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can't get any bigger than 8'x4' boards locally. can i just check do all tapered edge boards only have the tapered edge up the long sides only?

i don;t want to skim as i'm a diyer and i'm doing this for my mum so low budget. i can handle the jointing but not plastering. so if you can use scrim on the square edges of the board when you've put easifill on top does it not sit proud of the rest of the ceiling?

thanks john

I had a look at tapered edge plasterboard today in wickes and I notice that the tapered edge was only up the long sides not the short sides. the ceiling is longer than 2.4m so that means I will need to butt up against a square edge is that normal? Can you do drywall jointing like that?

Thanks for the tip

OK understood thanks for the help

Hi I'm going to overboard my mums kitchen ceiling that has just had polystyrene tiles removed from it and its a bit of a mess. I was going to use tapered edge plasterboard and the fibreglass self adhesive tape. From what I've read I should apply some easifill and then bed the tape into it...

would there be any disadvantages?

hi i've got a pumped central heating/gravity hot water system. if i was attempting to convert it to a fully pumped S plan system can i use the 32mm flow and 28mm return of the gravity system for my pumped hot water or should i take this all out and replace it with 22mm? any advice appreciated

no i know what a combi is i was replying to "Run it a few years then pull the lot out and fit a combi." as far as £1700, if i could get a new one fitted for that i would have. but my quotes range from £3000 to £4500. they're all saying that because it needs to be converted to fully pumped...

that's another good opotion thanks mike

would these be the sort of air vent i would need or some sort of automatic vent? http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Heating/Central+Heating/Air+Vent+Caps+Capillary+15mm/d230/sd2708/p45763

thanks for the reply, well it isn't very much further so waste isn't something i'm worried about. as far as air in the pipes would an air vent prevent this? and what sort of air vent should i be looking for?

hi i'm fitting a shower pump in my airing cupboard and i'm just figuring out the routing of the pipes from the pump to the bathroom. will i have any issues if i take the pumped hot and cold back up into the loft and then back down into the bathroom (which will be a lot easier than going under...

after paying out to have it repaired i'm going to keep it for a few years now, it's a good boiler. i think i'll still do the cylinder stat and 2 port valve as suggeted. as far as fitting a combi most people i've spoken to tell me to steer clear of them in a bigish house.

we already have a radiator in the bathroom that works off the hot water in some way, i'll investigate further to see how it's plumbed in.

thanks yes i would need to keep it simple. that looks fairly straight forward. can i just ask a couple of questions: so the 28mm two port valve fits to the pipe from the cylinder back to the boiler not from the boiler to the cylinder? and does this need to be fitted at the cylinder end or the...

thanks john, well knowing its doable is a start. i'll have a look into it, i'm competent at wiring, as far as plumbing i did my kitchen, bathroom and changed all the radiators but have never got involved in my heating system before. so it's possible that i can do it, i'll do a bit of research...

hi i just had a new gas valve and pcb fitted to my potterton kingfisher mf rs70 boiler after it packed up recently. so after the expensive of that we'ew going to keep the boiler for a few more years. it's gravity hot water and pumped central heating. my question is can i fit a hot water...

hi a wall on the outside of my garage has been painted with synthaprufe or some type of bitumen and then rendered on top by someone a long time ago. the render is starting to fall off now and i would prefer to take it back to the original brickwork rather than re-rendering it again. some...