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Recently remove a carpet and putting down 12mm laminate flooring with a 5mm sonic gold underlay. the room is 6m x 4m. the effected area is area is around after 4.5m as you see whether I have inserted a 5mm plywood and the red arrow Would i be ok to just screw the ply wood to the floor and lay...

is this Asbestos or cement board?

I have a wet floor from water ingress and looking to lay laminate flooring. The floor may require a bit a levelling too. Is it okay to use damp proof membrane as I have plenty of or does it need to be liquid. Level first or DPM first.

Recently took off a radiator to do plastering and now after refitting it's not working. After refitting I opened the bleed valve until the water came out. I opened lock shield and radiator valve. I made sure that the anti frost pin is freely springing also opened the drain valve to make sure...

Helping someone with some house building work. He has recently had a window fitter that has installed rsj 178 x 102 x 19 siting on each side of the wall as it a solid wall without cavity. Is it okay to fill the cavity between the 2 rsj (I beam) with expanding foam to make sure no ingress of...

Hi I have this Hudson Reed thermostatic shower and lately the cold water is dripping from the shower head. Any suggestion how i can resolve the dripping

I have removed my kitchen cabinets after 30 years and part of just one wall behind the cabinets is like this only upto the the cabinet height. Looking to either plaster bonding/skimming or dot and dab and skimming, not sure what is the best treatment before I do anything. The wall don't seem...

Hi looking for instructions on how to remove the thermostatic valve and replace it, also appreciate any pointers where to buy this from, this is probably 18 years old now

I have a 30" door opening and would like to put a 30" wide door. any clever ideas of how to line a frame on the outside of the opening so I can retain the 30" door width

DIYer laying 12mm laminate flooring in a sitting room 6m x 4m. I know to lay from left to right. two doors (red arrows) in/out of this room which would be the best direction to lay horizontal or vertical.

Looking to take on a DIY rendering project. Is there paint ready render boards available or is it a case of having to render on a board before painting.

What would be the effect of connecting a 22kW EV Charger to 3 phase supply with 30A fuses for L1,L2,L3, with a 40A RCCB for the EV Charger. The reason for asking is we already have a 3phase switch with 30A fuses not being used. EV is the only thing that will be using this.

Hi I have a 32a supply in the kitchen for cooker and looking to use that for 7kw EV charger, as I can swap to a gas cooker instead of the electric. The cable from the consumer unit is 6mm and 7m distance. The charger will add another 4m to that cable run. Any advice will be appreciated.

A friend needs to replace bitumen sheets on a row of garage. The rafter length is 3.8m so 2 sheets with overlapping need to replace 36 sheets on each site. 1. Can someone qualify how long it would take to remove and put new sheets. Thanks in advance for any useful replies.

Hi Helping someone to replace his roofing sheet over garage. Can someone advice whether its easy to work with a full length of 12' sheet as opposed to 2 x 6'. Would there be any issues just putting the box profile on bitumen sheet to save removing them. currently there 2x16 bitumen sheets on...

Hi Looking to staple awnings to aluminium frame, can someone recommend which stapler to use please, just a 1 off job. otherwise if someone can do this at the right price, then happy to pay, this is in Leicester. Got 3 awning to staple. The staples currently used are like m-shaped.

I have a 32amp mcb for an oven. The oven is connected to a 2 gang cooker switch. Is it okay to plug a pizza oven rated at 16amp. this is not for permanent use just like one a week for an hour or so. I wont be using any other appliance at the same time.

I am looking to install a mains powered sounder to be turned on/off at will. Would appreciate if anyone can point me in the right direction. I already have cctv system just want a sounder. All the ones I have found are 12v.

Hi I have a issues with a gulley (250mm) between a wall and roof. I have attached a picture and am looking for some idea on cost of doing this with EPDM. The length(run) of the gulley is 8m. I am looking to tuck EPDM under the second or third row of slate (and then just run over the top of...

Hi All Just wanted to get an idea of the labour costs to fit a Heat exchanger and Expansion vessel The boiler is around 7/8 years old and Viessmann had replaced the heat exchanger in 2011 thanks