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Mounting a wall hung WC to a frame. It will butt against ceramic tiles. Do you need a gasket or putty to inbetween to stop tiles cracking?

Hi, I'm mounting a wall hung WC onto a frame. The wall it is butting up to has been ceramic tiled. Will the WC be ok mounted directly to this surface or should there be some kind of padding/silicone between the two ceramic surfaces? - Bit scared of breaking the tiles. Also how tight does one...

I have a Sky HD box plugged into an amplifier. Can I split the output from the amplifier using a splitter then take that feed upstairs to feed two other tv's?

I am renovating a attick room. The room has an existing latte and plaster ceiling. The roof is slate and does not have any felt. I plan to batten over the existing plaster ceiling and add foil insulation, batten over (so an air gap either side) and then board and skim. My question is, do I...

I have an attic room that I am renovating. The roof is slate with no felt or membrane of any kind. The old latt and plaster ceiling is attached to the underside of the rafters. My question is: I want to overboard the ceilings and skim as the plasterwork is not in good shape. Can I sandwich a...

I have a 45 degree wall butting up to two straight walls. The 45 degree angle is only 50cm long. I am tiling with rectangular metro style tiles in a brick pattern. Should there be a visible joint which is either siliconed or grouted? - or should the tiles butt up to avoid a vertical gap?

Does anyone have any experience in install sliding wardrobe doors into a recess i.e. between 2 walls. I have good DIY skills and up for the challenge but just wanted to gather peoples thoughts/experiences before making the purchase.

I had a new socket put in and the cable go's directly to the fuse box. Can I take a fused spur off this socket?

I'm papering an old wall with lining paper. The wall was stripped of paper and distemper and old paste removed with sugar soap. I have filled and sanded till it is ready to be papered. My question is should this wall be sealed/sized prior to papering or can I paper directly onto it? I will be...

I've got 2 newels (non supporting - it's an 'L' shape ballustrade on the first floor). I have bought some new drop-in newels with a 50mm dowel on the base, so I need to cut the existing newels off and drill a 50mm hole into the newell at the correct depth. My questions are as follows: 1)...

I've got 2 newels (non supporting - it's an 'L' shape ballustrade on the first floor). I have bought some new drop-in newels with a 50mm dowel on the base, so I need to cut the existing newels off and drill a 50mm hole into the newell at the correct depth. My questions are as follows: 1)...

I've sanded down a new pine floor. There are a few bits that seem to be a bit streaky. I have vacuumed up the dust and cleaned all over with white spirit. In the past I have applied a water based floor varnish, but the streaks (lighter patches in the wood grain) still show through. I know...

I've installed my bathroom waste, as per the diagram shown. It has a drop of about 8cm over 4m. The bath was in the same position prior to me altering the layout and it drained away ok. I have used 40mm solvent weld. When draining the bath the water is draining, but it is coming through the...

Material: 400 x 400 10mm natural honed calibrated slate Shower Cubicle: U Shape 800 x 1200 x 800mm Tiling Pattern: Brick Bond Questions: 1) When tiling the above where do I start? Was planning on tiling the two outer walls first, up in coloumns using brick bond. I was going to butt up...

I'm tiling a 'u'shaped shower enclosure with 10mm thick slate tiles. I'm fitting a frameless merlyn series 10 shower door (http://www.merlyn-bathrooms.com/merlyn_local/products/enclosures/merlyn/10series/product.php?product_id=97) which has two metal profiles to hold the glass in place...

Connnected my cold supply with speedfit to metal ball o fix/flexi to tap. After 2 months of use last night it burst off, the tube stiffener was left in the ball o fix. I cut the pipe squarely and used speedfit pipe and stiffeners. Anyone any ideas why this has happened, - could I have over...

I'm tiling a 'u' shaped cubicle. The shower door is 2m high. I have 2.3m height before the ceiling angles out (where a staircase butts into the ceiling). I was thinking of tiling to 2m, the same height as the door so visually it all ties in. Is this high enough do you think? The shower...

I'm tiling my washbasin top with 40cm x 40cm natural slate. The width of the tabletop is 40cm, and I have built a 20cm high pelmet which I'm also tiling. My sinks are about 18cm high and the taps about 26cm high. I was thinkng about tiling the splashback about 20cm high so it is the same as the...

Im building a shower cubicle in a u shape. The right hand wall is down to red brick and is 20mm out of plumb. I am going to be tiling the shower using a slate weighing 32kg pm2. I do not have space to dot and dab aquapanel or moistureboard so I figure rendering the wall is my only option. My...

I have built a u shaped shower enclosure. The back wall and the right hand wall are moisture board onto wood. The right hand wall is the house wall and made from brick with a plaster. The problem is that the brick wall is not plumb, and over a height of 2m it impedes the floor space by 20mm. I...