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Hi For a temporary makeover (hopefully a couple of years), I want to paint over the bathroom tiles. I've bought Zinsser Bullseye 123 plus to prepare the tiles before painting. Can anyone tell me, should I re-grout the tiles before starting this project? And also, is there a specific...

Hi For a temporary makeover (hopefully a couple of years), I want to paint over the bathroom tiles. I've bought Zinsser Bullseye 123 plus to prepare the tiles before painting. Can anyone tell me, should I re-grout the tiles before starting this project? Many thanks

Has anyone on this forum done this? I was wondering what the results are like? I have an enamel bath which is about 50 years old. I was going to replace it but the width of the bath is a mere 650mm. The bathroom measurements won't allow for anything bigger. Many thanks for any feed...

Hi I've just had some drawings done for a single storey extension. I live in a semi detached house and I am proposing to rebuild the boundary wall and it form part of the new garage. The current boundary wall is about 120 years old and needs rebuilding as it is in a very bad state. I...

Hi I need to redo the kitchen floor as it had been laid on concrete without a DPM. 3 years have gone by and the laminate is ruined! After googling, there appear to be lots of DPM products on rolls or packs of sheets, but they have different 'weights'. What do I need please? The area I...

Hi I'm after buying a house which we've noticed is slightly leaning outwards on the gable end wall (I think that is the right name - basically it is the end wall in a row of terraces). I'm not sure what a surveyor would say about it and whether it would affect a mortgage offer. The house...

Hi Grateful for some advice please. My father has some gaps and cracks in the pathway but there are thick clumps of grass growing out of them. He's pulled it all out before but it grows back. I'm not sure how to describe the path but its probably a sand and balast mix. I'm thinking the...

Hello Before I commit to having a new floor put down, can someone tell me exactly what materials I would need as I want to make sure I can afford it. Obviously the Engineered Wood, but what else - underlay type product? Does the flooring get put down over the top of the original...

Hi I want to put some MDF cladding in the bathroom, originally I wanted to get packs that include the skirting and dado, but there doesn't seem to be any kits/packs about (other than quite expensive stuff). I've never done this before, but I guess I just buy a skirting which is deep...

Hi Can anyone give me a rough cost for an earthing spike and RCD. Sparkies are in at the moment and they were trying to get the UK Power Network to supply an earth but they won't. They are already working for me on a fixed price so this is obviously an extra - where can I find a price on...

Hi I need to have coving put up and never done it before. Just average coving, nothing fancy. Walls are freshly skimmed and dried out. I was going to put an add on to rated people to get someone in - basically it is 5 average size rooms and the place is empty, no furniture to move etc...

Hi This is the problem - a sloping down driving way without proper drainage and a leaking front gutter. Massive puddle of water at the front of the house. I will fix the guttering and sort the drive. Inside the house how do I deal with the damp on the bottom front wall? I'm guessing I...

Hello I'm replacing a kitchen and want to use rigid kitchen carcases and Howden's have been recommended to me. I've replaced 8 kitchens over three years so I was hoping to get a regular supplier. I've had a quote and the prices seem really silly any ideas what I can compare their prices...

Hi I've come to an arrangement with electrician on a full rewire - basically to save costs, he said if I channel out for him etc..... For electric sockets/switches he is using 38mm deep boxes. I did ask why he is using 38 as if he used 25 I wouldn't have to channel out so far - just...

I'm hoping someone can help me decide what to do. I'm looking at keeping costs down. I need to replace some windows and two doors (front and back doors). Total of 6 windows, but one is a bay with 6 panels. Others are regular windows. I've been quoted Grade A PVC, Pilkington Glass. And...

Hi We're about to put up a garden fence (panels). The garden isn't level - it raises up by about 12 inches over about 60 feet. I'd like the top of the fence to appear to be level rather than raised up a bit every now and then. Can anyone tell me how I get the tops level? Many thanks...

Hi - grateful for some advice please My walls were recently skimmed over before decorating (May 09) - I bought the property in April and there was no signs of damp - now the internal wall - which has a window in it, is wet and has mildew coming in. Can you advice how I can successfully...

Hi Removing tiles, the bath got chipped - it's on the top of the bath - sort of on the rim? Grateful for advice please - don't really fancy the cost of replacing it. Many thanks Terri

Hi Have removed a wall of tiles which were fixed with concrete about 50 years age. Removing them has taken its toll and I now have visible bricks. How do I make the walls good so that they can be skimmed over, ready to be retiled? Many thanks Terri

Hi I'm removing an old fireplace, ideally I'd like to create a shelf/feature so that some display of candles or whatever could sit inside. I've got a plasterer coming in, but how do I make the shelf and how do I insert an air brick? Many thanks