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Hi everyone I’ve got a dormer conversion. When walking in certain parts the walls creak. Usually this is because the sole plate of the wall is rubbing against the floor. However, being a dormer, there are steels either side of the floor boards. There are then wooden battens along the top of...

Hey everyone I’m doing a full house refurb and one of the jobs on the list is to sort out the ceiling cracks. Most of the rooms have cracks going the full length of the board. Interestingly, not many cracks going the short length of the board. I’m guessing they weren’t taped to up prior to...

Hey everyone, I’m looking to paint my handrails to match the rest of the decor. They’re some type of wood, maybe pine or oak. They were originally varnished. I’ve sanded them back though. Originally I tried zinsser 123 and then johnstones undercoat and then Johnstone’s satinwood quick dry...

Hey everyone, Hoping someone can advise. I’ve got a new acrylic bath (fibreglass reinforced). However, one of the corners seems to have bowed slightly so it’s directing water out of the bath rather than into it. It’s only slight, the corner needs lifting about 3mm. I would return it but the...

Hi all, Going to be doing this shortly and I’ve read numerous threads but the info is contradictory and I’m going round in circles. I’m seeing people say don’t use hydrochloric acid to clean the plate heat exchanger but then seeing people say to use spirit of salts. From what I gather, they’re...

Hi all, I’ve got a vaillant ecotec plus 831. When I run the shower off it, the hot water seems to come and go. The shower is above the boiler slightly but in the same room so it’s a very small run. Hot water elsewhere seems to be fine. It’s not got loads of pressure but going freezing cold mid...

Hi I’m just getting to the stage where I’m doing the cut for the top row. I’m using porcelain tiles and I’ve got to cut between 5 and 15mm off the edge for it to fit. Given the size of the cut, my snap cutter won’t work. I’ve got an electric tile cutter and a disc on an angle grinder. What...

Hi I got a sink off eBay and it’s got a euro waste fitted. The outer diameter is 50mm. I’m really struggling to find an adapter to get it to a British standard 40mm waste. Has anyone had a similar issue? Wondering if it’s easier to just buy a different waste. Appreciate any suggestions...

Hi As title suggests. Unsure where to place my vent. I’ve got an inline vent, plan is to vent it out of a roof tile and so it needs to be on the ceiling. I’ve attached a drawing of the layout. Wary I don’t want it between the spotlights as it’ll look odd. But the steel from our loft conversion...

Hi I’ve installed a new bathroom in my dormer conversion. The flow rate of hot water to the rest of the house is fine. However, in the new bathroom it’s pretty feeble. The only thing I can think of is that it sits above the boiler whereas the other 2 bathrooms are lower. It’s a combi boiler so...

Hey everyone I’m going to be lifting and relaying some tongue and groove chipboard in my dormer conversion. It’s been laid badly by whoever did it. They’ve laid it in a stack bond fashion 4 corner joints touching) and nailed it down. It’s squeaking a lot and I’m getting new carpets shortly so...

Hi I’ve got some of the blue plasterboard being delivered tomorrow. I know the majority of advice is to tile onto cement board. But hoping it’s going to be quicker and a bit cheaper using the moisture board where there is no direct water contact. I’m just ripping things out and I’m amazed...

Hi I’ve got a velux style window at the top of my stairs going into a dormer conversion. There is quite a bit of black mould around it. Most likely because the vents have been closed. So I’ve opened those up but still need to get rid of the mould and sprayed white vinegar onto it. It looks...

Hi I’ve read some threads on this but still unsure. Only one of my radiators in the house does this. There is a high pitched whistling noise. Like an old kettle sort of noise. It disappears when I turn the trv down. I’ve tried replacing the valve but it still does it. It also makes a tapping...

Hey all I’ve just fitted a new basin and the thread on the waste is leaking. It’s coming out underneath the nut that the trap is screwing on to. It’s a mcalpine trap so I don’t think it’s that. However, when I screw the trap on. It doesn’t go tight it just keeps turning. I tried some ptfe but...

Hey all Not sure what the part is called but there is a big gap between it and the metal part of the flue. The reason is that the metal casing is sticking out at the bottom more than the top. Is this an issue? I could cut the metal back a bit so it’s flush but not sure how necessary it is...

Hey everyone Finally coming towards the end of my shower room. Laid the last tiles today. Will be grouting and installing everything during the week. However, it’s a dormer and the ceiling is low. I’ve made as much height as I can by dropping the shower tray into the floor. Unfortunately...

Hi I’ve got a tile tray and I’m planning to lay it on the floor pictured. I’ve inset the ply between the joists as I’m trying to minimise any height increase (dormer with low roof). The more I look at it the more I think it’ll move too much. The ply is 18mm and is attached with some battens...

Hey I’ve read some threads on here and seen various recommendations. I’m not sure which to go with. Most of the threads are for quite large gaps. My gaps max out at 5-7mm. Would I go with caulk or would you recommend using some toupret or easifill? I couldn’t work out from the other threads...

Hi Appreciate this has been asked numerous times. I’ve read the threads but a lot of them are over 10 years old. I’m hoping there are some easier methods now. I’ve got some window sills and handrails to paint over. They’re varnished in finish. The window sills I’m fine with sanding down. I’ve...