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opps, thanks for the tip. I guess Matt Emulsion will be fine as a top coat too.

I had the artexing in my kitchen and bathroom skimmed to give a nice smooth surface recently. This was done about 5 weeks ago so has dried nicely. Now I have to paint it. I am seeing conflicting information about whether I should "prime" before painting or not? If so, what is a good primer...

thanks stem :-)

Very basic question (and perhaps silly), we want to put downlights/spotlights into our newly renovated bathroom, but do we install the spotlights then get someone into skim or get it skimmed then install the lights?

Hi, in the process of revamping our bathroom and just curious if we should install the spot lights into the ceiling first, or get the ceiling skimmed first (to get rid of the hideous artexing. So skim and do lights or do lights then skim. My instinct tells me to get the ceiling skimmed first...

Hi, I am about to start tiling my bathroom. currently the walls are dry lined plaster board. Is it beneficial to remove the painted paper, revealing just the plaster board itself or leave it on?

Hi all, Just about to replace the bathroom, a complete overhaul will be done. Currently we have dry lined walls and you can see the paper coming away near the ceiling. I'd also like to get away from dry lined walls as they stain when wet. We currently have artexed ceilings and I want them...

I put some laminate flooring down in my kitchen/dining room and its looking real nice, except the edging which I have yet to lay down. The edging looks like this _____ | Where the | goes in the gap and the _____ lays along the floor. Some of the gaps between the laminate and the wall...

Crank, Yes it is. I slid it under as an example to show the gap. Between the frame and the floor. Really appreciate your efforts in helping rest my mind at ease and your patience :) . I do not find this DIY lark the easiest :)

Yeah as there is room to slide the laminate under the frame we thought this would be a good move? Opinions? Here is a picture:

Crank, thanks for the quick reply. Never heard of frame packers before, what are their purpose? (edit: Found that they are used for alignment). Is it save to remove them? If we cut them flush to the frame or push them under we will have to cut our laminate around them (which will be a...

Hi, we had a conservatory fitted to our house recently and have had french doors fitted to replace the patio doors between the house and conservatory. Currently when in the conservatory the the bottom frame of the french doors(from the floor) seems to be resting on a few pieces of plastic...

The document kinda indicates that diagonal is wrong and outside of the zones is wrong. So it implies that diagonal and inside the zone is still wrong. I'm baffled.

I've been informed by a friend on page 23 of the building regs part p electrical safety guide: Cables should be routed in 'safe zones' horizontally or vertically from fittings or close to corners or at ceiling level. Cables should not be run diagonally or outside these zones.

Hey comms, I believe it may be within 150mm from the conservatory roof. That's answered my questions perfectly. Many thanks for the speedy answer :)

Hi, very quick question. Had a new conservatory added onto the house recently and the electrician has run cables for sockets/light switch and light. He has run all the cables either vertically or horizontally except for the cable that goes into the roof for the light which runs diagonally...

John, I believe it is a stud wall in the sense that the plaster board is about 3-4 inches away from the actual brick work.

Hi quick question, I have a radiator that has leaked. The pipes run into the wall rather than down into the floor boarding. To get to the pipe I am going to have to cut through the plaster board (which is dry lined rather than plastered). What is the best way for fixing the hole? Take off...

I would like to hang a large mirror and some new curtain poles in our living room. Our walls are plasterboard (dry lined) and the main brick is approximately 2 inches beyond the plaster board. Any suggestions on the best way to do this? Hang on the plaster board or go beyond into the brick...

I'm betting no one is going to be able to help here, but thought it was worth a shot. We cut down a silver birch tree recently and have left the stump in. We would like to convert it into a outdoor table. We'd like to find a large tree base thats been sawed across so a 2-3 inch thich base of...