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Hi I am in the process of fitting a kitchen and I have a cupboard that is to be fixed to a plasterboard wall and was wondering what is the best way to fix it to it. Is it best to cut out the plasterboard and fix some ply behind there or is there a easier way because will any of the plasterboard...

Hi there, Fitting new kitchen with a integrated dishwasher which will be next to the washing machine which is fed by a single socket and a fcu which is only about a meter away from CU the fcu which is switched is above worktop and a single socket straight down from that under the worktop Anyway...

Hi there, I am in the middle of installing a new kitchen and with this the place of the hob has moved and put one of the sockets in a unallowed zone so this socket needs to be moved . The ring wire comes down from the ceiling and into the socket and runs in a metal conduit . Now from what I know...

Hi there, My mum is complaining her shower keeps on fluctuating between hot and cold when she has a shower. I have read that this could be down to the thermostatic controll valve is this true? The shower is feed by a combi boiler ? Could there be any other problem that could cause this...

Hi there , I fitted an extractor hood when I dine the kitchen and I used it in recirculating mode ,because of where the hood is situated. As you can see from the picture the extractor is turning the wall and ceiling black . Anyway I would like to duct the extractor to the outside,but the...

hi there, I am in the process of sorting out my mums shower cubical and replacing the tiles for a showerwall paneling system ,anyway i done some research yesterday about shower trays just incase i had to remove the tray ,but i found that the waste trap should be easy to access ,but because my...

hi there, I am looking at using showerwall paneling http://www.showerwall.co.uk/index.asp now this is going on a plasterboard walls in a shower cubical that already has tiles on it and i am wondering if i should take the tiles off, this is because i know there has been some water getting...

hi there, I have the as title tap fitted and it drips on the filter tap unless you can turn it a little bit more which my wife has trouble with so i was wondering if there is anything i can do to improve it. i have took the knob off and underneath it there is a one piece nut and washer so do i...

hi there, I am redoing my kitchen and have taken the tiles off of the window cill and wish to replace them with window board. The problem i am having is that because they were tiled before the plaster on the cill sits high than it would if it had a window board on it so should i take all the...

hi there, I have fitted a monobloc tap with single thread rod and nut it has a horse shoe washer as well. The problem i am having is that the tap keeps on working loose i have done it up tight a few time now but it keeps on working it was loose,the swivel of the tap is quite stiff which i dint...

hi there i am revamping my kitchen on a budget at the mo and i was wondering i have just took the laminate off of on draw to see what the wood was like underneath and it was ok but mdf so i was wondering if i painted the mdf with mdf paint would it look good?they do have a routed out mould...

hi there, I have just stripped the tiles off of the walls in my kitchen and have found that a pipe to the boiler has just been left and not plastered over so i was wondering what the steps would be to plaster it properly please have a look at the pic and advise,all help appreciated cheers

hi there i am at the mo refurbishing my kitchen and would like to fit a cooker hood (which will be checked out by an electritian) after taking a look at the sockets where i was thinking of taken a fused spur from seems to be a small ring circuit correct me if i am wrong,as you can see from the...

hi there, I have purchase some sleepers to make some raised beds and for a shed base the question i have should i lay them on a bed of concrete or will the be ok just on soil that has been dug down a bit? thanks

hi there, I have a shed that is 8X6 and i am going to be putting it at the bottom of the garden where an old ditch and bushes use to be so obviously the ground isnt well walked on. Now my plan is to dig 2 trenches out and fill with mot and wack down and the use 6 concrete pads and 3 4X4 fence...

hi there, Today i took up the hall carpet to lay down a laminate floor and found around the stair newel post that the floor was braking up,what i need to know is what to use to repair it? Could i use sharp sand and concrete? As you can see in the second pic that it has been repaired before...

hi there, I am about to put a patio circle kit in my garden and was wondering if i need some mot for the sub base. The soil is clay based and is over 10 years old and is near to the house and seem pretty firm. I was also wondering if doing a four to 1 dry mix of sharp and cement is that ok or...

hi there, I have just removed the lino in the kitchen to make way to tiles,and it has left a lot of old adhesive behind. Now i have tried boiling water,white spirits and hot air gun to rmove it but with no luck so what can i do next. All help is appreciated thanks

hi there, I was wondering if you could help me,i am thinking of getting a big shed to the size of 10 by 10 and was wondering if this product was any good and has anybody used it before http://www.ecobase.biz/index.html or what else could you suggest i don't really want to do a whole concrete...

hi there, I just replaced the pump on my c/h and bleed all the rads through but there are 2 of them down stairs the are only warm and the are on either side of a wall. So why could this be? :lol: