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Hi all Im sure this is a quick question for you. What mix of ballast and cement should I use for the footings of a garden wall? From looking around on the net I seem to be getting a 4 to 1 ratio. would you say this is correct?

Hello everybody I recently laid a laminate flooring all throughout my lounge kitchen and hallway. However I separated all three rooms. What I'm finding is my laminate flooring is Starting to lift at some of the joints. I've taken the skirting boards back up to confirm that I still have my...

I'm tiling my shower with 200 x 100 tiles. Read lots of documentation and info on websites and I've now firmly confused myself. I'm thinking that a 10mm notched trowel is the way to go but what do you guys think? Something like this...

Hi All I am fitting a mixer shower so I now have two copper pipes pertruding my plasterboard. When I have tiled around them should I be using silicone or grout around them?

Hello All I have a recently plastered wall which has a couple of coats of dulux matt on it. This wall now has a bath on it and so I will be tiling parts of this wall. My question - is there another way of removing emulsion paint from the wall without having to sand it off. I could sand...

Hi all I fitted a door in my bathroom about 3 months ago. I've not got round to priming or painting this door yet so its still a natural pine door. It has closed really nice (really good fit and was very proud) however a could of days ago I noticed it was starting slighly catch and today...

What's the tool called that can mould around shapes and angles for use when cutting carpet and laminate floor? ExamPle would be when need to cut laminate around the door frame. This tool kind of pushes upto the frame and moulds around the angle. You then transfer this to the flooring and...

hi all I've put in all new door liners in my house along with new skirting and architrave. My problem is when i've come to fit my architrave, its nailed to the liner but its not sitting flat again the wall. I always seem to have somewhere between 5 - 10mm gap. The first couple I thought...

Hi All I will soon be embarking on my first patio but have been given conflicting advice. Could I hear your opinons please so I can make a good decision and a long lasting patio. It wong have too much traffic ist only gong to have the table and chairs on it and its not like we get too much...

Hi All First house, first few doors.. This is the fourth door I've hung now and I've run into a problem. The door swings nicely and isnt hing bound however the issue i have is the door at the top and bottom on the hinge side is proud of the door liner. It is on the other side (latch side)...

When hanging a door, is a leading edge on the hinge side of the door a must or is it on a door by door basis? Every guide I can see on the internet does not mention planing a leading edge. What do you guys do?

hey all, I really hope you can help point me in the right direction here. Im hanging my first door after watching several videos online and reading up as much as possible. I put the door liner in myself which is all plumb. All seemed to be going well until im trying to hang the door...

Hi All When installing a new door opening and lining. How much gap do you allow for underlay and carpet?

Hi guys I cracked my back when drilling holes for the taps. Any suggestions on how to glue this properly with something really strong. The crack is about 3 to 4 cm long

Guys Im going to lay slate tiles onto a WBP ply floor in my bathroom. Will this tile adhesive be OK for hte job. it doesnt mention slate but cant really see any that do...

I'm sure this is an easy question for you pro's but I just want to check. I've bought some WBP plywood to overboard the bathroom, are both sides the same ie. the both have WBP coating as they are different shades on top and bottom. So basically does it matter which way round I put them down...

Hi all Im fitting my first shower tray but have a couple of questions. I have over-boarded my floorboards with 12 WBP ply. 1) I've been advised to use driwall adhesive or sand/cement. Would you guys agree with this? 2) when you place the adhesive/sand/cement on the floor do you put...

Is it normal for them not to reach the floor? or should they always run down and rest on the floor?

Hello all In im the middle of a bathroom remodelling and have a question about the door opening. The door to the bathroom is on a stud wall which i have had to alter because it used to be 2 seperate rooms. I intend on putting a 1981 x 762 door on so I bought the ready made door liner...

hi all i recently boarded and skimmed a wall but im not happy with the results. Im planning on putting a thing coat over the top to tidy it up (in the daylight this time). What ratio of water to PVA should I used prior to skiming should I use? I was thing 1:3 but didnt know whether to...