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Hello. I have just had a plasterer in to reskim my front room. When he had finished I had a quick look and it all seemed fine to me. I paid up and was happy. A couple of hours later I noticed a few patches had started to lift and sounded hollow when you tap them. Only a couple are even obvious...

Thanks, I will look into this :D I wont be trying to train the dog at all, it will be easier to returf every other year :D. I am not fussed about discolored patches here and there but would not be happy with dead patches thats all. Thanks again :)

Hello. In about a months time I plan to to lay turf on my garden. Only thing that worries me is that I have a dog. Will her urinating on it cause a problem? She is a small dog and while the turf is still new I will be watering down everywhere she goes with a watering can (or maybe even...

Thanks Roy for your advice. I see what you mean about the lights shining down. To be honest in daylight it seems pretty much ok anyway. As I said before there are a couple of bad patches but these should be easily sanded smooth. Any indentations are about 1-2mm deep so once painted im sure it...

Hello, I have just had a builder/plasterer in to put new plasterboard up on my ceiling and plaster over. Now he had a bit of trouble with it and had to rush around a lot as it was such a large area (28 by 15 foot). Also it was a pretty dark room without much light. Overall the job seems fine...

Hes a plasterer that does more (extensions, loft conversions etc). HAs done alot of work for a friend who is VERY fussy so I am happy to use him. Also he takes the **** out of me all the time so I will tell him how to his job a little to get him back ;) Thanks again

diyisfree and Richard C thanks for the quick response. Your replies are a relief to be honest. I will ask him to tape the joints up and find the joists to screw into. Many thanks, Shaun.

Hello. I have a builder coming monday to put new plasterboard up on my ceiling and skim the whole living room. I am having new plasterboard due to the condition and the artex on my old ceiling. Now the builder is going to tack the new plasterboard on top of the old stuff thats there which...

ban-all-sheds,Thanks a lot for the very helpful post. I will definitely pull out all the diagonal wiring. When I get home tonight I will read through the links you posted. From a quick look I hope this should be ok? (but I will read properly later) http://www.chaoticdesigns.co.uk/house/ok.jpg...

Ok thanks for the reply. How come it wont be ok seeming as its been diagonal all this time? I know what your saying is right and I should get an electrician. The problem is once I take the units and worktop out to re-run the wires correctly the units wont be able to go back in. So when I...

Hello, I have just moved into a new house and I need to move a cooker switch/plug socket roughly 5-6 inches to the right (to make room for a new boiler). Now I do not have much knowledge at all with electrics but I am sure this is a simple job for me as long as I connect the switch back exactly...