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I'm thinking I could get some wide, planed timber for the door stops (top and bottom), wide enough for them to come out flush with the walls and tacking architrave onto them. Probably have to concede on the left-hand side and fill with grout. Any good?

I have some new 22mm bath taps I need to get onto my existing 15mm copper pipe but my 22mm nuts are too large for the taps. What's the nut on the end of a flexi called? Can I get them as part of a reducer/isolator? The taps themselves are described as "Pipe Size: 22 mm (3/4" BSP)" and the nut...

Just had my Vailant combi serviced last night but shortly after the gas men left the light on the Honeywell HC60NG reciever began flashing red indicating a loss of comms. to the Honeywell CM61NG thermostat. I've tried re-pairing following the instructions but had no luck as the reciever doesn't...

What's the going rate to install a 15mm flow and return to a radiator to an adjacent room roughly 3m away from the boiler? Boiler's in the kitchen and flow and return needs running to the extension which I've converted into a bathroom - both on the same floor. I've got a modern Vailant combi...

I have a couple of sheets of spare plasterboard and used it to replace the plywood on the ceiling in my downstairs bathroom. I'm looking to renovate and wanted to use either XPS or Marmox boards on the walls, skim the ceiling and halfway down the walls to a dado rail for wallpaper. I'd quite...

I tried replacing a leaking boss today, unscrewed my 40mm waste pipe and tried getting the boss out to no avail - it must've been inserted into the pipe from either end before tightening. The boss fell about 4m and presumably into the soil pipe. I haven't connected the new boss so there's...

I've been a little liberal in the size of my core bit while chasing in the shower cable. I'm thinking I'll have to find some sort of aluminium plate i can stick behind the shower to match its face unless there's something else I can try. Tiles are ceramic.

Silly question as I'm sure the tape is waterproof but is it typical for you to go as far down as possible?

I had my bathroom ceiling skimmed about one month ago. There's no tape in-between the ceiling and the walls and I'm concerned about movement creating cracks and moisture getting through into the loft. I've had a go at trying to sand away the plaster to make space for tape but ended up covering...

I have a square frame made of 2x4s on which to fit a bit of 3/4" plywood then a shower tray. I've had a go using packers on the batons as I've seen a builder do this once but it throws something else off. Should I level the tray off with mortar instead?

I've dabbed on two moisture resistant plasterboards on an external window wall of my Victorian property's bathroom which I intend to tile over. The wall is composed of two layers of brick without a cavity and was primed with one coat of PVA. Everything's solid - I used a generous amount of dab...

I'm looking to overboard a lathe and plaster ceiling with moisture board in my Victorian property then have it skimmed. The eaves of the roof cause the ceiling to curve. I want to stagger the boards but this curve makes it difficult. I'm thinking I should just run a board along the entire area...

Just pulled down a load of tiles and plasterboard in the upstairs bathroom of my Victorian property. My goal is to tile it from floor to ceiling, replace the toilet, the sink and install a shower cubicle. I have in mind that I'm going to square out any non-level studs by planing off and sticking...

I used a 3mm Stanley bit a while back and it broke within minutes of use. I need to get these holes drilled ASAP so I can't wait around for replacements. Can anyone recommend decent 3mm wood bits? I'm using no. 4, 30mm screws.

I'm getting ready to insulate the loft with 300mm glass fiber. I have 9 recessed spots installed (these ones) in the upstairs landing. They are 4W spots nearly flush with the ceiling when viewed from the loft. Covers I see for spots in the loft are very bulky (here, 25 x 23.6 x 18 cm and here...

I'm looking to add around 100mm of insulation to the loft after having removed the former occupant's loose-fill and then boarding it. I'm only looking to add this little because I hope to convert it into a bedroom if possible sometime down the line so I don't want to have to remove it after...