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Hi, Just a quick question, I have carbon underfloor heating installed and the electrician is in today to connect the thermostats. Unfortunately I can't get hold of the floor fitter and need to know which way around the cables are and if the polarity matters or not. I've got a blue cable, a...

Hi, I am flooring a bathroom and would like to have a wooden, engineered or laminate floor. I know there are 'moisture resistant' laminates but are they really necessary or just a marketing trick? Obviously, I would want the best finish possible so if i can use a decent engineered wood...

Hi, I am building a raised platform in a bathroom which will then be tiled. Was thinking of using 18mm marine ply. Just wanted to check if this was either a) overkill, b) not enough or c) just about right. Thanks for any help/advice you can give. The supporting joists will be 300mm apart...

Hi, I have recently painted a room (wall and ceiling) in white emulsion. The paint looks perfect, but after a day or two, yellow stains start to come through where there was an old partition and on the joins where the wall has been replastered. It doesn't matter how many coats i use, as it...

Hi, I have just repaired and sanded 105sqm of pitch pine parquet. Considering how badly damaged it was, it has come up really well. However, after finishing with hard wax oil, it has gone a bit dark and orangey. Is there any way to avoid this? I have included a picture of a sanded, untreated...

Hi everyone, i am in the process of renovating an old victorian building and turning it into a gym so i expect this won't be me my last post. There is a large area (85sqm) of parquet which we are going to sand. There were quite a few loose blocks which we took out, cleaned the bitumen off...