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Should LVT be installed straight onto these floorboards, with underlay, or should a plywood layer be fitted first? thanks in advance

hi all, im making a base for a new shed, it will be 8x6ft. Its been suggested a tannilised timber frame filled with compacted MOT will be enough. Thoughts?

Morning Folks, I just wanted to get some advice on the best to way to set up my new lighting for our bedroom. Currently we have a ceiling rose on a switch, that is all. The room is roughly 2.8m x2.8m. We have access in the loft to do the wiring. We would like to have, downlights in the main...

Morning, I'm currently doing a refurb on our 1970s house and in the bedroom we currently have carpet over floorboards. I want to lift all the boards so I can sound insulate between them with rockwool and also run a few wires for new sockets etc. The floorboards are a little bit creaky at the...

Sorry, couldn't find the answer elsewhere... thanks

Hi All, I'm looking to raise our garage floor to the same level as the house floor or just below it. there is about a 6 inch difference at the minute. You step from the kitchen into the garage currently We need to be able to run some water pipes (white plastic type) underneath it and possibly...

Hi Folks, I've had my floor in the kitchen screeded ready for a new lino floor to be fitted. it looks fairly smooth but its not flat, there are a few mms between levels and its kind of all over the kitchen (its not a big kitchen) there are also a few bits showing bubbles I phoned the flooring...

Hi All, Ive painted the window sill in our kitchen with silk paint, its an ok finish after a couple of coats, if anything is left on it even slightly damp it leaves a mark and sometimes tiny bubbles where its been sat. Is there anything I can do to counteract this? any better paint to use or...

Hi All, our tap handle broke, so I have got a new one to replace it, i am looking to fit it myself and have a few questions. firstly with regards the waste, the existing tap has a little lever at the back to pop the plug up, the new one doesnt and it came with a pop up waste where you...

Hi all. We are decorating our bedroom and the floor is a mishmash of chipboard flooring that has been cut to allow for wiring leaving a mixture of small, thin, weak strips right where we need to walk. I know it's weak as it's cracked twice. What material would be the best to replace these...

Hi all We live in an old terraced house. Currently our tv aerial cable comes down from the aerial and through a hole in the wall. 2 problems, it looks rubbish just having a wire drilled through the wall and we only have about 60 cms of aerial cable in the house limiting where the tv can go...

Hi Guys, Sorry if ive double up on topics but couldnt find this anywhere. the front of our house is rendered and there are mutiple cracks and holes (from sales sign) which have been letting damp in and has caused issues on the inside. whats the best way to repair these cracks and damp...

Morning All, Our survey results came back when we bought our new house and suggested we needed ventilation in the loft. My first thought, is how can he say we need ventilation in there when the external wall is full of gaps and holes and causing some excellent ventilation (i jest) What...

Hi All, Our house has render on the external wall between our roof and next doors which is about a foot lower (we are a terrace) this is in terrible shape and has a selection of holes leading to damp in our front bedroom and draughts in the loft. Is it a bad time of year to do this sort...

Morning All, Having finally discovered one of the causes to our damp issues we will shortly be having that fixed and then will be needing to knock off some blown plaster and I was thinking we might as well knock it all back and start from stratch. I was thinking knock back to bare brick...

Hi All, You may have seen various posts from me about the dampness in my "new" old house... Ive been reading another article today which says that cement render on the front of a house is the devil and can make houses look like they have other damp issues when they dont....the render is...

Hi All, We moved into our first house recently and we have a variety of damp issues. We need a new DPC which is being done soon, we also need sub floor ventilation in the form of air bricks, also being done soon. We have also been told we have a condensation issue which we were...

Hi Guys, I Need to cut a 4.25 inch hole through my walls to fit a passive air vent. Ive seen a bit on Amazon for about 20 quid, diamond tipped. but not sure what drill I could use it with (I have a cordless and corded standard drill, I know hammer drills are out) but are these good enough...

Hi All, I've just bought my first house, its a terrace built in 1880 (ish). The loft is currently boarded but they have just chucked down some standard tongue and groove chipboard and nothing is secured down at all. I would like to make it into a useable space that i can easily move around...

Hi All, I've just moved into a house and the hot water is very hot (which is good) But when in the shower the water is very hot with the hot tap on full but as soon as you turn the cold tap just a tiny bit, its goes cold straight away. Even when its running quite hot, it can fade during the...