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What thickness of ply is needed, to go over conventional floorboards, in preparation for laying some form of lino / cushion floor. Would the same thickness be need for a second toilet, but that has chipboard flooring. A joiner is coming to do the work on Friday, but I have to buy the...

We have a rectangular shower cubicle in the corner of the bathroom, against fully tiled walls, but we have had some leakage into the room below. A friend thinks the tile grout isn't too good and suggested removing it and adding new grout. A more drastic option would be to remove the tiles...

thanks for your reply. I had new windows fitted a few years ago and the joiner stu8ck the sills on top. Some are now lifting, so i will do it again. I think he had used silicon, so i thought the glue would have been better .. but I am no expert. I had never thought about super glue for the...

Should I use a silicone type product or a 'no nails' type product to glue down uPVC sills to existing timber sills. Also what should be used to stick on the end pieces to the sill ends ? Thanks for any input

The kitchen and bathroom have both got existing coloured paint on the walls (the proper bathroom paint) but now my wife has decided she would like a lighter colour for each. Should I paint the walls first with a cheap white emulsion, then use the coloured 'special paint' again ? thanks...

Thank you for all the replies, as well as that link to the Screwfix filler ... think I'll give that a shot. Regards ! :)

The electrician has put several new sockets in my house, having chopped out the internal breeze blocks first. New skirting boards were fitted, but there is a small gap, approx 10mm wide between the bottom of the socket and the top of the skirting board. This is the case with about 5 sockets...

What is the best product to stick down uPVC sills which are being fitted directly ontop of the existing timber sills? Is silicon the best or a no nail type mastic ? Secondly, what is fitted to the ends ? Are there special end pieces or isi It just acase of. Urging a setup of uPVC trim and...

I am in the process of decorating my house and will of course need some filler for the inevitable cracks, holes , dents in the plasterwork. I have always trusted the powdered Polyfilla, but was wondering whether the other, some much cheaper options are any better, or are they worse...

Hello What is the name of the waterproof panels, that can be used instead of wall tiles within a shower please. My existing tiling isn't looking too good and i was thinking about replacing them with panelling .. either instead of, or glued on to them if this is possible. Are there any...

We have a walk in wardrobe, which has an opening size of about 1100mm. A joiner cut down and fitted two normal internal doors a while ago, but the hinges have come loose. I think this is because there is too little wood on the hinge side to screw the hinges too (screwed end-on to the door...

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Hi Just taken my mothert's old Echo Hostess Trolley from a spare garage and decided to try and use it. Found a suitable cable, plugged it in and all seemed OK. 10 minutes later, it is heating up without any problems, but another 5 miutes later, a power failure .. main board tripped...

Thanks for your replies Was surprised my s o d i t was changed though .. made me laugh !

I have an old Baxi Bermuda fire, with CH boiler behind. This was serviced approx 6 months ago. A few weeks ago, I noticed there was no hot water, so lit the boiler again. Because the hot water was obviously cold, the boiler started up and everything was fine. About 20 seconds later...

The garage was built before the ditch was dug .. has that any bearing on the situation? or I have just got smile and get on with it thanks

My elderly father bought an extra garage many years ago, which is not near to his house. The side wall seems to be moving, which I assume is due to subsidence. This would of course eventually lead to the roof joists pulling out and the roof collapsing. Obviously this needs to be sorted...

Hello i have found a site providing online builders rates, at this site. http://www.constructionrates.co.uk/ Does anybody know how up to date these prices are ? I want to work out a rough price for some work, before deciding on whether or not to proceed. Do the rates include a...