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Hi there, I don't post here often but the advice dished out is usually excellent. At the moment I have an old patio that wasn't laid very well - I suspect the ground wasn't compacted properly and there probably wasn't enough sand laid down. Anyway, I am disposing of the old slabs and will...

OK I realise many people here are either tradesmen, perfectionists, or both. So please excuse the question. At home everything has to be perfect. I have in the past had entire rooms re-skimmed to get everything just right, and when I've not done this I've spent weeks on preperation instead...

Recently had my bathroom refitted and sadly an extractor fan was overlooked. I am thinking of having one fitted now, but I don't fancy kicking up a ton of dust by making a hole in the wall. An electrician is going to quote me for installing a vent above the shower with a fan in the loft...

Well tonight I built a wooden frame beneath the bath. Since there is a layer of chip board glued to the bottom of the bath I put a plank of wood along the floor (1.5 inches thick by 3.5 inches wide) running the opposite way to the floor boards, and then using the same wood made several supports...

Thanks for your replies. Grout sealer doesn't seem to be all that widely available which makes me think most people don't do it. I am not sure what grout he used other than I trust him to use good quality stuff. The adhesive (Bostik Showerproof adhesive) was laid on properly in a bed (not...

I've just had a bath fitted and plumbed in. It creaks quite a lot though. Starting to wish I had bought a steel bath and asked the plumbers to fit wooden battons around the edge. Ah well, you live and learn or you don't live long. What I am planning on doing is adding my own extra feet...

Thanks for your help Zampa. I dunno what people used to do before the Internet. With the help of this forum I sometimes seem to know more about a topic than a tradesman I employ to do the job :shock:

Just had the bathroom re-tiled. The tiler said his grout is waterproof and there is no need to seal it. I've done a search and there seems to be 4 schools of thought: 1) Grout should always be sealed because it's porus. 2) Grout doesn't need sealing right away and can be left for a while...

Well it turns out it was the bath leaking. I removed the tiles and stopped using the shower and no bubbles have returned (although I now need to repaint the wall yet again). Anyway the reason I haven't been back sooner is because I've spent the last few weeks having the bathroom completely...

Hard to tell - some of the bubbles peeled off just the top coat, others seemed to take all layers of paint with them along with a layer of filler. I've removed the sealant around the bath, and by the side of the bath (around 7 inches lower than where the bubbles are) it's very mouldy and wet...

Yes there is a bath the other side of the wall! The silicone has started to go mouldy again and needs re-doing soon. Do you really think the water could be getting down the side of the bath and having an effect on the other side of the wall? :shock: EDIT: I just measured, and the...

The problem is about 2 feet up from the ground. It's an upstairs bedroom and the bathroom is the other side of the wall. Since the entire room has been such a pain in the back side, I suspect it isn't damp but is something else (I was just being over precatious with the damp sealer because 4...

Many thanks for your reply, really appreciate it. I got some damp sealer prior to your reply, but it's oil based and says it can be used as a primer, undercoat or even a top coat, so I am guessing this will do the trick. It's an interior wall, with a bathroom next door. So I'm right in...

Hi there My first post. I have read these forums with interest and seen various related topics, but thought I would ask for advice on my specific problem. A few months back a came to decorate our spare bedroom - upon stripping the wallpaper I noticed that under humid conditions the...