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I simply use a long blade knife to cut celotex, there is less mess. Practice cutting a straight is also needed by the sounds of it.

Thank again for all of your help, its been a very busy week so I'm just catching up. The wallpaper fiasco was a case of “don't panic” we took our time and the wall paper looks great, we had some bubbles under the wall paper, but this was due to the paper being dam, as we got the hair dryer...

Thank you all, the lining paper has stayed up, and we have just stared the main wallpapering, we had a problem with the first sheet and decided to remove the paper, but this has left us with some bubbled areas and they dont want to stick down, will this happen to all of our paper? Even if we...

This is my first go at wallpaper hanging, I have read up on the net and watched some online vids, tonight we hung the lining paper as a practice for the nice wallpaper we have, but there are a few things I need to know. How wet should the paper be? We mixed a pack of paste for enough paper...

LOL thanks, i've had a google and it sounds like good stuff, I will tell my friend when I see him.

Thanks, What is this stuff called and who sells it? How is it best applied ?

My friend has a leaky garage roof, its is made from a solid corrugated material, the roof has had various repairs over the years, we have used roofing seal on areas we suspected that were causing the leaks, but after some heavy rain the leak started again. Is there a way of covering the...

I hate to say this but a quick google, shows plenty of suppliers of laminate designed for the bathroom. Also there are large DIY stores that also sell laminate designed for the bathroom, I would suggest using the joint seal as well, as this will stop moisture getting between the joints of the...

You can get reasonably priced electric tack guns, Tack Wise is one make I know of. They are quick and easy to use tack every 12 inch or so, after fixing mix up some coloured filler and rub over your tack holes, this makes a neat finish.

If you set the saw up correctly you should be ok, its a circular saw on its side, specially designed to do this. I would suggest also using a multi-tool or master with a blade, then you can cut all the difficult bits out, that the jamb saw cannot get.

You could use a Jamb Undercut Saw, this will let you trim the skirting with out removing it, then push your laminate under, remember to allow for the expansion gap