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Its interesting that you terminated the wires on each floor and not one central location. I have yet to finish my home network but essentially ran Cat5e and Coax to most of the house but it comes back to the same place. So far i have my router there and Labgear dist for sky distribution. Not...

Hi there. Do a quick search on t'interweb. I believe Ruberoid is a branding. As with all asbestos its best to define the type. sheet, lagging etc. and then take action from there as that will define how its handled. As with all things asbestos treat it with respect, wear protection, try not...

I was speaking to my father (plumbing and heating engineer) about this just the other week. I asked how he dealt with chipboard floors. Lift the carpet and set the depth on your circular saw and cut the access you need. In from the top is less messy surely.

I use RatedPeople as a trademan. Starting out doing painting I had no rep other than friends and family so decided I would use RP to buy some leads. Well I have had 60%+ of the leads bought refunded as they were terrible. People wanting quotes on a house they hadn't bought yet, some cancelled...

some ranges of kitchens have cooker hood carcasses. Maybe use a carcass and modify that to suit your style?

This seems very much similar to my current project. I'm going to have to check the footings this weekend and then build 2/3 courses of bricks upto dpm level. a small pour of concrete to bring porch level up to hall way height.

Evening all, Wanting to check some theory and get some tips if that's OK. We are getting a new front door and wanting to incorporate the exhisting porch into the hall by moving the front door forward to the front of the house. As you can see there is a level difference so i am...

Agreed just thin down normal emulsion. You can get new plaster primer paints but thinning is just as effective and cheaper.

we had all our ceilings plastered (apart from living room and dining DOH!) for a better look. they had some bobbly artex pattern. As long as you get a decent plasterer you will get a better finish than lining paper and be much happier you paid a little extra now for the plaster option. my...

Time will be your friend on this one. as others have mentioned get some air circulating and just wait for it to dry. Also a fan of the help of heat. Doesn't have to be baking but certainly not so cold you can see your breath as it is now!

Not had any problems with Harris myself. Also had surprisingly good results using B&Q select fine brushes (ones with the black and white handle and white tipped bristles) for glossing trim.