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Hi all Had a search but no joy, so hoping someone has some input. I have a 10m2 awkward shaped room to put a floor down in. DIYer. most of the walls have skirting already on and i'd rather not remove it. My final wall does not have a skirting, but has drawers that I can remove to lay. There are...

Hi All I had a bit of a search, but didn't find what i'm after. I'm currently making my loft a bit more usable, not converting as i'd never meet building regs for the stair access as our house configuration plays against us. We're an end of terraced house, so one brick chimney breasted wall...

Hi all. Shower tiling and grouting all finished and looking fresh. What should I do to keep it that way? 3 sided shower walls and sliding door. 2 walls are internal, and the external wall I spaced off by 100mm and insulated, so hoping condensation is not an issue. Walls are cement board, SBR...

Hi all We are making our attic more usable, so a bit of tidying needed. The end wall is brick and a bit scruffy. I intend on tidying it up with a view to painting it white as the room needs brightening up. Any tips on how to seal and paint so it doesn’t all start flaking off in a few months...

Hi All I had a good search about, but didn't find what I'm after. Apologies if I missed it. I am going to put some engineered wood down in our new shower room. I appreciate it is not the ideal material, but I already have the wood from a previous job. It is 14mm thick total, with a 4mm oak face...

I’m trying to sort the rail shower head wall outlet behind cement board before the tiler comes in and it’s doing my head in. I’ve got a wall plate 1/2” bsp outlet that I’ll screw to the wall behind cement boards. It’s not long enough to come through cement board (12mm) and tile (8-10mm) plus...

Hi all I've got one of these stone resin trays 1200 x 900 so it is chuffin heavy! I've also been watching Roger Bisby on you tube, who says to mix 6-1 sand cement to lay it on for good support, which makes sense to me. It will be walled on 3 sides, so it's not going anywhere when down. Any...

Not sure if this is the correct section, maybe electrics? Anyway, I'm refitting my shower room. It is about 9-10 m cubed. I'm looking for an inline, quiet, powerful, timed extractor fan, but there are so many to choose from. It doesn't need a light in. Just looking for current recommends to...

Hi all We are having a new shower room where we will be installing a 1200x900 shower with a 1200 door across the front. 3 walls will be paneled or tiled. My wife and I are not seeing eye to eye on the wall finish. She likes the wall panels with a bit of sparkle, but I think they look a bit like...

Hi All I've had a search, but can't find anything specific to what I would like to do. First off, I'm clearly not going to attempt this myself as that would be illegal and stupid. I will get some gas safe fitters to quote, but just want to be sure what I am trying to do is feasible and that I...

Hi All Had a look through the previous posts, but couldn't find anything up to date. I'm having some work done in my house, and would like a concertina ladder as they seem strong and compact with good tread sizes. We also don't want to ladder to intrude into the loft space for other reasons...

Hi All I currently have a programable hard wired thermostat on the upstairs landing of my house. Ideally, id like it to be in the lower hallway, but i can't track a wire to the new location. I was considering Siemens Rev24 or Honeywell CMT927, but would really like the benefit of your...

Hi all I am planning on putting a butler sink on the outside wall of the kitchen for cleaning out pots, etc for my wife and her green fingers. My problem is that i am unsure of how to support it adequately. I was planning on building 2 little walls from regular red house bricks - one for each...

Hi All I currently have a Dreyton Digistat 3 (older version) hard wired to my boiler. I am keen to switch to a wireless system as my current unit is not ideally placed, but when spending in excess of 100 of my pounds i would like to understand the 'jargon' more fully. I have looked at the...

Absolutely gutted! :cry: Just finished and had to move an old matress out. There must have been a tiny imperfection in the finishing of the top surface and the material of the matress 'picked it up'. The result is a 100mm long lift which maxes out at about 20mm wide. I have bonded it with...

Hi all Just had my garage floor done, and it is no where near as good as i wanted. I spoke at length with the builders as to what i was looking for so there was no doubt. It is a 6 inch thick pour. How long should I wait before self levelling? What sort of product should I use? How much...

Hi all I have a UPCV door that is going into my garage. However, between me & my wife, we have managed to lose the keys by putting them 'in a safe place' :( How can I get the barrel out? Do i need to drill it, or is there another technique? Many thanks Huw

Hi all Just having a new garage built and was wonderin what I should paint the floor with afterward to resist oil stains and the like? Many thanks

Hi all My meter has gone nuts over winter to the tune of 100 quid a week in gas usage! I had the boiler moved in Nov, butave had the boiler for 5 years or so - Bosch 24i junior. It's been awesome until now. I tried turning all the gas appliances off and watching the meter for a while. No...

Hi All Just about to do my garage and was planning to lay my garage supply 0.5m deep in 4mm armoured 4 core. This is what my spark suggested. However, just been chatting to a 17th edition spark who is doing some cabling at work & he says there is now no requirement to bury it. Especially as...