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Hi I have bought this door, it states it is pre-primed. Do I still have to use an undercoat or can I use a couple of coats of Dulux Satin. FYI, I have used a primer on the edges of the door. EDIT: Just worked it out, it's actually self undercoating lol. Many thanks.

Thanks for all these tips. My competent DIYer is a plaster and dryliner by trade, so it won't be a problem sorting the plaster if it comes to it.

Thanks everyone for the info. Its nice to know I now have options. Now just to decide whether to do it or not!

Thanks, I have a friend who is a very competent DIYer - I just didn't want to ask him to help out, if it was a specialist job. I'm pretty certain he will have all the tools too! I've seen doors and frames, brand new or fitted and removed on the same day (because they are opened the wrong way)...

Would a competent DIYer be able to do this job?

Hello I currently have a wooden front door and frame and I"m now toying with ideas to replace. Would a very competent DIYer, be ok to install? If not, which type of tadeperson would I hire, would it be a Double Glazing installer? Many thanks

Thanks, I've just found the problem and good job I was using a cordless hoover. Carpet near radiator was sacturated in water. Leaking radiator! Thankfully easy fix, hopefully.

Hello Boiler has lost pressure 2 days running. Have had a closer look at the repressurising taps and the one on the left looks like it isnt able to close off properly. Fault is F22. Is this the likely problem?

Thank you everyone. Much appreciated.

Hello I'm looking to have the above installed at a bungalow. The shower room is on an external wall and I anticipate the moisture will vent through roof soffit. Shower room is small 1.5 m wide by 3m length. Morning showers are causing issues because when leaving the bungalow soon after...

Thanks, I will get more pics in a few days and post then. The rest of the bungalow is fine - walls all dry but I will take pics.

Thanks John. I did as suggested and removed and cleaned the pipe and popped it back. It's fine now - plumbing is clearly poor workmanship but I can make do for now.

Thanks for all replies. I'm not about for a few days to take any more pics. The clay gulley is definitely damaged. The property is a bungalow and there was a leaking gutter immediately above the damp patch. This has now been sorted. It has definitely been raining hard and constant for a...

Wall is solid, no cavity, yellow stock brick - circa 1930s. Have noticed this damp point on the base of wall. On close inspection, I can see missing mortar in several places and also some cracks going through the bricks. I had a poke about and some of gaps where the mortar is missing is very...

Proper budget and leggit work!

My bath has a flexible waste running from the plug and this connects to the regular external waste pipe. Its my understanding that a shallow waste trap should have been used but plumbers got their measurements wrong and then cut corners by using the flexible waste. Subsequently, the bath has...

Yes, its fully insulated, rockwool lagged.

Hello My dad's bungalow, built post war, is solid brick, no cavity and has a pitched tiled roof, there is also no ventilation in the soffits. In the summer, the bungalow is very hot and you really don't want to go into the loft. We are going to have a PIV ventilation unit installed as the...

I was worried about the eye being drawn to the centre. I did as you said and I'm really chuffed, it's turned out really good.

My dad was a professional decorator and I'm almost convinced he would say plumb line in centre of alcove (sadly I can't get his opinion anymore) but because the alcoves are so narrow I think he might consider things like how flat the walls are and maybe the light. I think I will go with the...