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Hi, Ive moved a stud wall, and now have radiator pipes in the middle of the room, my plan is to totally remove one of the radiators pipes, by putting a straight run through from the two old valves. The other i plan on moving the valves about 2 foot with new pipe and conceal in the stud wall...

How do i work out bar........ simply?? in the bathroom im getting a flow of around 1litre in 7 seconds, or 8.5L a minute. The supply would come from the mains and a combi boiler. Thanks for your responses. Andy

Hi all, Just wondering, im looking at buying some taps for the bathroom, the ones im interested in say for high presure only, would it really cause any problems if i bought these, I would describe my supply as medium pressure. Im more interested in how they look, but obviously I would...

Sorry to hijack a post, I have a neighbour who persists in parking his massive mercedes transit van LWB outside my house, its a horrible blue and really gets on my nerves, I have told this characture in the past to park elsewhere if possible, he got shirty and said its a public highway...

No extractor fan at the moment, but it soon will have.

No im not forming a new bathroom, just making it slightly bigger, the previous owner had left about a foot next to the chimney breast in the bedroom, which creates a small alcove which wont even fit a vac in and looks stupid, so initially it was for cosmetic reasons and i was just going to...

It seperates an upstairs bendroom from the bathroom, so i presume that i will need to insulate the wall with mineral wool, is that just the same stuff you insulate the loft with?

Would it be normal to have some kind of insulation in the stud wall?

4 x 2 it is then, space the uprights 600mm apart and then put horizontal noggins (screwed) every 3ft? Does that sound about right?

just a quick question. What size timber is standard to create stud walls? the wall will need to be about 3.5 - 4m long. Cheers Andy

why dont you just get it plastered, by a professional, it wont cost too much and wont be a bodge. and not meaning to be rude, your post gives me the impression that you dont know the first thing about decorating. Bodge today regret in the future, unless your thinking of moving in the next few...

Hi, Im about to embark on a long project of creating a garden out of a concrete jungle. The long graden is currently, concrete slab patio, a concreted area and herringbone drive. I want to turn the concrete area into a lawn. and put decking on the area currently occupied by the concrete...

Hi, For the time being, there wont be anything going back into the fireplace, it will just be a decrotive feature, eventually, I hope to raise it and hopefully use as a shower, for a shower room, but that is way off, when i get round to doing a kitchen extension. and i'll be tanking and...

Hi all. Just need some advice on building up the depth to level and what to use. I have an inglenook fireplace in the kitchen, which is currently artexed inside, most of the fireplace, im just goint to knock the peaks off, bond and skim, However, this morning i had a closer look and saw...

If you love it enough............ where theres a will theres a way! Buy an old trailor or all terrain forklift off e-bay, once youve finished just sell it again, should cost you next to nothing with a bit of luck!! thats what i'd do anyway, for my input. Buying stuff/tools of e-bay and...

Hi guys,. just looking for your experience with the following. I was rear ended in november, got a payout for car and got a new one, I was just wondering what happens to my old car? Its been parked on my drive for 3 months? I would sell it on e-bay but dont know if it still belongs to me? and...

Are you saying you can lay plaster on a typical room in 20 minutes? on all 5 walls? id like to see that!!! you can come to my house, charge me a days labour and replaster the lot, ill provide materials!!!

Hi, Just need some advice, what ive found out so far is. 1, knock of peaks on artex 2, pva 3:1 3, Bonding to fill holes Now, how long do i leave until i can multi finish on top of the bonding? part of the artex is off, about 0.2 sq meter, can i bond this to level or should i use...