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Hello, I am currently having an extension built and as part of the scope the builder is going to install underfloor heating throughout the rest of the house. The existing house is 2001 built and block and beam floor. The builder was planning to break out the existing screed and insulation...

Hello, I have recently had some ceilings plastered and the plasterer has left a band of PVA around the top of the walls all the way round the room approx 6 inches down the wall. I need to paint the walls in emulsion and the PVA wont shift so can anyone recommend a good product to coat over the...

Hello, My house has an attached garage in which the consumer unit is located. All the cabling from the consumer unit runs across the rafters in the garage and then comes into the main house via a hole in the external wall of the house (Cavity wall). It looks like the have made the entry by...

Hello, I have recently had an area of wall above a window opening re-plastered following removal of a wooden baton that was fixed in the wall for mounting a curtain pole. Only the area above the window opening was reskimmed (approx 1.7M wide & 600mm from top of the opening to the ceiling). The...

Thanks. 10mm valve inlet on new one. Wasnt sure if there was a difference in valves needed for metal vs plastic pipe. CHeers.

Hello, I have a leak coming from where the pipe enters the bottom of a radiator valve. The heating system uses plastic pipe, 10mm (see below). The replacement valve I have purchased has a backnut with a metal olive in it. Can olived fittings be used with plastic pipe, or does a specialist...

Hello! During some work to replace a section of down-pipe on my house i noticed a small section of brickwork that appears to have a step crack coming from the corner brick. The crack follows the mortar line and travels up between 3-4 brick levels before disappearing. See photos below. The...

Hello, i have a small crack in either top corner of the window reveal (where the sides meet the top). What would the best method be to refill this? Would caulk be better than filler to prevent re-occurence? I have some geocel painters mate and polyfilla also. Is it just a case of raking out...

Hello, I had new windows fitted a couple of months ago. The old windows had some odd shaped trims on them so where the new windows have been fitted, there is a gap at the edge of the reveal. The window fitter filled these gaps with filler, but it has started to crack. I have raked it out and...

Hello, I have had a new partition wall installed and plastered between a bedroom and en-suite. Where the walls meet at the internal corner, there is a small gap all the way up as shown below. What would the best product be to fill this? Caulk or filler? Thanks

Hello, I have removed some skirting boards in a room I am decorating and notice there is a gap all the way round between the bottom of the plasterboard and the chipboard floor. I understand the plasterboard Shouldn’t be butted up against the floor but I can feel draughts coming from the gap...

Hello, I have recently replaced the outlet elbow for the handset. This is on the wall below the main rainfall shower head. The old one didn't appear to be sealed but the instructions state that a bead of silicone should be applied in high moisture areas (which this is). Should the silicone be...

Hello, In attempting to drill through a cavity wall i appear to have hit the steel lintel. I have managed to find another route through which avoids the lintel altogether, but should the existing hole (which hit the lintel) be plugged with anything to prevent corrosion on the lintel in the...

Thanks. Do those two part fillers have any resistance to cracking? This is upstairs so wooden floors and stud walls. There is no noticeable movement but i can imagine over the years things will flex and shift etc. As for the gaps, put simply i am a first time DIY'er so i am still learning...

Hi, I have installed a number of new MDF architrave sets and need to fill some gaps at the corners (see photo). For these gaps, would 2 part wood filler or caulk be best? I also have some internal corners on skirting boards that could do with filling also. Would the same apply here? If Caulk...

Hello, I am currently refurbishing my ensuite and master bedroom. During refurbishment, the ensuite floor has been built up using tile backer boards, covered with a self levelling screed (with UFH) and then the tiles and adhesive. The total difference between the level of the caber deck in the...

Hello, I could do with some advice regarding positioning of spotlights in a small ceiling area. The room to be lit is approx. 2.6M square, but has been kitted out with floor to ceiling wardrobes. This leaves a ceiling area which is 'L' shaped and sized as shown below. My initial idea is to...

Hi, I have a plum tree in my garden which has become too wayward and needs pruning. The tree is about 20 years old. Can anyone give me some advice on how best to go about pruning such a tree? Is there a right and wrong time to prune it? It has just started blossoming. Are there any...

Hello, During gusty weather, i get a lot of banging and creaking sounds coming from around the edges of the roof. They can be heard in most rooms upstairs and it has woken me up at times. The house is 25 years old and i have only been in about a year. I have been into the loft and had a look...

Hi, Thanks Yes, they are white windows. I have heard about the effects of solvent on coloured foils so will keep well away from the front door!!!