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Any recommendations of aerosol spray paint for changing white upvc windows to medium oak/brown colour? Step by step procedure.

Need help finding the correct ratio, for a concrete floor slab. Depth 1200mm

Hoping to change my old joist and floorboards floor to solid concrete. We have a 200mm void below the floorboards. What thickness of insulation board and concrete screed do I need? DPM will be put below and above the insulation boards.

Can you tile directly onto plaster board and Aqua board.?

Revamping my bathroom. Replacing the bath for a walk in shower. Removed all existing tiles, only to discover that the old 1930s plaster has started to come off, back to the brick. I've decided to remove the remaining old plaster, and reboard with aqua board for the shower area, and other...

I was just wondering what does a shower tray mean, when they say left or right? https://victoriaplum.com/product/mode-grey-granite-effect-left-handed-rectangular-stone-shower-tray-1200-x-800#&gid=1&pid=2

Hi I started to remove a small section of flaking emulsion, from my living room wall. This small task ended being nightmare, resulting in the hole wall being stripped. The emulsion actually came off in strips, just like stripping wallpaper. The walls had been replastered a couple of years ago...

Can anyone recommend a good insulation for internal bathroom wall? Already cavity wall insulated a few years ago, without any improvement. 1930s north facing bungalow wall.

Hi As per my previous post we have an indirect cylinder which only heats our bathroom and kitchen hot water. The past couple of weeks the hot water pipe in the bathroom has started to rumble. When the tap is operated the water initially splutters with instant hot water. The hot tap to the...

Increasing issues. Hot water from the emersion tank venting into the cold water tank, causing the water to level to reach the overflow. Hot water only used for kitchen and bathroom

I have an electrical socket, which is still lighting up external LED Xmas Lights with the switch on the off position. (Lighting very dim) The lights fully illuminated with the socket switched on. External LED Lights worked correctly when a different socket was used. Any ideas?

I was just about to install my new kitchen sink, to discover that a small 2mm fragmentl of end thread, had come off the the waste pop up base. I was unable to reattach it, due to fragment had disappeared. Possibly swept up by the Mrs. Obviously this going to cause a water leak issue, when...

I was just about to install my new kitchen sink, to discover that a small 2mm fragmentl of end thread, had come off the the waste pop up base. I was unable to reattach it, due to fragment had disappeared. Possibly swept up by the Mrs. Obviously this going to cause a water leak issue, when...

Just about to install my larder units x2 with bridging unit. Noted that the floorboards have a slight fall along the run. Approx 5+ mm difference. Which larder unit should I install first.

Just about to start installing our new kitchen.!! The plans for the bridging unit, states us plinth to fill either side of the bridge unit. Does anybody know what that means and how?

Replacing our faulty Rangemaster 110 with a separate ceramic hob and oven. The Rangemaster was previously hard wired with 6mm cable for the supply & feed. Is it still ok to use the same hard wired outlet for the new appliances? Ceramic hob 7.9kw Oven

I'm having ongoing issues with my insurance company, and the loss adjuster. This is regarding a leak/flood from our kitchen stop cock. The "wife's washing machine and tumble dryer failed a test, conducted by Rainbow Flood management. Unfortunately they failed to test our range cooker which was...

Just about to tile a new shower cubical. The shower tray has an upstand, which I have made flush to the boarding. This was done to allow the tiles to go over the upstand. Q1 Do I need to tank the aquapanel boards. Q2 should I put a line of silicone on the front face of the upstand, or...

Installing a power shower in our new en suite. I'm am going to take a spur from the ring main. Shower unit protected with a 3 amp fuse (outside the en suite ) My question is . Am I correct in using 2.5mm ring main cable?

I need to install an all in one power shower. What pipe size should I use, when feeding from the hot and cold storage cylinder /tank?