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This type. You can see the drip there, so it's not right on the bend.

I've read/seen good things about this self- fusing silicone tape, but all videos I've seen of people using it on YouTube have been a hole in the middle of a flat piece of pipe, or a hose. The leak I have under my sink is right on the joint. Will it still work on there or do I need something...

Im so glad you're here - i hadnt even thought of that! I'll just collect the 2p & 50p coins in a separate jar

Bit of a random one here... I have a large, empty Jack Daniels bottle that im using to collect change - but the bottle neck isnt wide enough to put 2p or 50p coins in. I wanted to make a coin slot at the top of the body of the bottle, where i have marked it in red - any advice on how to do...

These look great. We are planning to have a new bathroom fitted in the next 12-18 months so probably won't invest in these now, but certainly as option when we have the new one fitted.

Thanks - I'm going to get the bath panel off at weekend and have a look at the feet. I know the previous owner was very meticulous about anything DIY so expect it was fitted properly, but I'll have a check of them anyway. Yes, the silicone was still attached to the bath, but a gap of a couple...

Hello I had a bath yesterday, and only noticed when laying in the bath that the silicone has cracked at the back of the bath (opposite end to the taps). Last time I resealed it - around 12 months ago - I filled the bath with water, and didn't drain it until the silicone had cured. However, it...

Quite big - the room is 22 sq/m

This is how it looks after they came to fill the holes - running my hand down the wall it feels smooth so hopefully it will all paint over nicely. He said it won’t need a mist coat, and I can go straight to putting the top coat on? Also, the second photo is a small nick in the paint where they...

Thank you. I do have some left from the same tin, so yeah fingers crossed it all blends in. What about the mist coat on the new plaster? Try and keep that solely on the new plaster, or can it overlap a little onto the existing paint?

Hello I had new pipes put in for a radiator, then the room replastered and the pipes buried, and then redecorated. The plumber came back today to put the radiator on the wall and drilled through the pipe...so he’s had to chase out the wall and replace the pipe. A plasterer is coming tomorrow...

I sanded the skirting boards a few days ago, but to be honest I did a half-arsed job of one section of it - as the sofa's are going up against that area. We repainted them yesterday, however I'm now getting it in the neck from the Mrs now and she wants them doing properly in case we ever move...

I have had my living room walls and ceilings plastered, they are dried out, and now I'm ready to decorate. I know I need to do a mist coat on fresh plaster - but do I do the mist coat and then the undercoat, then my top coat? It's a big room so don't want to go over it three times, if mist...

There is a vent on the chimney breast on the first floor.

I didn't have the DPC done - it was already there, but it is like a black, smooth tar on the floor. But, yes, it is all dry. The other side of the wall is just the dining room bit - so it's no where near the kitchen sink/plumbing etc. There is no fireplace on the other side, just a radiator on...

It's a 1930's Semi-Detached with Concrete Floor Yes I cleaned the inside of the chimney out. I'm not at home at present to take photos, but the rest of the room is dry at skirting level. Other side of the wall is the kitchen/dining room - the chimney goes up the middle of the house. I'm...

I’ve now had the room skimmed, and there are a few patches - that perfectly mirror the holes in the plaster on my original post - that aren’t drying out. They did fill these holes before skimming, but they just aren’t drying out. The rest of the room has dried out, but as you can see on the...

Should I just get those parts replastered, or will skimming over it be okay?

Hello I moved to a new house and removed the fireplace surround - and then removed the wallpaper. On both sides of the fireplace have been two patches, at the bottom, that don’t feel damp at all, but change to a darker colour throughout the day. It looks damp, but doesn’t feel it at all...

Hello I know this is an old post, but just wondering if you got to the bottom of this. We stripped all the paper off our walls a few weeks ago, and in the time we've been waiting for a plasterer I've spotted two areas that are sticky to the touch - but then at other times of day its...