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Morning all, I had holes in my ceiling plasterboard where cables where pulled in.. it was filled but looks a mess.. needs filling again and sanding back. Any recommendations on the filler to use? Thanks

Paste the wall paper probably.. Brilliant.. thank you for the great advice !

I would prefer not to line if I can get away with it So you think sand where needed & fill where needed and crack on ( If the wall paper is thick enough) Would you sizing paste the wall?

Hi all, This wall had wall paper on, but it was scraped off and ended up marked (See Picture) Then it was just painted over in silk.. I'm planning on wallpapering it again, I know I'll have to sand the silk down.. But will the wall paper be okay the way the wall is and around the sockets? TIA

When you say panel saw... A hand saw with fine cut? Yeah it has a rim.. what are hand bracket bolts ?

Hi all.. Any tips for fitting an MDF bath panel with adjustable plinth? Never done one before. I've just got a jigsaw.. I only need to take off 10mm one end.. should I just use a saw ? Thanks all..

It's a new build ‍♂️ so guaranteed it wasn't!

Hi all, Got a small patch above the shower that's flaked off and now shows the plaster.. I've scraped and sanded... Can I just mist coat and then paint? Thanks Mark

Thanks lads.. Do I need to get a competent roofer out to fix?

Hi all, Had a cowboy in doing my garage conversion... He left along list of things incomplete. Just wanted an opinion on the velux tiling. It looks dog rough to me... But it's a low angle so might be fine to a professional? Just don't want it letting damp in. Any advice would be great...

I've just put the switch to mains and it's working so it's not the boiler, and the receiver is speaking to the thermostat... So would it be a faulty Danfoss valve?

Morning all, I have two give controllers, up and downstairs. Up stairs is working but downstairs is not kicking the boiler in? The receiver by the danfoss valves Is a solid green so is communicating with the thermostat? Any ideas? Mark

I'm building a small patio but it has flags either side already. The fall of the flags go left and right.. so as I'm building flags in the middle what's the best way to create a slope without having a step to the old flags? Also my MOT will be 100mm and 50mm sand cement... So dig down 186mm ...

Thank you everyone.. As always very respectful and informative. Mark

There is no SWA installed yet.. the outside socket is supplied via 6mm flex back entry via the wall. SWA would go from the socket to adaptable box to the shed

Thank you so much for your help. It's 6mm flex coming into the outside socket via back entry at the minute.. but I'll be okay earthing and terminating the SWA to the shed. Yeah think only issue I have is getting the extra 6mm into the socket terminals

Thank you for replying, TNC-S Wooden shed and just two sockets and a light... No load at all apart from maybe a fridge. No water or metal needing bonding

Ahhh understand... I was planning on using the earth in the house DB

Thanks Eric.. It's on a 32a breaker in a spare way in an RCD protected board.. originally it was going to be 6mm armoured straight to a DB in the shed, but there is a socket before the shed now..

Hi all, After some advice. Got 6mm running to an outside socket as I knew we would be putting power in the shed... Am I okay to run the armoured from the socket now as originally that socket was only a adaptable box, in anticipation of the power to the shed. Am I just over thinking it ‍♂️...