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Thanks for the replies. Think I will make life easy for once and go for the pvc option :)

Hi, was wondering if anyone could tell me the best thing to use to make wooden cladding waterproof. I am intending to put it in the bathroom and dont want it to bevel or rot through condensation or contact with water. Would a good wax be suitable or simply a coat of good varnish?? Thanks...

Think they did leave it in but i'm not totaly sure as there was a solid fuel closed front fire in the chimney and when they took it out it left a massive hole. They didn't support the hole with anything while it was bricked up so i'm assuming it was left in. Just one other thing rob, how...

Hi everyone. Have got a little question. I had my fireplace removed about 2 yrs ago and the opening bricked up. Now however in the wife's infinate wisdom she now wants this reopened and a small gas fire installed. My question is if I remove some of the bricks will I need to support the...

Thanks Eric good idea :P

Didn't really want to fill the gap, would there be any way of forcing the skirting down onto the floor :?:

Hi, I have just recently fitted some t&g floorboards & new skirting in my living room. However there are some gaps between the boards & skirting. Is there anyway I can reduce this without using quadrant?? Many Thanks

Thanks everyone :P

Scooby where do you get the 'Stopper' and what make is it?? Many Thanks.

Could someone tell me how the batroom suite should be earthed. At the moment I have earthing cables going from the bath to the main water pipe. Is this Ok?? :?

Thanks for the replies. I did try what Uskys said but hand tools and me don't mix so i've been using a power mitre saw, so that brings me back to Masonas option. Masona do you mean that I should cut one side at 45 and the other at say 42 (obvoiusly depending upon the angle). Where my wall &...

Hi, wondering if anyone could help. I live in an old house and was trying to put new skirting in the living rooms, however none of the wall angles are an exact 90 degrees. Due to this the mitres don't fit especially on the external cuts. :cry: Couls anyone point me in the right direction on...

HI Steptoe, I have recently done exactly what you have stated. I put T&G floorboards in my hall with a concrete floor below. All I did was put down a damp proof membrane as the insulation and laid the boards down as a floating floor. All is ok and there isn't too much movement. Just watch...

Hi Imhotep, don't know if my rambling will help but I was having a similar problem. Had a Baxi boiler installed about 1& half years ago. after a few months I started to experience the same problem. As soon as any taps were put on there was a rumbling coming from the boiler. :( Anyway...

Amtodd, thanks for taking the time to answer my questions. :D Many Thanks

My apologies Amtodd, you did explain correctly. I just thought it would be a more complicated process(as it usually is :!: :!: ), than attaching a cooker/shower switch to the cable end. Thanks for your help with this problem. Just one other thing :wink: , my consumer unit is being fully...

Yes the consumer unit is housed in a locked cupboard at the front door. Sorry for my stupidity but are you saying I could attach a switch at the consumer unit, leave this on constantly and this would be OK.

Hi, any advice would be grateful. I have just laid a 10mm t&e cable for my new shower unit. The problem is that the cable is about 6/7 inches short of the consumer unit (the wife says it's 3 inches :shock: ), and I was wondering is there any safe way of extending this?? :cry: The cable run...

Thanks Topcat.

Thanks for all your help.