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Handy hint for you - If you do decide to cut around the toilet then put the toilet on a piece of card before you install it and draw around the base. Cut out the shape and then this will give you a template that you can then use to mark the cut out for the hole in the tiles/laminate. If you see...

Jacqueline, Having got the serious work out of the way first, from a personal point of view, I think you will find it much easier to do one room at a time rather than all the plastering together, all the wall papering together, etc. Completing one room first will provide encouragement (the...

I did this recently so it is certainly possible with care. Unfortunately a lot depends on how well the tiles were stuck on it the first place which you wont know until you start removing them! First of all make sure you can find replacement tiles of the exact same size. Tiles are usually...

Thanks for your help FWL_Engineer - much appreciated. These are the things that they dont tell you in the DIY manuals. Off to B&Q tomorrow. Cant wait to be able to use the George Forman without having to unplug the microwave :)

Thanks for the reply FWL_Engineer. I have seen the self adhesive trunking but I will feel happier screwing it to the wall. The trunking will be run behind the built in fridge and freezer so it will be protected from knocks, etc Just to clarify - is it okay to put two cables into the...

Some nice easy questions (I hope!) I am extending the ring main some 3 metres in the kitchen to accomodate a couple of extra sockets. Following the advice on this board the cable will be surface mounted below the worktop and then come up to the two new sockets which will be mounted above the...

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Thanks for your help guys - a top quality underlay it is! I will lay the underlay under the existing carpet for now then. When (eventually) we get the new carpet we will have this laid professionally but is it a relatively straight forward job to lay underlay myself? D

Hi People, We have a one bedroom flat that is located above a car parking area. The floor is concrete throughout although we have recently laid laminate flooring in the hall and kitchen. We used fibreboard underlay (the rectangular green sheets approx 10 mm thick) under the laminate and this...

I have had nothing but problems with Servis appliances. We have lost count of the number of times the repair man has been out to our Servis washing machine (although fortunately we took out a five year extended guarantee). That was the best money we ever spent!! I also had a Servis fridge...

Thank you for your replies - I now understand the reason behind the restriction. The new sockets in the kitchen will be installed within 2 metres of an existing socket so the increase in the cable length will be minimal. Surely this short distance would have a negligible effect on the current...

Not a problem so much as an enquiry... In a recent post it was stated that cable must not be run in exterior cavity walls as it could be dangerous because of damp and possible wall insulation problems. I live in a modern (1980's) purpose built flat which has several sockets located in the...

Thanks Masona - looks like I am going to be busy tonight!!!

Help please! We were fitting a new carpet last night and managed to put a screw through the telephone cable and now the phones are not working. The main phone is connected to an old style BT socket and an extension cable runs from this to the upstairs phone. It is this extension cable that...

I did this recently along the side of my bath. I built a wooden frame out of 2" x 1" and used 6mm exterior ply. The ply was in two sections for ease of removal. It is also very heavy when tiled! I tiled the panels first and when I left them to dry I found that the ply had warped. I finished...

Hi, I read a recent post about someone asking if they could replace a gas hob themselves. The reply was that this could be done as a DIY job if the hob was connected via a rubber hose although this was then disputed on the grounds that a DIYer couldn’t check for leaks. My oven (a...

You should really use special laminate for kitchens as it needs to be hardwearing and water resistant. Most DIY stores sell laminate that is marked as being suitable for kitchens. Two schools of thought regarding when to lay the floor. If you lay it first you will get a better result as you...

I have a problem similar to ian_72 below but my lights do not have a switch on the base. Is it okay to run a fused spur from the ringmain circuit and use the switch on the spur to control the lights? Thanks

This is a messy job - I know I have just finished my kitchen! I found the best way was to use a large flat scraper and tap it behind the tiles with a hammer. It should then be possible to lever the tiles from the wall - wear safety glasses and gloves as the tiles can shatter. The difficulty...

Thanks for replying Breezer. The original packet only had symbols on it that appeared to indicate that the bulb should not be used with a timer switch. I have now purchased another low energy bulb from a different manufacturer which says quite clearly on the instructions "Not suitable for...