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Evening all, I am looking to lay a reclaimed maple wood block (230x65mm) floor (herringbone pattern) on a concrete floor covered in ceramic tiles. Unfortunately it has not been possible to lift the tiles and so I'm looking for advice on best preparation/products. The floor is on the first floor...

Hi all, I'm about to replace the doors on two fitted wardrobes and was hoping for some advise. The openings on the wardrobes measure H2350 x W1600mm and H2350 x W1240mm My initial thoughts were to use 18 or 22mm V-grooved MDF with no reinforcement, the doors would be ~400mm wide (so as not to...

Hi all, I've just laid a reclaimed maple parquet/wood block floor and I'm in the process of sourcing filler and finish. After reading a lot my preference would be to go for Lecol 7500 and Blanchon hardwax oil. However I'm struggling to get hold of both locally in Bristol (in time for hiring the...

Hi, Quick question to see what people do generally when fitting a wall mounted sink to a tiled wall. The tiles aren't perfectly flat of course so what do most people put between the basin and tiles to take up the unevenness? I wouldn't be confident that silicon would spread the load across the...

These are the bedding instructions for the GRP shower tray I am installing (it looks like the GRP is moulded around a plastic base) 'Install the shower tray on a 15mm depth of weak cement mix (sand/cement ratio 5:1). Tile adhesive can be used as an alternate to sand or cement. Please note if...

These are the bedding instructions for the GRP shower tray I am installing (it looks like the GRP is moulded around a plastic base) 'Install the shower tray on a 15mm depth of weak cement mix (sand/cement ratio 5:1). Tile adhesive can be used as an alternate to sand or cement. Please note if...

Hi, I'm currently renovating a flat that was built in the late 70's and have 3 different diameter waste water pipes to deal with. The only one I've not come across before seems to be ~1.75" ID (50mm OD, 45mm ID) - the others are more standard 1.25"/32mm and 1.5"/40mm, and modern coupling fit...

Hi, I'm in the middle of renovating my flat. All the wood work is gloss which has yellowed badly, made worse by the previous owner having smoked heavily. I've spent weeks sanding all the paint work back pretty hard (to bare wood in patches) and now want to apply apply water based Sikkens...