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Hi I have a uneven concrete floor, i wouldnt say its major uneven, there is one or 2 patches where there is dents and bumps in some area. The floor is in outbuilding. Can i lay carpet tiles over or vinyl flooring or would that attract moisture? I have thought of laminate but again moisture...

Hi My toilet is currently overflowing after every flush. Have to flush few times and at times just doesn't stop! At present have turned mains water off to stop the flowing. Any ideas what I need to do to stop this? Thanks

Hi all In my garage i currently have those metal shelving units installed. I was looking to install sliding doors so can seal tight and hide the mess. I would lik the whole space used up so no gaps on top or side ideally. The floor is concrete and its on slight slope. Any ideas where i can...

Hi all How much should a boiler service cost and power flushing 7 radiators. I have been quoted £110 +VAT for service and £520 +vat for flushing system is this good price? anything for me to be aware of or need to ask? i have never serviced my boiler before but do plan to do regularly from...

Hi all 5 years ago via my builder i did composite decking. As my house was high up we had to have a decking quite high up. after 5 years the whole decking frameworks has sunk down, there's like a arch now and can see its sunk. I have attached pic on how it was pre decking installed. The pic...

Hi all I had a garage(Used as storage not for car) fitted 3-4 years ago, initially i didn't feel i need proper flooring so just had concrete. The concrete floor is not smooth or level as such. There is small defects, dents but not much visible to naked eye. As result was thinking to lay...

Hi all, I am doing laminate in my living room and my living room has one side of room slightly higher than the other side of room. My issue is with laminate that will cause some issues. The uneven is around 10mm. I had plans to lay hardboard on top of wooden planks(that's already there on...

Not sure if i posted this in right place - apologies if its incorrect I am having underfloor heating installed in my living room (already has 2 radiators) The way my builder is looking to set up is as follows Joyce then 3mm Hardboard - warm up heating mats - underlay - then laminate flooring...

Hi all I am try to set up my humidity control in Bathroom The mains is done from Transformer to socket I am bit confused with the attached image of fan to Transformer. It says needs to be low voltage, can I use normal electric cable? I can see 1 goes to 1 and 2to 2. My confusion is...

Not sure if this is the right place I had builders who did works in bathroom and mixed cement plaster etc in drive way which is resin bound They mixed on wood but somehow ha e stains of cement in large area of driveway! Driveway is only 6 months old and now because of cement stain it looks...

Hi guys Whats best method to stick hardie backer to brick wall. I have checked my bathroom and seems all walls are brick wall no stud work. I don't want to install studs and reduce bathroom size. Whats best? can i use drywall adhesive?

Hi guys In my bathroom, it seems previous owner didnt do under coat anywhere. So in bathroom you can see paint is peeling on one side only probably from steam etc. What is best way to re-paint the ceiling? Sand it down roughly then apply few mist coats then final coat or would i need to...

Hi all I am in process of stripping my whole bathroom and removing old plasterboard down to brick. I dont want tiles all over so looking at water resistant plasterboard then skim then paint on some walls then where the shower tray is that 2 walls to be tiled. one of the shower tray wall is...

Hi all Looking to refit my bathroom and had one question. Currently I have one pipe for sink, one for bath tub and obviously toilet waste, can I merge shower and sink to one then both connected to sewer pipe? Reason is my builder when I did extension didnt install properly in garden and he...

I have feeling my sockets in my living room have some wiring issues, when i run sky my recordings are failing now and then, when i change sockets in different circuit via extension lead it all seems to run ok. Sometimes when i am on laptop in living room and charging my aptop has a vibrating...

Hi all I have spot lights in my flower beds in my garden. Currently they are wired up to a switch in the garage. Can i install a timer in the garden or in the garage and either keep the switch and add timer in between the circuit or remove switch and replace with timer so its on for few hours...

Hi I am planning to do loft conversion this year with dormer. I have a subsidence where i live so wondered if i need to get a structural engineer to survey my house if it can hold the extra load or is that structural calculations? Ideally i wanted to do these things myself than via builder...

Hi all My kitchen door had architrave all over. But after i bought fridge i was few mm short so had to remove the architrave. Now i have a gap all round and it is a wood frame all round and wall. Between the wall plaster and wood there is a gap which i can fill with filler. But i plan to...

Hi Guys I may have posted in wrong place so apologies. At present i have them wide TV cabinets below my TV with my Receiver/Amp, SKY plus and a PC I am thinking to move the AMp and sky box to a different location at back of my room. I am looking for a cabinet, that has doors but is wide and...

Hi guys So had a shabby garage installer and they don't want to come back to finish off job. As you can see from pictures the finishing from outside and one pic from inside. Ideally I wanted to seal this and not sure what's best way. Any ideas?