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I am not a fan of straight GU10 downlights and have been looking for something more flexible. In our lounge we've been living with Shelly GU10 tunable bulbs ( https://shellystore.co.uk/product/shelly-duo-gu10/ ) on a ceiling bar for two years now and they have been great That said, with our new...

Do you know why the tiles are falling off? , What substrate re they attached to? (plasterboard/plaster/cement board etc) Have you considered large form tiles? - I was in a stone suppliers looking at worktops and he showed me some amazing 1200x1200 tiles that were gorgeous and I recall them...

Sorry for any misunderstanding caused. My house is basically square with solid walls and a pitched roof that compromises every upstairs room - there is a 45-degree chunk out of all of them. The roof is over a hundred years old and does need replacing anyway but you can imagine that this will...

I've recently received planning permission for a GF extension after a long fight with the Local Council Now looking at the roof (this was on the original application but pulled in order to give the council fewer things to object to) . I have three points with questions..... I'd like to add...

Did some wallpapering last weekend for my daughter. She bought a PTW vinyl from Homebase for a mist-coated chimney breast. I haven't wallpapered for seven years (two feature walls for the OTHER daughter) I remember the old days lumping what felt like half a hundredweight of cold soggy mess onto...

That is exactly what I was thinking. As to to maintenance, this is very unlikely to be an issue and if you did have to get to the pipes if you loose-lay the EPDM with an edging strip then you could you could roll it back to gain access Regards Tet

No - I was suggesting not stepping it at all. The slope is only 5cm over 3m. If the EPDM were flashed in at, say 80mm at the top then only 130mm would be exposed at the end of the 3m run. Assuming that the EPDM is glued to the wall then this would be unobtrusive, especially as it's the same...

Given that it's only a couple of inches could you not extend the flashing to the next brick course and have it horizontal at the top, rather than either of the below? I would show a picture but I can't find one at present Personally I think that this: looks a ton better than this...

Can you not just channel out some of the pointing and just fix in the EPDM directly with some roofing sealant? Regards Tet

What you are proposing is for him to compromise the internal size of his extension, so this is likely to be a thorny issue. Guttering aside there is nothing to stop him building right up to the boundary line. Assuming that you currently have your 2" fence panels between 4" fence posts on the...

You could consider getting a curved pole, but these of course don't follow the exact contours of a bay window. It depends on whether you're bothered by this aesthetically or practically depending on how your bay is utilised Regards Tet

That's a nice schematic. Is there any reason why you used two pieces of EPDM joined? Would you recommend the OP use a single sheet if possible? Also, this corner is the most likely weak point of the install. That looks much trickier to succesfully get under the tiles and flashing Regards Tet

You need to finish your EPDM "on" or preferably "in"something. Either adhesively bound or rebated and sealed. A picture would really help Regards Tet

The Philips Hue bulbs will do what you want but generally Hue ecosystem does tend to be pricey. I have bought these from Shelly and am really happy with them: https://shellyuk.com/shop/shelly-range-all-items/lighting/shelly-duo-gu10/ They are white-only, but the white goes from 2700K-6000K...

My latest idea is to forego a regular timber-framed door and doorway and install two sliding glass doors https://www.eclisse.co.uk/vetroglide-minima-sliding-glass-door-system/ This picture shows the look I'm going for: As I'm replacing existing regular doorways is it as simple as ripping...

I've just succesfully drilled a lovely 125mm hole through the house wall. I've just realised that my 125mm is not enough room to fit the 90-deg push fit elbow ( https://www.screwfix.com/p/floplast-push-fit-92-5-single-socket-bend-black-110mm/70115 ) that I wanted to run my soil pipe along the...

If you're kitchen supplier is one of the main ones, then I think the answer may be "no" and thinking about what you want to do - you'll lose 50mm from each end, which isn't negligible Regards Tet

I'd agree with you and wouldn't use it as a temporary measure. I was proposing that you consider it as the roofing material for your extension, buy a sufficiently sized piece and fit loosely now and effectively recycle it as the roof for your new extension when its built Regards Tet

I'm a bit of an EPDM fanboy, but if you choose EPDM you could buy your final material now as a complete covering, fix it in place temporarily and then refix it permanently when you get round to replacing the roof. In my experience all paints seem to fail at some point. I have used several on a...

I did this a few years ago on a B&Q kitchen. Cutting down the internals wasn't difficult, but I abandoned the idea of recreating all the locking cams and just screwed it tight (you can't see it anyway. My main problem was sourcing the right door. I couldn't get a 200mm equivalent so I actually...