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after advice on here i had ceilings reboarded rather than just skimmed. plasterer insisted there was no real need to find joists in lat and plaster ceiling. just put screws in wherever. anyway ceiling is still up but skimming is rubbish and he is having another go. is it normal to have a...

hopefully overboarding several ceilings if i can find a friend next week. i have come across this on a web site: "Start in a corner of the room and with your helper and the Deadman ready, lift the first board up against the joists and slide it firmly into the corner. Use your Deadman to hold...

i am having a go for the first time at smoothing out a larder wall. the deepest differerence in depth is about 3/8 ". the walls are painted. how do i go about it and what plaster do i use. multi something, easy something, finishing stuff? see how well i am picking up spreaders...

looking at getting old 4 way wylex fuse box replaced. this is fed with i would guess 16mm tails. also a two way fuse box feeding an electric shower also fed by 16mm tails. however, tails from the board fuse to meter look really small. would guess they may be single insulated but even so they...

i have two double glazed upvc ventilator windows that have snapped hinges. the problem is these have been rivetted onto the window and frame. am i ok to drill the head off the pop rivet? will i then be trying to fix into what is left of the rivet? if i drill the rivet out will i have to use...

i have removed the polystyrene tiles from the first of four rooms in an old house. once the tiles and paper were removed the cracks could be seen. mostly hairline with a couple of larger chunks out. the ceiling is made from lats. if i get the ceiling plastered should i board it first or just...

i am not a plumber but reckon with a bit of practice i could solder a few pipes and fit a new bathroom suite. should i practice and use copper or is plastic secure, easy and reliable for such a job?

i have just moved into an old house that seems to be fed from the stop cock with 15mm copper pipe. is this normal? would have thought it would be 25mm? also the cold water feed to the bath is 15mm. at present there is a back boiler(gas) fitted. if i changed to a combi would i have any...