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Its kind of like that but instead of say branches this is 1/8" thick straw or reed. Havent pulled enough down to see what its like over a distance only a couple bits the side of a fist. The ceiling is done the same!

Hey peeps, Redecorating the bathroom which is a mix match of stuff, The building was built in 1875-1880 End terrace. It appears that the original internal walls and ceilings were made of straw and then plastered over. The room which is now the bathroom was originally the back bedroom. When they...

Kool well Hardie say to use flexible adhesive and screw then down, So looks like I will be doing that

From what ive read Hardiebacker is better for Bathrooms http://www.jameshardie.co.uk/hardiebacker-ez-grid-6mm-for-floors

Hmmm ok, Maybe I wasnt clear, the current floor is solid floor boards. Been told you can NOT tile onto floor boards!!!! friend over ordered some Hardiebacker so I bought some off him and few from Tradepoint so I have them sitting there so will be using them. Plan is to rip the bathroom...

Hi Folk, going to be doing our bathroom soon, Part of that is tiling the floor, The house is 1875 built and has good solid wood floors upstairs, What I want to know is can I place Hardiebacker 250 (6mm stuff) ontop the floorboards or do I need to lay a layer of ply down between them with the ply...

hmm never thought of that

Hmm doesnt sound good, Reason Im looking for gold is its an old house ( 1875) and we are trying to keep the bathroom period so have gold taps and wastes for both bath and basin. thus looking for GOLD!!!

Hey peeps put this question in here as im guessing its the most appropriate place. Im looking for one of these but it GOLD can find Chrome or white but not gold surely someone knows where I can get some, Any ideas...

As said the shower area will be what ever I choose then covered with Bushboard Nuance panel, The rest is ordinary bathroom so not soaked but the odd splash and steam. Cant see the point in Hardibacker for the wall as its ordinary tiles im putting up, So MR PB with adhesive and grout...

Hey peeps planning out bathroom and need advice on plasterboard, The shower cubical is going to be Bushboard Nuance panels, Floor is going to be Hardibacker as its getting tiled but what about the rest of the walls that are going to be tiled?? There is going to be a free standing bath as well...

Opps yeah forgot about the N, but it hasnt got an Earth, Been out and had a play and it looks like it works, Maybe I wasn't covering it good enough or something silly Cheers for your support its good to know what I was doing was correct 8)

Sorry its not that great lol

Bernardgreen that is prity much what I have done I believe, Talking to step son who is an aprentice sparky he thinks it could be the PIR unit has failed :evil: Got to say im no sparky so dont get too technical lol

Sorry to hijack but im thinking of doing the same in the bathroom, Would I be ok just using water resistance and flexible tile adhesive and grout since its only the bath area as the shower cubical is getting paneled.

Hey peeps got a B&Q Waterville PIR lantern in the garden, We wanted to put a over ride switch in so if we are in the garden we can turn it on permanently as it doesn't work with the OFF ON OFF ON method, So thought that If I take a feed from the power in run that to a switch then that to the...

Cheers bud, Know for a fact I will be on here during the re furb as nowt in this house goes to plan lol

From what we can work out it would of been built in the 50's - 70s Its not supporting any thing in the loft only thing I can think of is the wall is built off a joist and thus why we would have to carefully remove the wood so as not to damage the joist.

Hi folk, We will shortly be re-doing our bathroom part of this will involve the removal of the stud wall that seperates the bath room and toilet. What I want advice about is am I thinking right about doing it, and not left anything majour out !!!!! I know its not a load bearing wall as it...

The reason I want to replace the posts is one has just fell to pieces and the re-bar was so rusted i could snap it in my hand, Now two other posts are in a similar condition and the others are not far behind. The panels are ok and only need a tidy up like the top piece and the edges replaced...