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We are having a new oak floor fitted in our hallway next week however the tilled floor in our kitchen and downstairs loo protrudes to far out of the rooms meaning that the trims will not cover the tiles up to the doors as we need it to. For this reason we need to trim 1-2 cm off the laid tiles...

Hi After a little advice I'm just sanding down 48 spindles 4 newels and a job lot of skirting in our hall and landing. This has so far taken me several days with a quite a few days till I'll be done! I only want to do this once so want to get the painting right! In the past when I've glossed...

Hi I'm just about to embark on the daunting task of decorating our hallway, stair and landing. Although the house is reasonably new circa 2011 the wall need a filling and quite a lot of sanding to get them smooth and the frames seem to have been drenched in paint so with 9 door frames to sand...

Hi, We are considering replacing our front door as its now 14 years old and looking a bet tired after being painted a few different colours. We have a small window to the side which is upvc and we wish to retain as there is an identical one a foot to the left for the downstair loo. Can anyone...

Hi We have a modern conservatory on the back of our house which was built about 7 years ago. Although there's a CH radiator in there and a 3kw electric radiator (which isn't on all the time costs a bomb) the room is pretty cold and does suffer with damp in the far corners of the room. I was...

I am trying to hang a wall hung toilet and it just seems impossible. I can't get my hand to the bolts to even put the nuts on. Any tricks I'm missing?

Hi Just bought 9sqr meters of solid wood flooring for our hallway. I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good adhesive for a concrete floor? Many thanks Darren

Being fitted to a concrete floor over approx 9 sqrt meters Thanks

Hi I have just purchased this solid wood flooring for our hallway http://www.diy.com/departments/colours-rondo-wheat-solid-oak-flooring-118-m-pack/152770_BQ.prd and wondered what adhesive I should use for a concrete floor? The house is 12 years old. I was also after suggestions on which way I...

Hi I'm replacing the radiator in our downstairs loo after a full refit with a Reina Slimline 600mm x 400m. I want to replace the valves and thermostatic valve however struggling to find valves with a 10mm compression input? Does anyone have any suggestions? Also is there such a thing a mini or...

Hi, I'm a keen DIY'er at best and have tiled several floors and walls in the past with acceptable results! :-) I'm just about to embark on tiling a feature wall in our downstairs loo. The tile is a Stratum Grey from Topps Tiles and from the reviews is a great tile but a sod to lay as its...

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Hi We've had slow moving drainage at our kitchen sick for a few months now which has recently been made worse by the Mrs washing out the kids plaster cast moulds! We now have water flowing back in to the sick when the dishwasher drains, which is great! I've all the pipework off up until late...

Hi Got to fill this whole in our downstair loo and wondered what mix of concrete I should use Thanks

Hi I am about to fit a concealed cistern in our downstairs cloakroom. As we need to make the most of what is a pretty small room we have purchased a compact unit that only requires 8cm clearance. The w/c in this room has a waste which goes down in to the concrete floor and off to one side to...

Hi I'm fitting a new bathroom suite to our downstair cloakroom and have decided to go with a concealed cistern with a will hung w/c. As its quite a small room I've been looking for a slim line concealed wall hung cistern unit and was after some feedback or alternatives on the below. The waste...

We are just building a decking a laying about 15 sq meters of new lawn. As the old lawn is looking a bit tired in places I was wondering the easiest way to sort it out. The bottom of our lawn retains a lot of water and grows a little thin and the top is shaded having a similar effect, we also...

Hi We are looking to replace our ensuite bathroom suite and also fit a shower in the room. You enter the bathroom through a dressing room which has a few fitted wardrobes. The dressing area is about 2.5m long x 1m wide plus the depth of the wardrobes. Now the bathroom is about 2.6m x 2.5m and I...

Hi I'm just about to decorate my hallway which will include replacing the old laminate flooring which is a little warped and tired with this being a high traffic area. The Mrs wants a solid wood floor however I'm concerned about the potential damage that will be inflicted on this from dirt and...