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Hello After re-plastering a wall with a double PVC door leading out to the garden in it, I am looking for advise on how to seal around the door trim. the problem is the plaster is quite thinner than what was there before so there is quite a gap between the door trim and the wall now. The gap...

hmm, thats the problem! i have already started laying the flooring! would it be ok to just cut grooves in the joists to run the cables so they dont get crushed?

I have put down 150mm insulation between the joists in my loft and have started to put insulation boards and chip board on top for storage. the problem is i have just realized there are electrical wires for lights and sockets going along some of the joists. How should I deal with them? would it...

Hi I am about to fit some space board insulation in my loft and thought I best get some advise before I do so as I have never used it before and dont want to have to go out an buy more just because I have destroyed them. I was wondering whether there was any particular screws I should be...

Thanks for all your help Bilious. I had considered moving the bracket slightly to the left/right but I still have to fill a deep hole. Do you think I would get away with just using poly filler to fill it if I dont attach the bracket to it? (the gap is about 20-25mm deep) I had considerd...

....also, would my suggestion work? by placing a bit of wood in the gap and filling it with exterior polly filler?

Are you sure car body filer is suitable for the job? have you used it for this kinda job before? Also, I forgot to mention the screws go in at an angle on the curtain pole bracket, is this right? how do i drill holes in the wall at the correct angle? Do you think i should just re-drill the...

Hello I am replacing a curtain pole but the wall behind it is not too good, and removing the old brackets has pulled mot of the wall away, making it impossible to fix the new brackets on. I have some exterior pollyfiller but the whole is way over 10mm deep and I dont want to spend forever...

There is no RCD at the moment, but one will be fitted eventulay. when you say fused boxes im assuming you mean sockets with built in fuses? I have had a look at the fuse box, All I can realy tell is it appears to have 3 red wires goining into it, one of which appears to be comeing from 2.5m...

Hello I am pretty sure this is not possible but would like to double check and find out any alternatives. It is a very old house and only has 2 sockets in the room, I would like to add another 2. the problem is one of the existing sockets is already a spur off the other. I am guessing it is...

I have put up a stud wall which has sockets in it which I am adding to the ring main. I have put all the necassary cables down the stud wall and plasterboarded it up. The problem is I neglected to put the mains cables down the walls to add them to the ring. Would I have to take one sheet of...

Can someone tell me if it is ok to paint a polymer coving with an oil based paint as I have used caulk to fill it and i read it is better to paint over caulk with oil based paint rather than water based paint.

well the actual carpet is polypropylene but the backing is felt. Do you think it will work for my carpet?

the carpet backing is felt.

Hello I have a carpet which was unfortunaly stored too long folded and now I have cut it to size I cant seem to get rid the of the creases. The problem is that it is a felt backed carpet so I wont be using the gripper rods and stretch it to stretch the creases out. I am using a special tape...

so I can use the gripper rod for felt backed carpet? EDIT: We have bought a tape especially for felt backed carpets and I was worried about the edges of the carpet fraying.

Hello I am carpeting my new room and have bought a carpet gripper rods to fit it. After looking about on the net for advise on how to fit it I find someone saying if it is a felt backed carpet you don't need to use carpet gripper rods. I was just wondering if this is correct? as my carpet...

Thats pretty much what I had planned to do but its nice to get confirmation as I wasn't 100% sure. Would an oil based paint be OK to use as well? Its just I have used caulk to fill in the gaps and I have been reading caulk doesn't react to well to water based paints.

Hello I have just put up a polymer coving and was wondering if there was a special paint I needed to us IF i decided to paint it?

Hi I have just had my new stud partition skimmed and was wondering the best way to fit the skirting. Would I get away with just using and adhisive or would I be better of using nails or screws? if so what nails or screws should I use? and what is the best method? Thanks