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Hi Wondering if someone in the trade could help with my question? I have removed the paint from the plasterboard in my bathroom ( dry area ) and it came off quite easy in big strips like wallpaper. It also took the grey paper off the plasterboard leaving brown paper and what appears to be glue...

Hi, I have found that the clay soil pipe under the concrete floor is broken in numerous places and needs replacing. The problem I have is the toilet is 6 feet from external wall which would mean digging up the concrete floor which I don't really want to do... I was wondering if I could move the...

I am in the process of insulating my dormer, the cheeks consist of tile - felt ( I don't know if it is breathable - is there a way of finding out?) - thin covering of wool insulation - then stud 50mm deep. I would appreciate advice on the triangle bit of the cheek It is 50mm deep and I would...

Hi My dormer bungalow was built in 1960 and my roof set up is a space in the roof split into 2 rooms by a supporting wall with a dormer to the side. There are access doors either side going to the eaves which are vented at the soffits There is a small air gap i think immediately under the...

Hi Recently moved into a 1960s build Dormer bungalow and the plasterboard was shot on the dormer flat part of the roof, so I set about replacing it. When I removed the wrecked board it was apparent there was no insulation above - but if you look up the rafters on the main pitched part of the...

Hi I am seeking some advice on a plywood subfloor on concrete floor. I have removed tiles on kitchen concrete floor and some screed has come up in patches but the holes are not too big or deep a few mm. I want to put down vinyl floor and was wondering if I could lay 6mm ply down first to...

Hi I would like to install a extractor fan above my shower cubicle and would appreciate some advice from professionals. My bathroom is very small approx 2m x 2m it is ground floor so ducting will go under landing floorboards and a 1/2m run to external wall. The fan will be wired with a...

Hi I am in the process of installing a quadrant shower on a solid concrete floor and was wondering if I will have a problems in the future if I place the 18 inch ply on Thermalite blockwork. The tray does not have anywhere to put legs and I think the block will give me more stability than 3x4...

Hi I am in the process of buying a bunglow and I went around and probed every wall with a Stanley protometer. I got a reading of 0.6% on virtually every wall except the hallway which showed 1.2%. I realise these meters are not a true indication of what is going on within a wall but give...

Hi Sorry if this has been ask before... :? I am just about to buy a bungalow and on checking the roof space, I noticed the insulation was sandwiched between the underfelt and the rafters with a type of brown paper in between them. To clarify it was tiles - felt - insulation (quite...