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Same room the plasterer skimmed the walls after, we are having a mix of paint and tiles and he wanted to skim it all (I know that's not necessary what he should have done in the tile area now, but when I said about leaving it as the board for tiles he said it was best to skim it as well!)

On different but similar point we have been recommended to use flexible adhesive and to use Mapei we've been left with an empty bag so would know what to get but it is called 'Super Flexible Adhesive' and only seems to be sold at B&Q, is it made specially for them as it also mentions a primer on...

Thanks for the replies you've demonstrated perfectly why I'm struggling to decide whether or not to tank! Our plumber thinks it's going over the top especially as we are now using large porcelain tiles which are pretty water resistant and we'd have few grout lines, he keeps telling me it's not...

Hi Do you have to wait four weeks before you can tank and then tile on new plaster, the BAL WP1 data sheet states that new plaster must be at least 4 weeks old before tiling. My other half does not think tanking is necessary unless you are doing a wet room (we are doing a shower with tray) and...

Thanks though a bit too late for the mist coat as I did it last night, my other half will be pleased that we only need one mist coat. What I'll do then is thin the bathroom paint down to 20% so that will act like a second mist coat and then do a second coat at 10% and I'll have to nip off down...

Hi, Our bathroom has been skimmed and the plaster is now dry so I have started painting a mist coat with Dulux Supermatt thinned down by 25% water. How many mist coats do I need to do before we can begin painting with the top coat which will be Dulux bathroom paint, we were going to thin the...

brilliant thank you :)

Thanks that's a really comprehensive reply and really helps I'll stick to four spots as they will have a combined lumen of 1100 and although the wall tiles will be dark grey the painted parts of the wall will be light and so will the floor. We are also having an illuminated mirror so that helps...

Hi Looking for a bit of advice over number of down lights needed for a bathroom which is about 2.5m by 2.3m. I've found some IP65 LED down lights that I like which are 4.5w and 275Lm. I've looked at a couple of online calculators for how many lumens I'll need for the bathroom which range from...

Cheers I've checked out the ones at Wickes, got some good reviews. I also had a look at ProTilerTools but I think they are a bit out of my price range. I've found a Erbauer at screwfix which looks like a good compromise between the two...

Well I'm glad I bemused you but at least you understood what I meant! The bath is moving place but before it was the original cast iron bath so the joists should be pretty strong if they could hold that up. I'll stick with my plan of batons across the joists then so it spreads the weight. Would...

Hi We are in the process of doing our bathroom and will be building a plinth which a freestanding bath will be on and looking for some advice on the best way to build it. The area will be approx 2280mm by 864mm. The joists in the floor run horizontally, floorboards vertically. There are pipes...

Hi Can any one recommend a reasonably priced wet saw for cutting different types of natural stone tiles up to 600mm x 400mm at 12mm thick. We will shortly be doing our bathroom with marble and travertine tiles and also next year we're hoping to do our kitchen which I'm thinking of possibly...

Thanks I think as he is a plumber he gets called to bad examples where they are leaking which is why he dislikes them so much.

:( thought that might be the case, at least only one room has been decorated

Not sure this is the right place for this but thought plumbers might come across this issue. We have had our whole central heating replaced (one pipe system) and in the process some of the black sludge from the old pipes has been splattered on the walls. Any ideas on the best way to clean this...

We have a 50's house that had a separate toilet from the bathroom. We have knocked this into one larger bathroom and a shower is going where the toilet was, there is a small window in the space which will be within the shower area. The plumber who also does tiling has recommended we board it up...

Thanks I'll ask our plumber about WB which one would be similar to the EcoTEC, I think we will avoid the Gloworm unless they have changed their pumps. Thanks for all the help

Ok well we've cut the loft hatch now and put in noggins to keep the structural integrity of the roof, just finishing off making a box for the new hatch. Do we need to strengthen the structure of the old hatch where the previous joists were cut. We are going to put in two new timbers anyway to...