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I have a query regarding where responsibility lies in relation to our water supply. I live in a flat which is the two upper floors of what would originally have been a single Victorian terrace house. The downstairs floor is now a separate one bed flat and we both have a lease that relates...

I'm adding a pair of wall lights in a bedroom (above the bed) switched from a new switch with two switches on a single faceplate. I'm taking the power via a fuse spur from a socket on a ring main. As per the following: Running a fused spur from a socket outlet...

Hello I'm part way through my 'new suspended plasterboard ceiling' project and had a question about taping and jointing. I've used tapered edge boards and understand what I should be doing where these meet but obviously with the ceiling (as opposed to a wall) it is impossible to avoid...

I need to replace the plasterboard ceiling in one of my bedrooms. The property is a victorian end of terrace so suffers pretty badly due to lack of insulation. The existing plasterboard appears to be fixed to timber battens with (what I presume was the original) lath and plaster ceiling...

I have some very nice stainless steel hooks that I am looking to fix into an old lath and plaster wall. The hooks are a contemporary, simple style that are simply a curved L-shape. The length of the hook has a thread on it and is designed to simply screw into a rawplug. I have tried using...

Ideally I'd like to lay a new floating timber floor on top of the our existing timber floor. Unfortunataley I'm unlikely to be able to afford this any time remotely soon and had another idea. Is this a completely stupid idea? I'd appreciate any thoughts. Existing: 2 floor victorian flat ie...

I need to pain quite a bit of joinery in the house. Primarily doors, skirting, cupboards etc. My main concern apart from general finish is durability, particularly with a little nipper around who loves to gives things a bash! So I just wondered what people's view was on the durability...