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Hi you first need to find out what the problem is, just painting a substance on will not cure the problem. If the blocks are pourous then eventually you will need to replace them. It could be the mortar failing, so you will need to repoint, this is especially apparent on north and wets facing...

Hi I have renovated my house and have fitted all new skirting/architrave and am about to fit the doors. i have painted the skirting/architrave in gloss magnolia, is this the best way to do panel doors. It was ok painting small amounts of wood but a door is a lot more surface area. Any tips...

i the intensive courses in any way are ok, depends on your ability, but reality is down to experience, the more practice you do the better you get. if you are practising on a customers house it gets quite expensive, if it's your own it doesn't matter that much. my opinion is go for it...

hi it would depend on the coving, if it is original coving then it would be expensive to replace, you would be better off replacing it with new coving. it could be fitted reasonably quickly. depends if you really want to keep the original and how much your budget is. personally i skim b4 hand...

Hi My in-laws are looking at a bungelow as they are retiring. We have looked at one and the kitchen units are fitted straight but the ceiling slopes to the middle interior brick wall. Is this a major problem, everything looks ok, the front room on the other side of the interior wall slopes to...

hi guys thanks 4 the support, i am good at my trade but after 22 years of doing it it doesn't flick my switch anymore, where the construction trades seem to give me a buzz. i will keep hunting. ian

Hi I am a soldier just about to come out of the Army and i am looking at a new career after 22 years as a Vehicle Mechanic. I am diy competent (IMHO), have completed a few projectsover the years. I know companies that promise the earth with their 6 week courses to make you a qualified plumber...

Hi i bought a couple of eclipse mortice locks from screwfix, fitted, all good, want some extra keys cut, wnet to Timpsons and they said they have never seen them type of keys. very strange, has hnybody had any dealings with these type of locks, i have tried searching but to no avail. could...

hi what is the best way to mask the join between karndean and carpet. the length is approximately 12 foot. i have seen some thresholds but not at that length. anyone have any ideas. cheers ian

hi i have a front room come dining room, in the front room half i am having carpet, i the dining room we are having karndean. i am after a threshold strip, pref as near as dammit to the karndean flooring (KP53 Rustic Ash) to cover the join between the two different floors. the legnth is...

hi yes you can, you can't dispose of contaminated water into soakways, ie drains that rainwater runs into unless you know that they connect to the sewerage system but you can put contaminated water in with the main sewage.

hi dave no never served at mandela house, action was a little hot for me lol still having problems with boiler, having to top it up every day now, have checked for any visible leaks but can't seem to find any. anybody help. thanks Ian

Hi Tony Thanks 4 the reply, will try this. I am in the REME, am a Vehicle mechanic but work in a recruiting office at the moment. I only have two years left so am looking at what to do when i come out. Have been doing courses in elecs, plastering and am now studying plumbing in the hope to...

Hi I had a new boiler fitted about 18 months ago. i have had to top it up because the pressure keeps dropping. i have found a couple of joints that weren't as tight as they should (Compression) so have tweaked them up. i am currently decorating the front room so took off three of the radiators...

thanks 4 ur help big all.

hi big all sorry probably not explaining meself proper!!! i have taken all the skirting boards off to replace them with taller ones. i haven't plyboarded or laid any flooring as of yet. i have laid it in another room, plyboard, karndean, then skirting, i would like to do the same in the...

Thanks big all, its karndean, i have fitted it this way in my cloakroom and it looks pretty good, but obviously the cloakroom is one floor covering, my other room is half karndean/half carpet but i want all the skiritings the same height as they run along one length of a wall so would look odd...

Hi i have a straight through living/dining room. i am having vinyl in the back on top of 3mm ply but carpet on 11mm underlay in the front. i am also renewing my skirtings, my problem is that in the back they will be fitted ontop of the ply/vinyl but in the front room is straight throug. is it...

hi i am in the process of gutting my living/dining room. i am putting karndean in the dining room on 6mm ply, there is no wall/doors between them. i am renewing the skirting so this will be getting fitted after the karndean has been layed. the problems i have is the fact that the skirting...

Hi cloud 9 have some very good products, as do duraly. type in underlay into google and it will give you shops that sell online, a lot less then you will pay in the sheds.