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Hi all I have a battened and boarded wall i need to attach kitchen cabinets to (Wall cabinets 900mm tall) The 'battens' are 3x2 CLS on edge, so a thickness of 38mm, with plasterboard to a total thickness of 50mm. Then skimmed. There is a horizontal length of CLS at the correct height for...

Hi, just a few questions that i cant seem to find the answers to. *Can anyone confirm that the requirements for ventilating gas pipes is no ventilation if under 0.01m²? Does the length of the pipe/box have relevance as well? *If over 0.01 but under 0.04 i can add a soffit vent (top and...

Hi, going to be building a small wall to block up a small opening, and will need to use starters. The wall is about 75cm in width, and I'll be using 4inch celcon blocks. One side of the wall will abut an unfinished (ie no plaster) block wall at 90deg, and the other will abut a wall that has been...

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Hi all I am hoping to redo the cloakroom soon, and intending to hide the pipes in the wall. We have insulated plasterboard fixed to a block wall (not sure how its fixed though) then tiled over. My intention is to 'chase' the insulation behind the plasterboard to expose the blocks, then fix...

Hi all. The electricity supply for the house runs under the concrete garage floor, then up the wall to the board. I am trying to finish/board the wall, but this cable is around 50mm from the wall (mostly less than that but it then comes away from the wall to attach to the chipboard with the...

Hi, after a bit of advice with blocking up a doorway as shown in the pictures. 1) Do i need to remove the concrete sill here, i cant be certain but it looks like the concrete has been shaped to fit the door, and its about a brick deep. The next door along (kitchen) has two courses under the...

Hi, just a quick question. I have bare block walls that i am going to float and set. No doorframes or other to work off like i normally have so going to do box screed in sections. What is the thickness supposed to be for each coat, 10mm each, so total of 20mm then 3mm multi finish? Is that...

Hi all, doing the stairwell wall - Celcon blocks- with sand and cement. I have done some floating before , mostly smaller walls though, and I have a few questions. I understand that the maximum thickness i should do each coat is 11mm - but door casings etc mean i will be looking closer to 20mm...

Hi, I need to patch in some largeish areas on celcon blocks. The old browning had come loose in places, so has been removed back to the blocks. I cannot get hardwall here, and it has been said that bonding cant be used, so I'm doing it in sand and cement. I had hoped to clarify a few things...

Hi, I have a block wall (thermalite) upstairs, the bottom half is plasterboard and the top is float and set, then the whole wall is skimmed. Not sure why they did it this way, its in a dormer - the bottom half backs on to the downstairs loft, and the top backs onto the outside. I am in the...

Hi all, I have a radiator with some less than ideal tails - as shown in the picture they are a bit green. I will be redoing these in chrome at some point, but i just need some help with the job. At the moment the radiator valves have extenders on them, presumably because the new rad was a bit...

Looking to try and improve my plastering - slowly getting there. Next job is to fill in a doorway bricked up with celcon blocks. I'm using sand and cement - to a mix of 5:1. I've done some chase filling and other large holes with this mix, seems to work and i can get it flat. I've been reading...

After a little insight please, if possible. I want to remove two walls in a bedroom to make it a bit larger. My neighbours with an identical house have done this, so i know its possible. What i dont know is whether they've just taken the walls out, or introduced extra support. I appreciate it...

I currently have a food waste disposal unit that i would like to get rid of. I also have a washing machine to connect to the 1 1/2 sink. I think one of these to do the job...

Just after a little advice, I have two questions if thats ok (probably more to follow though). I have removed wall tiles and in places the skim coat has come off, revealing the backing plaster, and in other places removed the skim and backing plaster, and in other places its just removed the...

Currently doing a new downstairs toilet, but moving the toilet to a new location. The old toilet outlet is about 180mm from the floor, which goes pretty much horizontally into the soil pipe, which is roughly 30cm from the toilet. The new toilet will be around 2-3m away from this location...

Hi, i have a concrete shed base slab that is 6x4, but i want a 6x6 shed. The slab is ok except for one edge where it is only two inches thick, so dont want to remove it, as its only for a shed. Whats the best way to extend the slab, ie cast a 6x2 slab next to it? Can i sbr bond the edge of the...

Hi, just after a bit of advice regarding fitting concrete ridge tiles to fibre cement slates on a small shed. Tiles are like this with the (I think its called) capping: https://www.ashbrookroofing.co.uk/ashbrook-roofing-angle-capped-concrete-ridge-tile-110-degree-shallow-pitch.html My roof is...

Hi, I have just laid two courses of bricks ready to build a summerhouse/garden shelter on. Its only three sided, with the front open for access. I have the frogs up, so before i put the shed on i'm going to lay a mortar course, so the timber can sit level. Going to do about 10mm course in sharp...