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Hi all, In the process of decorating my house. The house has been rewired so we have new plaster along the chases. 1) how many coats do the walls need? 2) what type of paint and brand should i use for best finish? 3) Other than sanding and filling what other prep work do the walls...

uselessFCUK how old is your meter? I have the same one but there is no label telling me how old it is

Hi, I'm preparing some walls that have had chasing done to them and the chases were covered with plaster and skimmed. I've been told i need to sand around the chase. Any tips for doing this? The skimmed bits are really smooth whilst the existing skim / plaster is a bit rougher. thks

Hi, Our decking is in a poor state. The paint is flacking off and I need to replace it. My questions are how di I get the remaining paint off and what do I use to repaint it? thanks

I am after knowing which is the best suppliers of quality tiles without having silly prices. Is toppstiles ok? Tileworld? I live in NW. Thks

the hole is in the garage on one side and in the house cloakroom on the other so i am not at all bothered about cosmetics. Just something that will last and fairly easy to mix / apply.

Hello, I've removed a soil pipe and I need to close the hole in the wall (cavity). What is the best product to use for this? Regards,

thanks, what spanners do i need to deal with these sort of taps? I have a few and probably they'll require . What size adjustable spanner should i keep for basic tap maintenance?

Hi, The lever that turns the tap from tap to shower head mode won't turn fully anymore so I can only use this on tap mode. What can be wrong with it and how can I fix this? I'd be grateful if you could tell me what spanners I need. Thanks pic of tap...

Hi, I have a drain next to the wall where the kitchen pipes discharges. Sometimes, the water splashes on the wall and I am worried about damp. I have some remaining pond liner material, I was wondering if i could use this round the walls and if so how do i fix it to the wall. thks

Hi, How do i sort out wallpaper round sockets and switches? Can I avoid pulling out socket and switches front plates? thks

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ok but this does not seem to happen at the same time every day. is it on a timer?

and the radiators start kettling and I can hear the boiler pump going on for two minutes before it goes off. The central heating is off. What could be wrong? Some sort of back flow from the hot water system? Any advice would be appreciated.

hello, the problem is that the neighbour's supply appears to t off inside my house so if the water board did provide him with a sep supply he would still have to pay to connect his bits to the new supply. I wonder if he can be forced to pay.

Hello, Do you know if I can force my neighbour to have his own water suppky without his pipe running through my house? The supply has got noisier recently and I'd be a lot happy if we both had a separate supply. I've checked the deeds to the house and there is nothing about the shared...

Hi, We have a problem with our water. Sometimes when I turn tap on the water flows for a few seconds and then stops completely. If I then turn tap more it will come out ok. This happens very often. I have a shared water supply with next doors. What could be the reason for this? A)...

steady on, never said others would not require a second bathroom. I thought that with shared accomodation a second wc would help. JohnD, point taken. Best option is to look at the downstairs space.

thanks for the replies. In all honesy i am not looking to sell. Maybe i would rent out the property if i got a job abroad. My thinking was that if the house was rented to East European immigrants they would need to bathrooms. If three rooms were shared and there was only one bathroom they...

Hi, I've recently bought a 4 bed semi detached house which has only one smallish bathroom with diy tiling in it. No overhead shower. I was wondering if my house would be better / worse value if I converted one of the smaller rooms into an extra luxury bathroom with a good showr cubicle...