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Hi my husband is a handyman and has been fleeced by a rogue landlord. The contract scope keeps growing.....he signed what was though to be a deposit receipt for the client but turns out to be a second contract. Any suggestions on how to deal with him constructively. He hasnt been paid for the...

Its an external backdoor. I agree, not good idea if gets wet. Its currently there as a temporary measure......until I get some flat shoes :lol: The Wife

Hi Zampa, it's stonework. I believe my handyman has solved it with an alkali resistent primer sealer. Seems to have done the trick marvelously. TheWife http://www.jbsm.org

I would like to put down carpet and underlay in a conservatory which has a concrete floor. How is this fixed to the concrete without it moving (those wooden grippers strips? or is there something else)....I have seen on wooden floors grippers are nailed down, how to fix to concrete?

I have put white masonry paint on bay stonework. However, the paint keeps flaking. It was originally gloss painted which was flaking but the gloss was completely removed back to the stone work....Its still flaking!! :roll: How do I stop it? Is there some sort of primer needed on the...

How do you stop hairline cracks appearing in freshly plastered walls. I Assume its down to movement but how can this be prevented?

I know that thresholds are usually in hardwood, but can one use MDF instead?

We have a dining room floor that is concrete and lower than the kitchen floor. We want to raise it with joists, board over, and lay insulation under the new floor. Is this possible or has there got to be airflow?

What a good idea about the sheeting in the cistern. Ive discovered that the cold pipes are wet too. The problem arose because I relocated the bathroom to half in the utility room and half in the old bathroom. The utility room was poorly insulated as this was an extension. Taking steps...

Hi, whats the easiest way to deal with a toilet cistern that drips with condensation. Everything else is dry. But the cistern contains water and you can see where the water is filled too as it has condensation to that point. Will it need an extractor? or is there an eaiser solution to this?

Wow....Thx for that. I didn't know. Noted for future reference. What's the theory behind this standard? Also, just reseated them....The ones we redone the adhesive was still wet when lifted and these were put down a week ago.

White Ceramic Tiles. Floor was washed and dried tiles were brand new. Didn't spread all over, made pads.

Tiled kitchen floor, floor was concrete and used Unibonds concrete floor tile adhesive but it doesnt seem to stick them. Any suggestions? I have at least 6 that need to come up again and it has only been down a week. Any recommendations on adhesives for concrete without having to take up the...

Hi, It was a camera and apologises if pic were not brilliant....but you can see that they have used black tape and that the earth is 10mm. So guys it this acceptable? The company that did the install are NIC approved.....but im nbot so sure they would approve this. Any advice would be...

Ok....I'll try it this way..... DISTRIBUTION BOARD Is this tape acceptable? I thought it had to be brown and blue. EARTH This earth is the main conductor to the building and is only 10mm. SHouldnt it be 16mm?

Sorry Breezer it looks like I still have a bt to learn on URLS..... Lets do it the manual way..... Click the link above, log in with ID given. Click the Calendar dropdown on the righthand side of the main view. Under todays entries click TOD : Elec :roll:

Breezer my apologises..... here is a temp id one for today ID:TEMPB2708 PW:TEMP

I have a landlord that requested a Distribution Board moved but was concerned about a couple of things that the BIC electrician did, even though it was signed off & certified. The board is covered in black tape.....but shouldnt this be Blue & Brown sleeving? The main earth conductor to the...

But if they are fensa approved then you dont need to pay the fee to building controls?

If we install velux windows do we need planning permission? Would Velux windows have to be covered under FENSA too? :shock: