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I am having a room re-plastered in a house I am renovating for rental. The plaster is old and has been taken back to brick. The exposed brickwork now shows an unusual arrangement around the window. To my untrained eye, it looks like a previous owner has attempted to reduce the size of the frame...

Actually, no. The 'new' kitchen is already dismantled. The person selling it is a kitchen fitter who agreed to sell the old one once he fitted a new one....I just have to pick it up... I don't think I can get replacement doors, but could live with a smaller kitchen installation if this is still...

Hi - thanks for your feedback. Actually, the worktops are the only thing not included, so that wouldn't be an issue. If you are in the trade, I would appreciate a guideline price for the installation of this kitchen (tech drawing and picture attached to my original post), the old kitchen will...

I am becoming a landlord (out of necessity, due to negative equity - needed to move). To get the old place up to a rental standard, I need to replace the tired and well worn kitchen with something more modern. I don't want to waste the entire renovation budget on the kitchen alone (property...

http://www.silex.co.uk/products/silicone-edging-strips/ I found an edging strip, think I will order one of these. Thanks both.

I have just bought a glass-topped table on eBay. The glass top is not secured in any way to the base, it is just placed on. Link to the item --> http://www.habitat.co.uk/dublin-6-seater-oak-and-glass-dining-table/dining-tables//fcp-product/207410 This seems like asking for trouble, I checked...

Hi - thanks for the advice. Actually, replacing the entire pipe is a very 'last resort' option in this case. The pipe runs under the floorboards to the shower. Replacing the pipe would therefore require ripping out the shower. If this really has to be done, then I will do it. What would be...

Whilst inspecting an outside waste pipe I managed to snap off the end of the pipe. Now when the shower drains, water drips down the brickwork rather than being diverted to the drainpipe. I have attached some pictures. Any idea how to fix this? I have attached some pictures.

Would drain unblocker work in this type of fitting? I only want to try and remove it as a last resort, in case something goes wrong.

I have not long moved into a new house. The shower has been draining very slowly. When I drained all the water out and took the cover off there did not seem to be any obvious outlet (i.e. pipe) to take the water away. I felt a full 360 degrees around the drain expecting to find a hole where...

Hi there, I have just moved into a new house. The washing machine needs to be plumbed in, I have done this several times in the past. In this instance, there seems to be an additional waste or overflow pipe. Please see the attached picture with labels. When the sink is emptied, water...

Thanks you all your replies. Taking into account what SFK and Beefpotnoodle have said, I think I will leave the plaster surrounding the meter, get the plasterer to feather in as close as possible and also box in the meter so the unsightly join (if it does prove unsightly) is away from open...

I live in an old (circa 1900) house. The plaster on the exterior walls is old and crumbling, and the plaster on the interior walls is coming away from the lath. Since moving in I have been periodically renovating each room, removing all lath and plaster including ceilings and getting a...

Cheers. Moving this to the plastering forum, seems more appropriate for the subject.

I live in an old (circa 1900) house. The plaster on the exterior walls is old and crumbling, and the plaster on the interior walls is coming away from the lath. Since moving in I have been periodically renovating each room, removing all lath and plaster including ceilings and getting a...