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Many thanks both , this certainly is a much better option - I hadn't 't thought of vertical boards. I think I would use chrome end caps instead of inserting the rails into cutouts on the boards- that way it would be possible to alter the rail positions more easily in the future. BUT my one...

Help please My daughter wants me to fit in two clothes rails ( no shelves) in a small walk in wardrobe 234cm height (i.e. Floor to ceiling) 52cm deep and 140cm wide. My problem is that the two sides are plasterboard and the back and ceiling are plasterboard/brick/concrete. My daughter wants two...

Thanks crazy daze Just a few final questions: 1. The flats are 10 years old , and the flat is on the second floor, I'm assuming I don't need a damp proof membrane?( the floor currently presents as bone dry and dusty) 2. As for the issue of laminate flooring, all the flats I've seen...

Thanks crazy daze ! I'm still in 2 minds about this job. The flat is on the second floor and has a concrete sub floor which I've heard helps to minimise floor movement? I don't think there will be big change in temp between the lounge and the hallway which leads to an internal area in the flats.

Help please, About to lay laminate flooring in my daughters new flat. Have done laminate flooring a few times but am experiencing a new problem. Her flat (concrete floor) is generously proportioned - lounge is 6.00 m x 5.00m and leads to an entrance hallway that means I would have a...

Just completed tiling job now want to put caulk on the internal tile-tile corners and where tiles meet door frames and pvc windows. Not sure what TYPE or TYPES of caulk to use. (i) I think silicon based caulk is best for pvc windows to tile is that correct? (ii) What about the tile-tile...

Hi Richard Thanks for all the advice. I've now got plenty to go on, and I suppose I've just got to bite the bullet and get on with it! Again many thanks for taking the time to share your expertise! Groucho

Sorry but had to add this. Just noticed (Reading info on an old tub).The Glanfix specifically states that it must NOT be used over emulsion paint or over uneven walls.. so any ideas? is there a thick bed adhesive suitable for use over emulsion paint?

Further to last post. Just noticed that the GLANFIX product ia adverised as a "thin bed" adhesive ( up to 3 mm). Do you think there may be a problem with this when compensating for slightly uneven parts of the walls?

Just done the gaffa tape test. All very sound- so far so good! The walls are all brick but there is one boxed in section of plaster board. As for adhesive- will use GRANFIX (premixed) supergrip for ceramic tiles

Hi Richard Thanks for the advice. Yes it is plaster underneath the paint. So just to sum up - you think it IS OK if I key the ripple ( Is keying necessary/advisable?) and stick to smaller tiles? Thanks Groucho

Hi Richard I intended using ceramic tiles approximately 20cm square although my wife would like us to use larger tiles.

Hi Currently preparing the walls of a small toilet for tiling and hit a major problem. I previously covered the walls with the dreaded RIPPLE EFFECT paint MANY years ago. (The type that looks like artex and you finish with a roller) . Stupid of me I know!! but the walls were prone to cracking...

Many thanks Macfudd your advice has been invaluable! Cheers Elliot

Thanks for the advice Macfudd. (One very grateful wife!). Our gas pipe is clearly metallic so that shouldn't be a problem then should it? One question though... When you said trace where it branches from the main pipe.. This would be upstairs wouldn't it (since the pipe drops vertically thru...

Thanks for the advice Macfudd. Our gas pipe is clearly metallic so that shouldn't be a problem then should it? One question though... When you said trace where it branches from the main pipe.. This would be upstairs wouldn't it (since the pipe drops vertically thru the ceiling). Did you mean...

Planning to install IKEA kitchen with builder friend. Have noticed that on the wall behind the proposed position for the built in double oven is a vertical gas pipe that would run vertically down behind the oven. It then has a right hand turn for about 8 inches at which point the gas is clearly...

Redecorating bathroom ceiling after my children steamed off a section above the shower (2 years after expensive refit!) One third of the ceiling paint fell off or just came off easily with scraper revealing bare plasterboard ( The painter clearly did not use a mist coat- learned that from DIYnot...

Thanks Thedec for such a swift reply! Please explain to this enthusiastic but amateur DIYer what a "mist" coat is? "Sealing the skim"? Is this the plaster? Lastly since a lot of the ceiling paint is not affected by the humidity can I just key it with sandpaper and paint the egg shell...

Hi Got a big problem with matt white paint bubbling, then flaking off the plasterboard ceiling above the shower cubicle after two years of abuse by our children (Long showers with window closed!) Where it has flaked off it has revealed the smooth brown plaster beneath it. SEE PICTURE Unsure...