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Hi guys, Please can you help me. I have an issue with the bathroom walls and ajoining ceilings. I'm trying to redecorate and paint seems to be flaking off.... With the curve it's hard to get in there with the paint scraper and sandpaper.... As you can see in the pictures the skimmed plaster...

Hello, Is it better to put new toilet and sink with built in cupboards in first or click flooring or lino first? Thankyou

Hey guys, I have removed toilet cistern from the solid wall that was plastered over in the bathroom.. I have removed the old rusted screws... This has left a 2 in deep hole and some bigger 2 inch width superficial damage of the surface plaster... How can I repair the hole so it's as strong a...

I am going to be painting it... To finish it right

Sorry for all the questions.. I just want to do a good job of it.. Rather than quick fix and it ends up worse

Hey, Are you sure it can obviously get wet with condensation under there? Thankyou

Hey guys how can I best repair this void under the waste pipe so it's clean, smooth and plastered over? Is it best to use, gypsum, Polly filla, mortar with lime???? (Hydrated lime, water and sand)... Please help

Thankyou... What kind of filler..? I was going to put a mortar mix in it because it's a solid wall behind then put plaster repair over it

Also how the best to fill the void for the overflow pipe (see small angled tube to left in picture) once removed as im aware overflow pipes are a thing of the past and are built to flow back into the toilet now

And this on the same wall too to repair

Hey guys, I'm stuck... I have taken the toilet cistern off the wall to repair and redecorate.... I now have 2 holes where rusted nails and wall plugs were... How can I repair and level the holes so I can fix the cistern back onto the wall securely? Note these are solid wall not plaster board...

Hey guys, I just snapped the blue plastic tap isolating washing machine... Can i just replace the plastic tap and how?

CBW.. can you shed any light on things.. Need positive progress unlike that from blueloo

I have had to polyfilla around 30mm holes over 3 different coats.... Where the old rad wasn't secured properly and pulled away form the wall... Will the GRIP ITS still work...? Didn't want to destroy the repaired and painted wall I just did. Thanks

First image is an overall view 2) refuse pipe from toilet with destroyed plaster 3) red line indicates piled up grout... And blue shows how wall is structured in the corner with corner structure where moisture collects and then mold build ls 4) destroyed plaster board behind bath panel where...

Thankyou CBW. So I'm not so confident on extending pipework... Especially drain pipe. I have just had a look at the full bore valves. So these can go below the flexible metal pipe you think on to the white flexible 15mm inlets? I will get more photos over thanks again

Hello guys, I have a few queries. I'm hoping you might be able to help me with the ones you have experience of please. Ok... 1) how can I cap off the sink and toilet to redecorate behind? One key problem is that the sink is pinned to the wall and so I want to patch the wall without fixing it...

Foxhole.... Imagine you are looking 90 degrees down a cavity wall. If you Mortar it perpendicular to it, it falls in. Do you think it's also a good idea to pack it with polystyrene balls too? Thankyou

Thankyou, So in the picture the RED lines indicated the gap width that travels down the wall. The BLUE line indicates the smashed electric BOX. Where do you suggest to seal it up because the mortar would simply fall in the gap? Thanks

Looks like you are on the money.... So my next question is how to contain them and close it up without bridging gap for cold and damp to cross? Thankyou