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Hi forum, I want to replace my old timber front door and not sure what's the best way to do it. Been surfing a bit on trustpilot and go scared by bad reviews hence seeking some help. I don't want timber. Should I go for composite? What brand? Composite doors are just plastic laid on top of...

Hi, Sixties property, recently installed new window. Window fitters removed the blind and put it back but screw were loose and roller blind about to fall off. I drilled a new hole to fit raw plugs but made a mess. I realised the wall above the window got a big void (not an expert). How to fix...

Hi, I had carpet laid 3 years ago in one small bed; it was fitted with thick underlay and grippers. It's thick, fluffy expensive carpet which matches with the rest of first floor. I have now to strip lining paper from the bedroom walls, remove coving, strip woodchip paper from ceiling and...

Thanks dilalio; I hope I can remove the trap rotating and taking it out without need to lift the shower.. Thanks Madrab you are right.. it seems very much an hairline crack that would explain the leak.. Cheers

Hi, A wet patch appeared on the newly plastered kitchen ceiling (see pictures). The plasterboard brittle matches the first floor shower drain location. The Kudos walk-in shower sits on the first floor bathroom. I removed the shower cover to expose the shower trap (which looks like a MCAlpine...

Hi all, My system is fully pumped with two 2-way valves, open vented, coil cylinder, Boiler Potterton 50e and thermostat potterton EP2002. Page 316 of this link shows my system functional layout...

Thanks newboy; I would try to avoid timber studs because they may flex underweight and cracks appear at the joints with the chimney render plaster. I have just found I should use "frame cramps".. I quote "For an average fireplace you will also need 2 “frame cramps” which are normally fixed to a...

Hi all, I found a good guide on how to block-up and un-used fire place here http://www.practicaldiy.com/general-building/chimney/chimney-blocking-up.php to start with. However my job has one more complication being I need to install a TV bracket and a heavy shelf on the newly constructed fire...

Hello, My open vented - 12 radiators - 2 floors house central heating system keep bubbling air within all the time. I bleed air out everyday but nonetheless air keep developing in the pipes; one can hear air bubbling from ground floor pipes up to the first floor, where the pump is installed...

Hello all, My central heating is open type fully pumped; air keep developing in the piping despite I bleed radiators almost daily. What's the issue? At one time I suspected the radiators pipes leak in the suspended floor, but could not prove it yet. Looking at...

Hello Forum, I wish to strip, repair and re-paint my front door porch; it's a sixities house so the wood is quite rotten in some places. Anyone has done this before, any tips how to do the job? How long would it take? I posted the job on mybuilder but traders not bothered, so I will have to...

..it's Balterio but yes.. I asked the laminate fitter to come back and fix it...

.. it seems it does touch in few points..

any more .. ?

it's floorboards; the movement is only on the laminate boards near the wall. The last laminate board click to the other laminate board on one side only, hence it flexes on the wall side where no attachments or constraints exist..

My laminate flooring is laid on top of 5mm golden underlay. The laminate side edges close to walls flexes a lot because the 5 mm underlay is spongy when walking on it and the laminate side edges are not glued to the floor near the wall. I thought one one way to eliminate the issue could be to...

lggifer, many thanks for your advice.. it's a very good idea!

Hello Forum, How to run a cable in a solid inner wall made of masonry with cavities? -first I had to use 25 mm sockets boxes otherwise I hit the cavity in the block, which make my life hell connecting cables in the box -second I used oval conduits because they are very thin (12 mm or less)...

.. many thanks.. I understand it's best to fill the pipes with water and pump a small quantity of compressed air, close and read pressure drops. Now what tool to do this? -- A bicycle pump connected to the water pipe downstream the isolation (pipe connected to the water tank); there pressure is...

the tank is about 1.5 m across so hard to say if the level really drops..