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Thanks for the advice guys, I was going to fill before the mist coat so it's a good job you told me otherwise. There is also a small wire in the room which we originally didn't get chased in, it's for an alarm and my partner thought it might be better to leave it accessible. Other...

We have had a room re plastered and it has dried out so I'm getting ready to do the mist coat, and have a few silly questions. I have noticed that in some area's the plaster is a bit rough/dimpled (lower rather than raised), will paint cover this or should I fill it in or try to sand it. I...

Hi We've had a room re plastered and I've been doing a bit of reading up on mist coats but there is lots of conflicting advice out there so I've become a bit confused and have a couple of questions. - I already have a 10l tub of homebase white matt emulsion (over a year old) would...

Thanks guys, should I be worried that the first plasterer missed the problem. The quote I have had from him was £250 (not including any overboarding) and the quote from the guy that spotted it was £450. I can't really afford £450 for a small room as most of the house will need replastering...

Ok thanks I was afraid the other guy just hadn't noticed, would the boarding add much to the cost of a job the room is only small about 9 and half foot by 7 and half? If it does how easy would it be if I did it myself?

Hi We have stripped the wallpaper from our room and it needs walls and ceiling re-plastering so I have got a couple of quotes in. One of the guys has stated that the ceiling will need to be boarded as it has been white washed with an old paint (house 1950s) that basically is dust, it...

Hi, I'm fixing up some of our sash windows and need advice on two things. 1. One of the sills has gone a little rotten underneath where water has gotten in between the sill and stonework (pic below) how best to fill where I have removed the rotten wood, rest of sill is sound. Also is it best...

Hi our triton Jade 2 eletric shower has finally bitten the dust and we are looking to replace it with the Jade 3 as the connections are all in the same place so hopefully it should be fairly straightforward as we are looking to do it ourselves. I just have a few questions I want to check. The...

Hi, My mum has had a new bathroom suite put in and my brother and me are doing the retiling for her. My brother started this but he put a thin baton directly on the bath and started the first row of tiles from there, this has left a gap of about 14mm between the bath and tiles. The guy's...

Thanks for all the tips and advice I think I have narrowed it down to these http://www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-gbh-2-18-2kg-sds-hammer-drill-240v-gsr-3-6v-screwdriver/51145#product_additional_details_container http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7114391.htm...

Hi I couldn't find that Makita from B&Q at that price online, how long ago did you see the offer?

Hi I am finally going to buy a SDS drill as we have a victorian house and the bricks have always been a ******* to drill into. What should I be looking for when choosing one? I don't want to spend too much on it as it won't be used all that often and would mainly be used for simple things...