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About to redecorate a room and was preparing to get a plasterer in to re-skim the walls, but I've discovered loads of blown plaster over what appears to be Artex underneath, on all 4 walls. Some of the plaster just flakes off in massive pieces with just a tap, but in places is adhered better and...

I'm laying a new gravel driveway. I've dug down and filled with Type 1 to a decent depth, and as per best practice started with a separation membrane underneath the Type 1. I've then compacted the Type 1 in layers. For the most part the Type 1 has bound together to form a nice hard surface and...

Hi, I want to fit a shower tray with upstands into a corner against 2 walls, which are going to be tiled, with a glass enclosure on the other 2 open sides. All the trays seem to have 4 upstands, but I only need upstands for the two edges against the walls. With an upstand on all 4 sides, when...

Is there any reason why the condensate pipe from the boiler can't be connected horizontally into the start of the 40mm waste pipe run which runs under the kitchen sink, using one of these: https://mcalpineplumbing.com/plastic-chrome-fittings/multifit-waste-fittings/r17-reducer-abs (providing the...

Previous occupants made a right dogs dinner of tiled bathroom floor, with great globs of grout around the base of the pipes coming up to the radiator. Worried my multi-tool grout remover will go through the pipe too! Could anyone kindly suggest a way to rake away the grout without risking...