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The fitter has just finished tiling the bathroom. They are porcelain tiles with Bal Grout. The room has got a bath with rain shower head. A few choices but difficult to say which is good Two sealants I have come across in the shops are :- 1) Fila Grout Sealer spray from Topptiles 2) LTP...

Hi, my bathroom is currently being redone at the moment by a fitter. My existing ceiling is Artexx and my thoughts was to have it skimmed. He said I would be better off using ceiling panel instead because no chance of it getting damaged with mould due to moisture. I then said well the current...

Anglian windows installed my upvc double glazing over 10yrs ago. On the outside of the house, the sealant used to fill the gap between the window frame and the brick work has shrank over time. Please can you recommend the correct product to use for sealing the gap. Thanks

Mrs is getting a new car next week and her old car runs out of MOT next week as well. Road Tax runs out in October. My plan was to keep the car (mot, taxed & insured) for use with my existing non ULEZ compliant 4x4.... For now the car will be on my drive without MOT, TAX and Insurance till...

As title says is there a decent amount of money in getting rid of metal railings or it's just peanuts? I have just taken down the metal railings & gate in front of the house. Its about 1m x 9m in lenght combined. Cutting for disposal at recycling centre will cost me time and wasted Dremel...

I am thinking of having the carpets cleaned. we have not cleaned it for a few years. If we hire a machine, it would have to be either rug doctor from Morrisons supermarket or what ever brand is on offer at Speedy or HSS hire. Just wondering what your thoughts are about hiring a machine compared...

I can see lots at different price points. and some without known/popular brand names. I am after shock absorber, top mount, drop links. Normally I would just go for Meyle brand but I don't intend on keeping car for more than 2 years since I'll start paying Ulez charge from next week with the...

Hi, my central heating system the gravity fed .... with hot tank in airing cupboard. I am in middle of a DIY installation and about to replace existing bath mixer tap (with shower head) to just a bath mixer tap and then install a wall mounted thermostatic bar mixer shower, the exposed type...

Hi all, I have stripped tiles and plasterboard off my bathroom and was hoping to use a Wedi(I think) board around the bath tub. The longer wall by the bath has grey breeze block with the previous plasterboard attached with dot and dab. I am not sure what the difference between breeze block and...

Hi all, I am in need of some advice with my diy bathroom project. I would have happily given the work to someone else to do but labour quotes are comming in at about £4.5k minimum with 2 weeks completion time. I may not agree with the price but the period of work is just too long and I can only...

I am about to have my bathroom done ... hopefully most items by myself. I am thinking of having an electric shower done as well so need to get an electrician in to : 1) upgrade my consumer unit and run cable of the electric shower, isolator switch ... 2) run extra cables into the loft for wall...

I am just about to pain the whole house. I painted it almond white a few years ago with a delux paint. I will be painting with exact same almond white colour so was wondering if the one coat will truly same me a lot of time or it's just a marketing BS. I know its more expensive but I could do...

Hi all, My sister just had a single rear extension done. It's an end of terrace. Ground floor rear extension. This has resulted in adding to the current central heating system 3 new radiators i.e. a Towel rad in the new toilet, a 40cm rad and a 45cm tall vertical column rad in the extension...

We have a north facing lounge approximately 5.2m x 4.5m in size. The french doors at one end are the only source of natural lighting. There is only a single ceiling 35w CFL spiral bulb. The bulb is permanently on even during the day. This seems to be the most powerful bulb I have seen without...

Hi all, I have instructed an architect for a storey side extension and single storey rear extension on a semi detached property. The attached picture is my mock up of existing ground floor plan and what I think will be the proposed plan. While still waiting for the architect to complete his...

I hate putting safety googles over my prescription glasses. It either steams up quickly or just can't see through them properly. I also find that the googles I purchase either scratches quickly or just not clear enough in the 1st place. So wondering if you can point me towards very good...

I have a feeling my existing pump is a potterton .... considering that the prima 40F boiler, (original) programmers and 9 radiators are. Looking for a drop in replacement is showing a few different units with a very wide price range. Please which would be ideal one to go for ?. A pic below if...

Hi all, we are thinking of having a top and ground floor side extension. So far I have been gathering numbers of builders and architects from houses nearby where Extensions have just been completed. My Question is wherever or not this is the way to go when looking for an architect. Also please...

Hi all, I had a feel of a radiator behind one of the sofas and noticed that it was very hot at the top and Luke warm in the middle and bottom. I checked the other radiators and they were similar though no where as bad. I am assuming this is built up sludge in the rads but no blockages to the...

Hi all, Our central heating broke down yesterday so while waiting for BG in next couple of days , I thought I'll use the immersion heater for hot water and that tripped the electrics instantly on connection. I had a look at the (top entry) immersion heater and notice a very tiny amount of water...