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Hi, I could cry writing this, I had my whole lounge skimmed 8 days ago. The plasterer said I could paint it after 3-4 days. I left it for 6 days to make sure it was dry. I watered down the paint and painted the walls and ceiling. Yesterday I painted the ceiling with dulux matt emulsion and...

I am having my lounge plastered in 2 weeks and wanted to know if its possible to have a socket with wall plate installed on the wall to hide the cable from my virgin supply. At the moment it runs round the skirting boards and up a hole the installer cut in my carpet and looks awful Is this the...

I have a bow window in my lounge and the pvc sill is all marked and stained. I would love to have it replaced with a quartz or granite but would prob cost the earth. My question is, is there anything on the market like thin quartz for cladding or quartz effect that would be suitable?

Hi, I have 15mm copper pipes running down the outside of my walls to a radiator. I want them chased into the wall and plastered over. I am also having a new radiator put in. The plumber has said that as the walls are brick he will have to use 10mm plastic pipe instead? Is this suitable for...

Hello, In my bedroom there are 2 seperate cupboard next to each other. The normal doors were removed and a sliding wardrobe pit on the front of them. It was badly done and falls off all the time. I had a wardrobe company come in to give me a quote for them to install new doors but he was...

I have bought a new light for my lounge and it is a crystal type one and weighs 6kg. Is this too heavy to hang from the ceiling?

Hi, I’m looking for some much needed advice about a single story side extension that I had built 4 years ago. The original builder dug the foundations out and found a pipe. He told me that this was an old rainwater or soakaway drain that was no longer in use so wouldn’t be a problem. It is...

I had a side extension built 3 years ago. The extension is freezing cold all of the time even when the heating is on. It also smells damp and of foist, the floor has started to sink in one corner and the skirting boards are loose. When my builder was digging the foundations they kept filling up...

I have a ceiling light in my sitting room that takes 10 G4 10w halogen bulbs, the bulbs dont last long so i thought id buy some led ones to replace them. I bought G4 2w ones I put 4 in and tried them and it worked great, i then changed all of them and all bulbs flickered and went off. I tried...

Hello, I want to change my internal doors to these white vertical doors but I cant find a one which is glazed for my kitchen to match in white. http://www.wickes.co.uk/geneva-moulded-door-1981x686mm/invt/165805/ Can anyone tell me if I buy this glazed door which is oak veneer can I paint...

Hi, I have a damp patch in my bathroom on my ceiling in the corner. It is the corner of the house and I had the gutters replaced about 6 months ago and the ridge tiles re-bedding to try and sort the problem out. It has been like this for about 3 years and I cleaned it off with mold spray...

I have a number of problems at the moment and I dont know if they are linked. First my upstairs bath water that comes out of the taps smells of sewage, not all the time but a couple of times a week. Second my washing machine in the kitchen smells of swegage when in use. I bought a brand...

Hello My washer had been standing for 6 months and I agve it to my sister. She ran a maintenance wash and water was leaking from the drawer and it was gritty. When we stopped it and opened the door it was full of gravel, what looked liked fish tank gravel Can anyone shed a light on this...

Hi I had a single story extension built and it was completed last march 2010, building control were involoved from the start and my electrics were installed by a part p who issued the concuil with a certificate. the guy came out about 10 months ago and said he was happy with everything but...

I have had a new kitchen installed with a curved base unit but my budget will only stretch to laminate worktops. is it possible to shape a laminate worktop to fit a curved unit, the unit is on an outside corner thanks michelle

I had my garden ruined by builders building my extension and then i was bumped by them after lending money to have the extension finished there was no money left to fix the lawn i had to dig it all out by hand and level it (saving up at the same time) After a couple of months my lawn was...

I am bought an intergrated smeg washer/dryer for my extension and the plumber ran a hot and cold feed into the extension for me. The washer only has one feed on the back. Do I use the hot or the cold? My dad says that if its the cold one it will cost a fortune to heat the water up to the...

I had the building inspector out to tell me what my ex builder had done wrong yesterday and there was a rather large list one thing on it I cant remeber what he called was something to do with where the windows are. at the moment is has not been plaster boarded out and you can see the...

Hi My builder has messed up big style and I dont think i am going to be able to have the velux window which was suppose to be going into my extension roof The gap between the roof truses is 46cm and the smallest velux window is 55cm, is their anything I can do or another make of window...

I employed a builder to build me an extension he is now 10 weeks behind schedule, only puts half days in. He keeps on asking for more money than we agreed and is written in the contract. He has now walked off the job saying I have a bad attitude when it is him who keeps shouting at me and...