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Hi there, Just sorting our bathroom Out and wondered why the bet way to finish this little one. I’ve got 3” architrave to the right of the door and on top however im Stuck On how to finish this bit, I cant Move Ty door way up and making the doorway 3 inch smaller isn’t going To look right… any...

Hi there I need to skim some walls covered in tile backer in the bathroom , I am using multi finish. Could any knowledgable plasters tell If it needs priming just with pva , nothing or something else lol Thanks Jake

Hi , I’ve just put some self levelling in the downstairs bathroom and adjoining rear porch which is all good now I have to do the adjoining kitchen floor, currently they have some old plastic tiles on which are stuck Down with a asbestos type adhesive ( black stuff) , do the tiles need to come...

Hi, Is it possible to build a single skin bay window and still meet building regs for energy/ thermal etc? I’ve got a soil Pipe running along my foundations but can’t move it backwards or forwards without the chance of it causing a blockage in the future, I can’t move my walls forward or...

Hi , Just a quick question re air bricks… on my house they are just below the do I wondered if it’s possible to move them higher? My garden runs towards the house and in heavy rain it Collects below the air brick due to the concrete path. If the air brick can be moved higher how high can it...

Hi, Just building a summer house and will be running A socket/ light to it I Wondered if I can use 2.5 t&e for this buried under ground which will be placed in conduit for a mechanical casing? I know swa is far easier however I’ve got loads of t&e and conduit left from my last project. Cheers Jake

Hi I’m just prepping the back garden ready for some artificial grass however levels are all over some large areas by 15cm too low …am I better adding some more soil whack it then my type 1 or have 15mm just of type 1? Thanks jake

Hi I’m just about to start to lay my base for my shed/summer house thing anyway I need to raise the ground for the base by 30cm. What options do I have to keep my sub base in without collapsing at the sides. Concrete base is out. Thanks Jake

Hi I’ve got a project where I need to render it , I’ve currently covered it in tile backer board as it gives a really nice flat finish and I got it for free lol Anyway if I’m using a one Pocatello render can I skim this the same thickness as multi finish or would I still need the 10mm...

Hi, Strange question but to cut a long story short I got my planning appeal rejected for a front extension. I know pd allows you to build a porch 3x1 but is there anything in the rules that stops you building two seperate porches 3x1? Thanks

Hi, I’ve got my little girls bedroom to re skim, I’ve already over boarded it and usually use a orange mesh tape which I’ve found great as it sticks well however our local Place only had white mesh joint tape in but it just won’t stick would there be any issues to use a bit of diluted pva to...

Evening, I’m hoping someone with a lot more experience in tiling can help me on this one ! I tiled our kitchen with 98x98mm flat gloss black tiles however due to renovation I need to extend the tiles however I just can’t seem to find these tiles anywhere, the closest locally to me is 98mm x...

Afternoon, I’ve had to cut some Slabs to use as coping stones 50mm thick concrete slabs, I just wondered what would be the best grinder disc To finish thecut Sides or other suggestions? Thanks Jake

Hi I’ve just got my plans accepted for a small bay window and also got A building notice accepted for a small pd extension to the rear. The plans need to be still circulated in the community for people oppositions however I wondered if someone could tell me what things I’ll need to consider/...

Hi, Would it be ok to use a 30A breaker on this? The cable looks to be 6mm? I was going to connect it to the current cabling which is 10mm to 30A breaker or should I reduce it to a 25A? I’m fairly confident that L1&L2 go together on a single phase but I don’t have so much pride that I don’t ask...

Hi I’ve got two sections of my House to render ( top section) Im Intending on using one coat render with two coats scratch and skim /top coat… however due to Time commitments I’m gonna have to do it on different days, I wondered if I get my scratch coat down how long could this be left please...

Hi, Not sure if this is the right group But there isnt a kitchen fitting one Lol . I’ve got a 500mm kitchen drawer unit that holds 4 drawers… does anyone one know if drawers are a standard size please as two of them are on their last legs! Thanks Jake

Hi, I know it’s a plumbing question however people Reply more in this group lol I have a external metre with a yellow mdpe pipe coming up , as Im Building my bay window this is now inside which I know has to Be metal or sleeved With metal… I just wondered what metal Would be best and does it...

hi How much space do I need to leave around this pipe? Thanks Jake

Afternoon, I’m just in the process of building a bay window however the external gas box is in the way so needs moving to The front of the new bay window which is all good and well, the energy supply is going to move their metre to the new location but just the metre! I need to run the gas...