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Hi all, I’ve built and rendered a 4m x 500mm block wall and have also dressed an existing 5m x 650mm wall with wediboard. Both are now ready to be tiled. They will be topped with coping stones. Nothing is utterly plumb or level but I’m hoping that my DIY tilings skills (or lack of) can fix that...

Hi all, So i was gifted enough composite decking to replace our aging wooden one. However, i’ve found that the edge profile where the clips go is different to every other type of composite board that I’ve seen (see pic below). Most boards have a square edged profile for those black plastic...

Hi all, My Karcher K5 arrives this week. It has a 10m hose but I’m expecting it to be as crap as the shorter ones they supply. Plus I want a 15m hose that won’t kink. I’d prefer one that has the correct Karcher connections rather than having to buy connectors, but let’s see what’s available...

Hi all, so an opportunity came up to accept some composite decking that we can use to replace our existing and tired wooden decking. I save most of the decking clips from when i dismantled it from the person giving it to me, but i cannot find the same clips anywhere on the t'internet. Does it...

Hi all, Is there an easy diy way to polish out scratches and bring back the shine as well as protect the black paint on a 2022 corsa. There’ll be no need to trash the brand, but if it helps identify the paint type/kind then there ya go. Back in the day I used black T-Cut but I would have...

Hi all, So I have to re-lay new kitchen flooring, it’s 7mm MDF laminate (yes it’s kitchen safe) to replace the 14 years old stuff which has eventually worn out. But moving the range cooker, washer, dryer, dishwasher and the American fridge/freezer is something I’m NOT looking forward to. So...

Hi all, so found plenty of threads about this, but most are fairly old. Our kitchen mixer tap has broken and we were thinking of replacing the taps, sink and worktops anyway, so would like a boiling water tap that also offers filtered cold water (which most seem to do). I’ve watched quite a few...

Hi all, Came across someone who insulated and plaster boarded his conservatory roof. Form his picture it looks to be very similar to ours, so wondering if we can do the same. Had a few ridiculous quotes to change the current opal bronze polycarbonate into white panels for better insulation. As...

Hi all, Has anyone got any experience with self-building using shipping containers? Especially on land in the UK? It’s something i’ve wanted to do for a good few years now, but no doubt there’ll be a laundry list of pros and cons, not least planning permission etc. Initials thoughts are that if...

Hi, My mum is 81 and lives on her own in a bungalow (bear this in mind later ). She has just had a completely new roof as it was EOL with holes and leaks. Her loft is boarded out with minimum insulation and I wanted to bolster this by rolling out 200mm insulation just over the top of the boards...

Hi all, So my office is 2m x 3m. I have an L-shaped (2m x 3m x 635mm) office worktop (28mm thick), butt jointed using 3 easibolts in one corner spanning both walls. I didn’t want any legs impeding chair access so I have batons on the walls holding the back edges level and Herkules heavy duty...

Hey all, not been here in ages. So, i have a dwarf/retaining wall made from concrete fence posts and 2 x gravel boards high. It’s been there years so no issues with movements etc. How do I make good this wall to be able to receive split-faced tiles? TIA

Hi all, So got an Orchard 1400 x 800 stone resin anti-slip shower tray. If anyone knows the brand it has 9 nylon screws that you use to level the tray, but the instructions states it needs to be laid directly onto marine ply (not floorboards) or a concrete floor. Now, it’s my in en suite and I...

Hi all, so maybe not the usual question everyone asks…. I’m levelling my 6sqm en suite as it has a 10mm run off from one end to the other. It consists of bare floorboards that’s “mostly” covered in well screwed down 6mm ply. However where my 1400x800 shower tray will go, I’m removing the...

Hi, Is it legal to install a 1g faceplate with 2xUSB sockets into an en suite? They are purely to charge our oral B electric toothbrushes as we have USB induction chargers that only require 5mA. There will be no mains sockets anywhere, I’d basically have a standard 1g power socket with twin USB...

Hi, hoping for some quick advice here. I’m tiling the bottom half of a wall with a doorway in it. Usually if it were a plain wall, it would be flat and you’d simply tile onto the wall with the trim on top and you effectively have 2 different levels. But how do I go about it when I then have to...

Hi all, my out of warranty DCS355 18v multi tool keeps cutting out on me. I’ve changed blades and batteries and it’s not either of those. So even if cutting into plasterboard if I go full speed straightaway it almost always cuts out (it should not and has never done that before). So I have to...

Hi all, I’m installing electric UFH. I shall be installing a fused spur off of an existing ring socket. My calcs for the heating mat will be 4.15a total, so was thinking of putting a 5a fuse in the spur or maybe a 10a(?) Not decided whether to go for a switched or non-switched tbh. Also, this is...

Hi all, so, got 9.5mm tiles that are wavy (Trinity Architect from Tile Giant if anyone is interested). The guy at the shop said i'd need a 10mm square edge profile trim, but that surely only leaves me 0.5mm for adhesive if the measurement of tile and trim are exact. Would it be better to find an...

Hi all, seen similar threads from years ago, but wanted up-to-date advice i guess. I'm renovating our downstairs cloakroom and going from single taps to a monoblock. Now both hot and cold feeds do (did) give fairly equal water pressure, so do i need to fit a NRV to the hot feed? We have a combi...