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Half way though a kitchen refurb and got a shock when I was quoted 2k for plastering. Now 2 walls will need battening but the room is less than 3x5. Some is awkward and some will need browning rather than boarding. Also having the ceiling overboarding. I live in Berkshire and the walls are back...

Hi All, I'm fitting a BTW loo in the downstairs 'cloakroom' and trying to save as much space as possible. there was a loo there initially so its just a replacement job. There is the soil pipe from upstairs that joins in to enter the hole in the ground (I don't know the correct terminology)...

I put down some levelling compound in the tiny downstairs loo last night in preparation for laying new wooden flooring. the result is much better than it was but still not 100% flat. how level does it really need to be before laying wooden floor? Id say there is about 3mm between...

Evening all! I have been asked by SWMBO to renovate the cold downstairs toilet in our 1930s terraced house. 1 wall is external brick and the rest are internal brick, all painted a pale glossy pink. Can't imagine why she wants it redecorated! I have never plasterboarded before and only...

Im Re-boarding the loft after having nice shiny new insulation fitted in my 1930s build house. the plan is to use the space for storage but there is no felt under the tiles so everything in there before was covered in lots of cobwebs and dust and general grime. im thinking of using some...

I'm planning on cross battoning joists in my loft to raise the floor after all my fluffy new insulation has been installed courtesy of Brittish Gas. thing is i dont know how to best secure the new joists to the old. i was thinking of using these but a friend says that he just rammed in...

Im planning on papering a feature wall in my study with book pages! I've seen this done on the Internet but I can tell if I should be sealing the pages with something at the end? I don't want the pages to look shiny but I want to protect them slightly! Any advice?

So I went into the loft of my new house for the first time last night to see what the insulation was like. In short it has about 10cm of v old looking rock wool. It also seems as though someone has cut and fixed polystyrene bricks behind the tiles somehow (image below). Question is...

I'm getting quotes from hearing specialists for a new combo boiler. Most suggest Worcester but surprise surprise British gas recommend their own brand! We have good water pressure to the house and the current flow from the hot tap upstairs (one and only bathroom) is about 9L per min. What...

so the problem is that I am trying to sand back some paint on some drawers as after painting them and the wardrobe they live in, the space was a bit too tight and the drawers stuck. Sanding them back should help but the paint just clumps on the sandpaper and clogs it up. Anyone got any...

hi there, im looking at installing a new cooker in a kitchen refit and would like a cooker hood (a.k.a. fume hood, extraction hood etc.). the question is, can i put it in and then run some ducting up the unused (but vented and loose capped) chimney? im guessing i will need a pretty good...

first post (probably of many) so be kind! I'm buying my first house!!! its basically an excuse to buy tools and do some DIY! one project will probably be moving a bit of wall. where the stairs go down theres a large area thats been taken out of the third bedroom so people dont knock their...