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Just finished the final leveling of a very off concrete floor with Ultra Floor level it one HDB, used correct primers etc. Going to be using laminate with Duralay Timbermate Excel underlayment, is it a good idea to seal the floor with a PVA mix first? The finished surface seems really absorbant...

Last chance saloon! Been trying in vain to find a pack or two of Floormaster Bevel Loc Harvester Oak Effect. Been to all the local B&Q's to search through thier damaged stock section, one guy checked all stores in a 70mile ish area, another gave me the name of the manufacturer, Kronospan LTD...

Me and my Dad get into loads of discussions about all sorts of DIY things, usually ending up in a heated debate and a telling off from my OH. House is a trad victorian end terrace. Joining neighbours was built at the same time and we share guttering. At the rear, the gutters run towards each...

Enough nag nag nag - time to fix the HW. Replaced the diaphragm and microswitch about 18 months back, its been generally ok but for the last few months its not been firing properly on the HW - seems worse on the shower, which is the furthest point from the boiler, and the cause of most of the...

At least thats what we think it is!! Its almost like a rubberised paint, if you manage to get under it and lift it, it stretches and peels. Trouble is in most areas its being a bugger to remove (using one of those stanley blade scrapers we managed about one sq foot in about an hour) - the...

I'm guessing the answer like most things in life is yes, but i just want to check. Just over three year ago i brought a chrome curved towel radiator off the internet that was cheap, even by my standards but looked the part. Now its going badly rusty where the horizontal bars join the...

The house is an 1890's end terrace, solid wall The wall is stripped back to bare brick, whats the most reliable way of re-finishing the wall to reduce condensation problems? Thanks CD

Hello, I think the windows and doors (upvc) that are fitted in our house came from the Tesco Value range and were installed by someone who didnt realise it rains on occasion in the country. They will be replaced when funds allow, but i need to find a better way of sealing them. I'm...

Hello, model number reads VUW GB 242E We seem to be having a HW problem, happened twice now, im sure once with, and once without the CH being on - both times have been when wifey was in the shower :roll: didnt believe her the first time :oops: Hot water ran for a while then cut...

Can someone take a look at this pic and maybe give me some pointers, i'm pretty handy and most jobs but think this may be one for a builder? Basically doing whats rapidly turned into full on renovation the more we dig, and have just discovered the wooden lintel (edged in red) sits 3 1/2...

Please! We are in the process of renovating a 1897 Victorian end terrace. I have had to remove the plaster from around a window to rectify a poorly fitted window and damp problems, and my diy-shy OH asked if the window could be removed and a French door be put in its place. See...