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HI all, my parents are looking to buy a house where the owners have put the scratch coat on already for render but have not done the rendering. Will this cost much to remove and will it be simple to do - i.e sand blast/SDS etc. Would it cost much to have the final coat completed seeing as...

im not much help with this at the mo - didnt have much chance to look at the floor when i finished work this morning. im off work tomorrow so i will take the tiles up - get as much info as humanly possible and post back. Might as well start fresh, and begin with sound advise. cant...

the ply was laid on top of the joists and any pieces that butted together were done so on the actual joist. this has been screwed directly into the joists and as far as I can tell its pretty tight. The joists are in mint condition. If i put my long spirit on the floor and put weight...

the old flooring was taken out and exterior grade ply was laid (i think thats what it was called). I then pva'd the flooring in prep for the adhesive ensuring all clean etc. I then simply spead the adhesive using a large notched trowel - dumped the tiles on and used a rubber mallet to get...

after renovating my bathroom i replaced the floor. The floor is even and level and i have tiled this with floor tiles which must be 2ftx2ft and they are really heavy. I have now found that the grout has cracked and there seems to be movement between the tiles (only minor). I cant see how...

thank you for your advice. you've gotta love renovating eh, more work for me to do now- lol

My Bathroom isnt square, and I have put in a new suite. but i cant get the bath squared up against the wall (tap end and side) - to have the tap end level I will need to have the side of the bath in my wall. I have eventually gone with having the side of the bath slightly into my wall -...

lol - fair comment tbh. my mates dads a roofer, think i might have to make the call

I have to replace the roofing material that covers the front bay at my home. The roof is flat with a drainage hole leading directly into the guttering/pipework. Thre previous roofing material was split, falling away and looked unsightly (it looked like gravel/pebble dashed tar stuff that...

hello people - it's been a little while since i last posted. fortunately i now have sourced the materials required for my project and i have opted for the pumped shower option. the thing is - the parts received for this are simple, shower head (metal one thats fixed - and the thermo...

From a non professional and purely personal opinion. I would suggest you replace the tops - say nothing and sell the house. If its picked up on a survey then so be it, sort it then if requested. Unless you need to include it in the governments HIP's or sellers packs (whatever they are...

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i think i'll be sticking with the ply now - saves on using chip then overlaying - although slightly more expensive, i think it'll save me some time. the tiling info on here is pretty good, although with the look of alans site currently - i'll be keeping my eyes peeled. Bespoke - lovely...

Bon - no too knowledgable in showers - but would i just be able to buy a thermo control, a pump, the relevant pipe work and a shower head and run this from my exsisting water pipes. Ie - just tap into where the bath pipes are???? would a pump draw the water faster from the header Or would...

I paid £380 - bought the materials myself and it was a couple o days work. 2 rooms 3m high and about 5m x 4m size - no ceilings. The finish isn't great though. that'll teach me for leaving my keys with my mate to watch over things when i go on my jollies. LOL. flybybry - have you...

I'm ripping out my bathroom in a couple of weeks and the entire floor needs to come up (i'm lucky i've not gone through it by now). I've been advised a couple of things:- 1 - Green coloured chip (or whatever its called) 2 - WBP ply 18mm i'm going to be tiling over it all anyway but...

i posted a few moons ago but after some work has been complete in the house i'm eventually gettin round to having my fires installed. Firstly - there are no fires in at the moment and i have 2 focalpoint fires, living and dining room to go in. the living room seems simple enough - may need...

just thoought i'd update with the outcome- i had read the meter wrong first of all (as those stupid dials go in different directions) which meant i was just over 1000 out on my reading. and yes - its because of previous being estimates and it catching up with me. fortunately - i'm able to...

speedy replies - i'm quite impressed there are no larger purchases like a tv etc, i'm not using heaters of any kind - i've been there in the past. My heating runs on one of those old dial types where you can have it turned on/off twice daily (its old) - normal old boiler -...

i'll have to post the actual figures from my recent invoice but in the meantime i'm just looking for some advice. i work nights, sleep during the day and there are 2 people in my house including me. in the winter i had been using elec blanket, dryer + normal elec useage and no unusual...