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Hi All I've nearly finished tiling my bathroom with large format 60 x 30 porcelain tiles. Its taken me a while but i'm finally getting there thanks to the help i've received on this website. I've another fairly simple one for you BUT i'm struggling as I'm not sure what the best practice...

Hi all I'm currently in the midst of tiling my bathroom with some large format porcelain tiles (600x300) and thanks to the great advice on this website and GCols guide its looking pretty good. The bathroom is like a stumpy 'L' shape, (pic here to help with description...

Hi All, i'm currently in the middle of doing up my bathroom. I've finished the 1st Fix for the piping, (at least I think thats the right description). Then dot and dabbed plasterboard onto the walls were the pipework is. Now i've been careful to try and avoid any joints in the...

Hello, I'm currently overboarding my ceiling with Gyproc moisture resistant. The first panels now up and my plan is to tape and fill and then prime. Should all the boards be butted together? Or should i leave gaps for tape and if so how much? cheers Scholesy :)

Hi all, i'm about to overboard my bathroom ceiling using Gyproc Moisture Resistant plasterboard. Before I do this I need to fix my head plates and was just after some advice... (1) Should I screw the headplates over the old ceiling plasterboard OR remove plaster where the plates will go...

Hi All I am about to start work on my central heating. I currently have a Gloworm Swiftflow 80, (12 years old), combi and a sealed system. I am changing the rads and then paying a Corgi Plumber to install a new Combi (Vaillent ecoTEC 831). My original plan was to turn CH off on boiler...

Hi All, I was just looking for some expert advice re plasterboard types \ sizes. I am still planning a new bathroom for my home, (been planning for what seems like months now :? ). The bathroom will be completely tiled on the inside with fairly large porcelain tiles. I am currently...

Hi All first of all thanks to all the posters on here as the advice I've read, been given, has been of great help to me. I'm planning on doing a rewire of my home. I'm fully aware, (thanks to this site), of the fact the works notifiable and PartP regs etc. To give you some background...

Hi I'm currently planning to modify my existing bathroom to include a tiled in bath. This will mean taking down a few internal walls and using some space from the spare bedroom. I'm trying to eat into the spare room as little as possible while still keeping all the work to a reasonable...

just thought i'd ask if anybody knows whether baths made from Lucite Acrylic are any good? I'm thinking of buying one this weekend as they're on sale at the bathstore. I'm currently doing up my bathroom, new suite, partition, tiling etc... All of which is very new to me but trying to get...

Hi All I'm just after some sound advice from all the experts on here. I'm planning to do a lot of work on my 1950's house during the Summer including re-wiring, insulation, bathroom renovation & swapping rads. As part of the bathroom renovation I'm planning on installing a mixer shower...

I'm curently trying to repressurise my combi-boiler. I've managed to locate the valve, (car tyre type), attached to the mini expansion vessel, (about the size of a tennis ball), and by contorting my arms into very odd angles have managed to attach a pump. Now when I pump the pressure will...

I have a Glow Worm - Swiftflow 75/80 (not sure which?). My problems began a few days ago when I decided to bleed all the radiators to make sure they were all filled properly. I had also heard bubbling noises as the heating system started up which made me suspect air had got in. All the...

Hi All, I've just bought a new dual fuel range cooker. I've arranged for a corgi engineer to connect the gas but was going to do the electric side of things myself. I have very little experience working with electrics etc.. so if I say anything too stupid please forgive me. I currently...

Hi all, hoping someone can help me with this. I've done a few searches and not found any answers. I've currently got an outbuilding that is attached to the house. Basically if you go through my back door theirs a concrete roof covering (with no sides) and concrete floor area that is then...