do something to reduce the noise transmission. This website has some info and links: http://www.ourproperty.co.uk/guides/how_to_soundproof_your_house.html

Steven, before you go down the pva under paint route, have a look at this thread: http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=342008#342008

Certainly not, but you've already use the 'quote' facility on the forum so unless you'd suddenly had a short-term memory problem, I thought you were referring to something else.

According to my dictionary, 'melt' is synonymous with 'dissolve' and that's what happens to the glue once it's mixed with the water from the steam.

Try lining paper, Steve. It's cheap and will give you a decent surface on which to paint. (And next time you strip wallpaper, you might try using a steam stripper. That melts the glue and you can take the paper off without spoiling the plasterboard.)

You phone the guy's mobile (they're rarely on their landline and if you leave a message the good ones are too busy to phone back) and say, 'I need such and such done. Can you give me a quote, please?' Best to get it in some form of writing if you don't know the person. I've found many will...

When I read things like this, Bolo, I despair. I know your situation is far from unique and the result is that fewer and fewer people will want to be teachers. You don't need that stress - teaching is difficult enough. Call me intolerant and authoritarian but I really do feel that students...

Useful article on this at: http://www.double-glazing-replacement-windows.co.uk/condensation.htm

I know what you mean, lindsay, but don't you also find that some of this rudeness makes for great entertainment? I rarely leave this site without a smile on my face. There are some very witty people on here as well as rude ones. If it wasn't such a great site, it would be different, but it...

And no-one will notice up there anyway. :)

jcpo, as it happens I was in B & Q tonight and saw an Essentials electric shower 10.5kw for £99. It was some sort of special deal and might not be available in your area but does suggest that your mate can get what he wants within budget.

That's a good point, gcol. Worth paying the extra for something that does the job.

Do tiles expand? In my experience, grout tends to crack where the tiles have been laid on two different surfaces - boxing in, for example, or where a plastered wall meets a wooden floor. Also if you have hot pipes running through your boxing-in, the ply of the box will expand/contract and that...

I'm not a plumber but I do have some experience of electric showers. The great thing with these things is that they do produce instant hot water independent of your main system. However, if you want a good flow rate, get one with the highest kilowatt rating you can afford. Unfortunately...

One thing you might like to ask is whether the person actually doing the work will be Corgi registered and/or (depending on what you're having done) belong to the IPHE. I got caught out by this once after choosing someone from Yellow Pages (and you can stop laughing, guys - sometimes we have...

You're welcome, Connorsj :)

Not sure if you're still there, Connorsj - I only just saw this post - but Dulux Supermatt is wonderful paint with great covering qualities. I used it recently on skim plaster and was impressed. (I usually go for the cheap stuff but it's not cheap really - you use more.)

Freddy, my info came from Cotswold District Council Building Control. Really, though, it's not so much about regulations or what supersedes what, but common sense. I was around in the seventies when double-glazing was big business with everyone rushing to put in these horrible things that...