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Hi, Can anyone tell me if insulated (polystyrene) plasterboards in 50mm thickness are sold in 4 x 3ft size? and if Wickes sells them in that size?

Hi All, I'm looking at a AEG BH26LE SDS Plus Drill, Can't figure out if it is a Rotary Hammer or Hammer only drill? any ideas? anything out there which is similar in price and weight / spec? ... I have found this other Makita one: Makita HR2811F The manual online is here...

Hi guys, As a result of an independent survey of my fathers ground floor and cellar the council has improved grant funding to carry out the substantial specification in the report. I have obtained one quote from the company suggested by the surveyor but need one other competitive quote. Can...

Hi, We are getting rewiring of the house done shortly which is mainly being funded by our local authority, work being done by appointed company. They are only allowing two points per room (fair enough), what we would like to know is can the electrician insist that he be allowed to removed the...

Hi all, I'm getting my new extension externally insulated. My builder has bought the adhesive, render, mesh, insulation anchors already from Poland and it's up to me to find the polystyrene insulation here. I've found jablite external insulation board by Vencel, but all stockists I have...

Hi, Is there any real difference between Celotex Tuff-R GA3000 rigid boards and those by Kingspan such as T10 / TW55? My local merchants sell the Kingspan range which is much cheaper then any Celotex GA3000 I've seen online. We intend to mechanically fix them to a solid brick wall...

Morning all, I'm considering options for internal insulation to two outside facing walls in my bedroom (external option ruled out). The walls are solid 9inch bricks with external cement render. One wall has had its plaster removed to the brick face, while the other has had cement render /...

Hi all, Can anyone suggest where I can buy or name any wallpaper adhesives (URL links appreciated) that are PVA based, trying to avoid using normal starch based ones to minimise food source for mould. Thanks in advance. Parsman

Hi all, Does anyone know or have experience of changing the direction of thermostatic mixing valve so that the outflow is pointing downwards rather then the usual upwards direction? Thanks Mo.

Hi all, We are in the process of rebuilding the outer shell of our conservatory / extension which is currently split (partition) as a bathroom and small storage area. At present, the structure of the building consists of thin wooden Victorian walls and a lean-to felt rood. It is in a very bad...

Hi all, We are in the process of rebuilding the outer shell of our conservatory / extension which is currently split (partition) as a bathroom and small storage area. At present, the structure of the building consists of thin wooden Victorian walls and a lean-to felt rood. It is in a very bad...

Hi all, We are in the process of getting quotes for re-roofing our flat roof extension (4 x 7) which currently leaks (for a good few years) and in is made of layered felt. Does anyone know of professional roofers in the North London (Hackney) area that can provide quotes for such work. Ideally...

Hi, this might sound like a silly question but I haven't got much experience in plumbing. Well, can anyone tell me the difference between vented and unvented taps. We'll be installing a under the kitchen sink electric water heater and Redring WS7 probably. It mentions that vented taps are...

Hi, I'm trying to get a screwfix humidity model fan working properly but I can't seem to do so. The set up I have is a cable supplying the fan from the mains, where I have a 13A fused switched connection unit outside the bathroom. There are three terminals inside the fan, T1 (switched live...