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Hi all, Just a quick question. We have the plaster in at the moment skimming the whole house. On the first room he has done I have noticed hairline cracks around the velux. Is this normal? Could this be down to the fact the sun was shining on these bits so they have dried too quick?? If...

So got the plasterer back round last night to ask a bit more. He said that the seal was something a bit like a resin that will stop anything else coming through. Does this make any more sense to anyone?

Thanks for the advice! Some of the quotes were to reboard the whole room. Others said they could just skim over what is there. Think I am just going to go with the guy the plumber recommended mainly due to how good the plumber was but also his quote was the most reasonable. He said that...

Hi all, So in the process of completely refurbing my Victorian cottage and am getting quotes for plastering. Been quite confused by what a number of difference plasters have said. The main problem being that there is a considerable damp problem in one corner of the house. Some people are...

Hi all, I am replacing the flooring in my bathroom. We have taken up the old laminate flooring and the floor boards underneath aren't in great condition and are slightly warped. What is the best solution to this? Should i replace all the the boards, if so what is the best to use...

Thanks very much . I am just fitting normal radiator valves. The radiator we want to get is one of those tall ones and it says that the air vent must be diagonally opposite the flow. I thought that it didnt matter but according to the instructions it does. Ta

Hi all, Am putting a new rad in where there use to be one (the previous house owners had removed it and caped it off). Just not sure what the best way to determine which is the flow and which is the return pipe. Is it just a matter of the flow pipe will warm up quicker, or is there any...

Hi all, I am replacing a standard radiator with a towel radiator. Are towel rads plumbed in the same as normal rads or is there anything else that I need to be aware of? Also is it going to work ok the feed and return pipes come from the floor beneath the rad or do they need to come from...

I thought that you had to remove it as you cant have one in a bathroom, is this not the case?? It will be quite close to where the shower is. Will check whether the cables come from and how many there are as havent got that far yet. ta

Hi all, I have just moved house and am redoing the bathroom. At the moment there is a leak from where the flush pipe goes into the bowl becuase it is not long enough. I am trying to find a replacement flush pipe but cannot find one the right size. The one that is there is 2" diameter at...

Hi all, Just looking for some advice. I am extending my bathroom into the room next door and there is a double socket there. What is the best and safest way to remove this from the room? Ta, Jimmy