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I'm not a plumber so i'm just going from what i have found online, whats the point of ceramic inserts if they are no better than the normal ones?

Yes i know but they are not ceramic, none of them are? Cheers

Hi We had a dripping cold tap in the bathroom a year ago, we had a plumber out who replaced both inserts, im finding that the taps have to be turned off tighter and tighter as the months go on, ill straighten the tap heads and then month later you can visibly see that the tap heads are slanted...

Hi everyone I want to replace the tap insert cartridges or whatever they are called on two sinks. I have done some research and i'm confused by the different measurements. https://www.screwfix.com/p/flomasta-ceramic-tap-glands-24mm-x-2-pack/2611f These look the same as my current non ceramic...

Will i need to sand back what i have rolled on the doors? because of the stippled finsh? thanks

Thanks for your help Like i said i have brushed around the edges of the box, the there are brush marks but the finish is much better with the zinsser and it spreads so nicely, the finish is the same shade all over whereas with the sandtex it was patchy. To be fair i might just use a brush on...

Hi again, Ok, use the zinsser and its going on really well, used brush around the sides of the boxes and roller on the doors, done one coat on the doors with the roller, looks a bit patchy, you can see where the roller has been and theres a textured feel to the surface like loads of little bit...

I thought sandtex might be oil based as when i get it on my hands its horrible and takes allot of scrubbing to get it off, ive only used interior paints that are water based and they wash of really easy The bedec looks good, the zinsser dries and can be recoated in an hour and the reviews look...

Ok thanks, to be fair i could sand the pipes as well and just use a different paint, do i have to sand the old paint away completely or just cut into it a bit for the new paint? the sandtex came off in little rubbery flakes in places and in some places it was still wet, places where it was...

There’s plastic pipes running up to the boxes from the ground which looked ok so I didn’t sand them so I need to stick with satin, I’ve read that Matt is hard to clean as well? Would Matt give me a better finish? Thanks

Thanks for the advice Ok, I’ve spent this evening sanding two meter cupboards and a bt phone line cable cover thingy that’s screwed to the wall, they are all smooth and clean, I used white spirits after also to make sure the surfaces are clean. Now I need to paint again, I threw the sandtex in...

Hi all Basically I’m new to diy, in my first house and decided to paint the gas and electric meter cupboards on the outside walls of the house, I went to a diy shop and was told to use sandtex, I sanded the cupboards down, not completely to the plastic but well into the old paint. I started...

Hi all Basically I’m new to diy, in my first house and decided to paint the gas and electric meter cupboards on the outside walls of the house, I went to a diy shop and was told to use sandtex, I sanded the cupboards down, not completely to the plastic but well into the old paint. I started...

Hi everyone, any thoughts as to what could cause this, we have had loads of rain recently and it looks like it's got into the wall? As you can see there is a damp patch in the lower left corner of the upstairs front window

so basically im new to diy and in my first home, there was an old power cable running into a brick wall into the back of a power socket as the cable used to run across the garden to the shed but isn't needed so I pulled it out, I used silicone sealant in a gun and squeezed it into the unwanted...