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Hi All, Happy New Year. Some advise please.... I've started removing textured wallpaper in my hallway and curious about what is underneath. The paper largely peeled off easily without tools or a steamer. The paper had been painted a number of times and was quite thick, I'm not sure there...

This paint did drip, it just wasn't a great finish and not completely smooth. Maybe I didn't prep correctly, although I think I did.

One window done. I did consider an aerosol, and to be honest I wish I had gone with it. I used Rust-Oleum All Surface Paint, having read good reviews and see people paint PVC window frames and front doors with it. However I was not impressed, it was like using gloss house paint. If it had been...

I've done that at the back as best I can, I've folded the DPM up, glued in place and stuck flashband so it overlaps. Fingers crossed this will work

Thanks, really pleased with the cladding, it's Cuprinol Garden Shades urban slate, its a very dark grey. I'm also in the process of painting the PVC windows a similar colour with some rustoleum PVC paint.

Hi JohnD, DPM and DPC as above. I've clad the front of the workshop for aesthetics and protection, as attached. The 2 problem walls, back and side have narrow gaps and I've gone with water seal, flashband at the base and hopefully better drainage.

Thanks Mr Chibs. There are a couple of causes of the damp. Firstly, no DPC was used. The builders laid a large concrete slab (with DPM underneath) and then build up on top of the slab with concrete block. Water is also coming is through the mortar on the 2 problem walls. This is because the...

Hello All, I've gone round and round in circles on this and would appreciate some input please.... Last autumn a workshop was built at the back of my garden, it was built on a concrete slab and constructed of med-density concrete blocks (single skin) with a OSB roof covered EPDM. Last winter...

Hi ericmark, its a good point and I should just use the plug and wall socket, I was just over complicating things :D but thanks for the info and I now know about SFCUs so thank you

Hello All, This is probably a silly question and will have already been answered I expect, but I can't find that answer and its probably down to my incorrect use of terminology so I apologise! I need to fit an inline fan in my workshop, it won't be connected to a light, I just need to be able...

Hi All, I recently had a single skin concrete block (pretty sure its concrete block!) workshop built at the end of my garden, it was built on a concrete slab base and it spans the full width of my garden. I now want to insulate and weather protect it. my next steps are broadly 3 parts.... 1)...

Hi all, I recently had to pull down some wooden sheds at the end of my garden and builders have built a breeze-block workshop with cantilever roof built on a concrete base as a replacement. I'm aware of the pros and cons of brick v wood, but ultimately went with brick to maximise the space (its...

Hi all I'm after a little advise, or a pointer to some info which I'm sure is already out there somewhere (I've had a look on here and a general google search but cant find the answer I'm looking for). I recently discovered the radiator in my lounge wasn't working any more, I suspect it...

I moved into my house last summer and have spent the last year decorating, tiling, gardening etc but have pretty much neglected my downstairs hallway and it next on my list. It currently has vinyl tiles which look horrible and I want to laminate it. Has anyone used the cheap laminate stuff...

hi chrishutt, i have a couple of radiators which are hotter at the bottom than the top which i think means i have air trapped in them. i might have to look into it a bit more though if i need to repressurise the system as thats something im not sure about. currently the pressure seems...

I need to bleed my radiators and have never done so before, so i have read about it on this website and in the forums, and i am pretty sure i know what i need to do. however there is one thing i am wondering about and i havent been able to find this in any of the posts i have looked at, so...

Hi My girlfriends cold tap on her bathroom sink has suddenly stopped working and not a drop of water comes out. I don't really know much about plumbing so can anyone suggest why this is and what we can do to fix it. The hot tap is fine, the other taps in the house are all also fine. The tap...

I recently brought tiles etc to do my bathroom from Topps Tiles, and they gave me a free tiling DVD. It shows you how to do shower rooms, wall tiling, floor tiling, tiling on tiles, how to prep the area you are tiling etc etc. I found it pretty handy, and while i still had a few questions...

hi guys, thanks for the help. ive been away for a week so have only just read your replys. i have found out after phone the shop i brought the screen from that there should have been instructions and fittings in with the shower and have now provided these to me, so i now have the screws and...

I have had a search and i know there are various postings already regarding shower screens, but i cant find the information i need. I have just finished fitting mosaic tiles around my bath, and prior to that i had a shower installed. i knew i wanted a shower screen so i made sure i tiled...