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I have just got a ceiling skimmed in a bedroom of a property I have just bought. The ceiling was very uneven (ie undulating and wavey). To make it smooth the plasterer has said he used 3 layers of skim and in some places he had to use 'quite a lot' (perhaps a couple of cms). I am now...

Is there a point when a ceiling is too wavy (ripply) to scim? The plasterboard's are sound, no signs of them about to fall down or anything like that, just wavy, not from water damage, dont know why. What to scim them without have to rip all the ceilings down. Or is it a case of, yes you...

In the process of replacing oil central heating for gas. The property is a 4 bed with one bathroom consisting of a bath and shower. Would a combi boiler be ok/any good for this type of property? We currently has a flow rate issue but this is going to be sorted out soon, the neighbours...

Buying a property where there is currently a working oil boiler used for the central heating system, planning to replace this with gas. Where/who will buy such a thing, where can I advertise this, is it worth anything? Boiler is a Jetstreme 2000 - old I guess.

Hi, I replaced a window in my house with french doors in 2009. A local builder did the work for me. All the builder did was knock the bottom out of the window, no widening or changing the lintel. I didn't think of building regulations at the time. I am now selling my house and I have to...

In the process of buying a property that currently uses an oil burner for its central heating. The property is a 4 bed house. I dont know much about oil burners, thought these were only used if the property has no gas access, this property does have a gas inlet in the garage but has not been...

Hi I'm looking into a purchasing a property which I believe was built around about the late/early 50s/60s. The property needs a complete decor modernization, dont think its been touched since the 70s ie still has oil central heating. All the rooms in the house have artex on the ceiling...

I have just had a french door temporary fitted where a window used to be. The door fitter said that your handyman guy who knocked out the brick work which was below the window has to put in a Canterbury Spa, Threshold Board and render this. What does this jargon mean, what is a...

I've recently had external French doors installed and now there is a step down to the outside world of 300mm. I was thinking of installing decking to take the step further into the garden, ie. open the door, walk out (no 300mm step to jump down) and walk out into the garden and then step down...

I'll be laying 18mm solid wood flooring 90 degrees on top to my existing wooden subfloor. I have a fire place which has a small patch of concrete on the floor in front of it. Do I just lay the solid wood flooring directly onto the concrete like I will be doing on the remaining floor area or...

I have just purchased my Solid Wood Flooring (SWF) and now trawling through this forum reading the hundreds of posts trying to figure out the best way to install the flooring for my situation. My existing floor is a standard planked wooden subfloor with a 2 foot deep cavity which has a...