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yeah, thats right, it's the kids who are the bad aimers :D

At the risk of sounding a bit daft, is mastic the same as sanitary silicone sealant?

I want to lay tile effect laminate in my bathroom, how do i go about waterproofing the expansion gap around the edge? I thought about putting a bead of bathroom sealant, thick enough so as it doesnt fal into the gap, all the way around the floor. Also if i remove the toilet and refit on the...

ive basically made a balls of skimming a wall in my lounge, ive done a few smaller walls and rooms before and been ok but took to long getting the first coat of skim on this one and it got away from me. i managed to get this first coat levelled out ok in the end but thought it was prob to late...

cheers joe, there isnt actually an arch there now, i've rmoved it and studded out the opening and plasterboarded it up to and under where the cornice is snapped. The reason I was going to use bonding is i've got about qtr of a bag left from another room i was doing, would it bo ok to use...

is it possible to repair a b roken section of cornice using a stiff mix of bonding and then skimming over? i removed an archway in my lounge and snapped off the botom section of the moulded cornice about 90cm length x 5cm dep at the thickest part. ive got one of those profile making tools for...

Can anyone tell me the correct sand/cement mix to use for a kitchen wall prior to skimming? Had some previous damp problems and have been advised to use this instead of browning. Could do with advise on the type of sand/ratio of mix and do i need put any additives/waterproofers into either coat...

I've got a hole-in-wall fireplace which is currently faced in stonework (i'm assuming it's just cladded) I'm putting in a wood burning fire basket and want the sides and base of the hole to be painted smooth. What the best material to use bearing in mind the heat that will be generated, should i...

Thanks for that, but on closer inspection the wall is too far gone to bother trying to save. I'm going take it down and re-build with block then render. Thanks anyway Rob

I need to render some external garden walls that are in a pretty bad state of repair, a large number off the brick faces have 'blown'. If i render over the top of these will they continue to blow and damage the new render? Would using EML add extra strength and solve this problem? The walls are...