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Hi all.... Ive fallen into the trap of buying porcelain 600 x 600 tiles from B&Q (and the mrs wanted them) which need the sealant on them to protect them from stains. I would rather buy a decent sealer than use some cheap'o stuff which doesn't work. Heres the stuff i already have....is it crap...

Did find a decomposing pigeon stacked in between 2 newspaper re-cycle tubs. Made me fell ill as it must of been there a while. It was rank....has been sat there a year now at the bottom of the garden...outside with all the elements on it and theres still feathers attached ( just ) ......have...

Gcol you must feel quite smart going over advice offered by others and placing your own comments? :roll:

Thanks for the reply richard mate .... Since posting the question, ive just been out and got some dry wall adhesive to do it properly to dot and dab it...think i was trying to quickly cut a corner on a small area. Thanks again

No rooms or walls are ever perfectly square. I would dry lay quite a few tiles out first to see where you hit the worse problems of thin slithers of tiles and adjust your plan accordinly. Think more about laying the tiles square to each other rather than from the line of the walls. Personally...

in some areas of patching up around a new door way and holes in old plaster rather than dot and dabbing can i build up the wall to exsisting plaster level ready to be skimmed by screwing off cuts of plaster to the wall? ...why would this be a bad idea?...it would just be on a few small areas...

Hello mate. if your after the best finish then just replace the frames. you may spend more time trying to get them looking right than the time it takes to replace them. How are they fixed on? did any nail heads appear when sanding?

Great link masona, thanks for your help mate :D

Hi just wanted to ask anyone with any kitchen fitting experience for any useful tips or advice.... - whats the best place to start? - is it best to place units the sort out plumbing or plumb first - should i use better quality screws than whats supplied - any advice on getting a great...

Best to use wood filler first then sand that off, then under coat/ primer....and as for gloss this will show up any minor imperfection in the frames, so use satin or even matt to get neat crisp finish you sound like your after. cheers.

Might be a good idea then to dig a small hole 1ft square, where the footings are going to be, until you reach think clay which could be 2ft or so down....this will give anyone calling round to quote an idea of how deep they need to dig down and also what type of soil there dealing with. So...

My advice is jst cover the sill with some plaster board dadbed on then tile over it.

Best thing is get a local firm or one man plumber to check out your drains as dyno rod can be very expensive. Get some advice before you pay anyone. As for knowing if your drains are shared or how they run then look at your boundary plans which you should have handy if you have just bought 7...

Thanks for the replies fellas.... morrik27 & jbonding. Its the first time doing something like external rendering. The roller is a great tip. Not 100% on what a drip bead is ? i have an idea but could you explain further? also whats high build? is it just a ready mixed render? Just so you have a...

Hi all im wanting to tidy up some external render above my front bay window. Whats the best way to tidy this up? - should i sand it first then re-paint - whats the best paint to use - how do i go about getting a straight edge, should i work from a battern? - any other advice is...

As others have said you may need to consider the position of the wall/ footings and/or move the man hole inspection chamber etc. moving a manhole is a lot of digging and work...but needs must. If its a self build conservatory im guessing your doing the work yourself and the footings/ foundations...

Hi i understand from reading your post that your wanting to slightly build over a manhole?? unless im reading it wrongly???...you wont be allowed to do this. Im guessing there will be a dwarf wall in the new conservatory?, you will have to dig down for the foundations of this. cheers

Finished....excellent game.

Great game....my missus has just taught me how to make a circle!! :oops: even though ive been playing for last few hours. Level 13 now.

Hi anyone got any advice on whats the best fixings to use when attaching wooden joists to concrete? Im looking for a decent but cheapish way of doing this, also something quite simple as well....thanks in advance for your help.