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I need to level our 2.5 x 1.5m porch so I can lay some Karndean rigid core flooring. The tiles are uneven so I need to get the floor level, what is the best primer and self levelling compound to use for this situation? The tiles are very well stuck down so I don't really want to take them up.

We have a double garage with a flat roof and a utility room behind which measures 8 x 5mtrs in total. It currently has a rubber covering but it has lifted in places and pools in others. I have just had a local roofer round to have a look and he suggested that it should have new boarding down to...

I'm in the process of updating a 1971 house. I stripped the wallpaper of and it has left large areas of paint. I think it must have been put on as a base coat before wallpapering. I don't know what type of paint it is so not sure what to use to remove it. I have tried sanding a small area but it...

I am updating the lounge in our 1970's house and there are quite a few long cracks which need filling and there will be a smallish chase to fill. I stripped the wallpaper and coving off and have opened up the cracks with a shavehook. I have read on here that Toupret is one of the best fillers to...

I'm in the process of updating a 1970s house. I will be fitting some new skirting boards and need some advice on which primer and paint to use. I will also be stripping the old architrave and skirting where it's in good condition. On our previous house I used Valspar eggshell and it was a...

Hi I am going to be using 6mm NoMorePly on a concrete floor, will their adhesive bond it to the floor without any problems? It is a 1971 house so it's well cured. I assume I will have to clean it and maybe prime as well. Any advice on preparation gratefully received. I will be using this as...

Hi We have a blockwork retaining wall which was smooth rendered then left for a year before painting with Sandtex smooth masonry paint. This was done last summer but a few weeks ago I noticed that it is bubbling in places, so I will be removing the bubbling paint before repainting. Is there...

Hi Our kitchen has 16 MR16 downlights with 50w bulbs in. As we have been replacing the rest of the house with LED bulbs I have been looking at the MR16 options. I have seen various ones from 5w to 8w all saying they are 50w equivalents. Can anyone suggest an LED which is equal to 50w in cool...

I have just fitted twin white basins to our new en-suite and noticed a small chip on one of them. Is there anything I can use to fill/repair it? I would be grateful for any tips or advice. Regards

I have got to the point in our new en-suite of connecting the two vanity basins. These units have drawers so very little room for a trap without having to cut through the drawers at the back. I have seen shallow basin traps but the outlet from that would be too high to connect to the...

I have got to tile a new bathroom which we have built as part of an extension. The walls are 12.5mm plasterboard and 12mm ply where the shower is going, this bit I intend to tank as well. The tiles we have are polished porcelain 600x300 by 9mm thick. I know I have to use special adhesive but...

I have just finished plasterboarding an upstairs extension, unfortunately the new roof trusses are slightly out on the 45 degree angle. This leaves a dip on the coomb between the extension and the original part. I think the only way to make this less noticeable is to round that angle. What would...

At the moment the bathroom has the fan switch (isolator) and the shower switch on the wall in the hall and the light switch on a pull cord inside. I would like to get rid of the pull cord and put the light switch in the hall. I have been looking for a 2 gang switch with one for the fan and...

I'm trying to find equivalent LEDs for our MR16 bulbs in our kitchen. When I look at the Philips bulbs we have the details are: 50W Beam: EXN 36° Lumens: 1500 When I look at comparative LEDs the details are: MR16 High Power LED (20 piece SMD 5050, 320 Lumens, 50 watts equiv.) How can it...

Hi We have just built an extension for the kitchen and I am going to lay 40m2 of Amtico tiles. I have put 8x4 sheets of 6mm ext ply down but wanted to know what to fill the gaps with. I have laid Karndean tiles before but over a much smaller area so managed to get away without there being...

We are having the kitchen extension connected soon and the consumer unit needs to be replaced as there isn't a spare for the new electric cooker circuit. The electrician said we would need a 12 way but when he tried to get one locally they only had 10 way so he has suggested two 6 way consumer...

We have two mains smoke alarms interconnected, one in the hall and one on the landing. One kept going off in the middle of the night, and as they were about 14 years old, we thought it best to replace them. After reading about the different types we got one of each, ionisation and optical but...

I know that they have to be a certain distance from insulation, 100mm IIRC, but what distance from joists?

We have a Worcester Bosch 20-25 oil combi boiler but we don't have a room thermostat, instead we have TRVs on all but one radiator. We find that even on the lowest setting the lounge gets too hot so we have to turn off the boiler when it gets to 20 degrees. I have seen the wireless room...

I know some of you don’t like downlights and we have seriously looked at the alternatives, which were suggested in my previous posts, but we just don’t like the general light they give off, we do however like the cool white light from the MR16 50 watt bulbs with a 45 degree angle...