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    Shower screen sealant tips to avoid mould?

    So do I just open the windows more often and the mould won't reappear? Don't I need to do anything at the level of the sealant to keep the mould away?
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    Shower screen sealant tips to avoid mould?

    Doesn't ventilation decrease humidity? I was wondering if water was somehow seeping under the sealant. Perhaps movement in the shower tray (since this is an ensuite bathroom to a new loft conversion) has created a small gap?
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    Shower screen sealant tips to avoid mould?

    I had a walk-in shower installed just under a year ago and the sealant on the outside of the shower screen has gone mouldy. In fact, it started going mouldy some months ago, which seems a bit quick to spoil. The mould is behind/inside the sealant and is along the whole of the screen. The tiler...
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    Repair or replace cast iron guttering?

    These photos show the 2 areas of damage from underneath. I've had another quote now that sounds reasonable for repairing the iron gutter, but don't want to get it done if it's just going to rot again in a few years. The 2 roofers I've spoken to seem keen to replace with PVC.
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    Repair or replace cast iron guttering?

    I have a leaking gutter on the front of my 1890s terraced house. A roofer suggested it should be replaced with plastic guttering, which seems a shame. To do that and repair the damaged soffit - which I believe is concrete(?) and needs minor filing and repainting - they're asking around £1.5K...
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    Avoiding drilling pipes behind bathroom tiles

    Looking at the fitting, I think you're right. It's designed to be screwed on so there's isn't much surface that will be in contact with the tiles.
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    Avoiding drilling pipes behind bathroom tiles

    Thank you! I was hoping to hear some advice like this. The wall is the exterior wall at the rear of the new loft dormer, so they must be cavity walls, right?
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    Avoiding drilling pipes behind bathroom tiles

    Yes, good idea, I'll try asking the plumber. Although it was over 6 months ago that it was fitted. Unfortunately I can't look in the loft because the bathroom is in the loft conversion!
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    Avoiding drilling pipes behind bathroom tiles

    I want to hang a toilet-roll holder in my newly built bathroom and I'll have to drill through tiles. I'll be drilling about 6 inches from the side of the cistern and, on the other side, about 6 inches from the screen of a walk-in shower. Can I assume that bit of the wall will be clear of...
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    Quick-Step vinyl planks - perfectly level floor?

    Thanks for all the advice and suggestions. It's interesting - SLC seems to divide people.... I've just spoken to 2 different professional fitters. I'd sent them photos of the uneven chipboard panels and asked how much to level them. One suggested levelling the whole room with SLC (£7 per m2)...
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    Quick-Step vinyl planks - perfectly level floor?

    My hesitation is simply out of fear. I'm not an experienced DIYer and my nightmare would be the SLC leaking through to the ceiling below. That's why I was rather optimistically hoping a thicker underlay would do the job. So on balance I think I'll get some professional quotes. Thanks for all...
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    Quick-Step vinyl planks - perfectly level floor?

    If you think it will really be worth it, I will get a professional to level it with SLC. I'm just making sure I don't throw good money after bad... I'm guessing it will be quite expensive to level, given it's chipboard and in the loft, so sealing will have to be very thorough.
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    Quick-Step vinyl planks - perfectly level floor?

    I may speak to them, but I favour sorting it out by myself if it's possible and straightforward, otherwise I'll be waiting weeks. By paper underlay, I'm guessing you mean this sort of thing? Or maybe this which is thicker?
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    Quick-Step vinyl planks - perfectly level floor?

    I don't think I'm going to try my hand at sanding it! I'd make it worse rather than better. Can I just confirm if the underlays I suggested are any good or not? Otherwise I suppose I'm left with the option of getting a professional in, since I'm pretty sure screeding a chipboard floor is...
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    Quick-Step vinyl planks - perfectly level floor?

    Not sure I could sort it out with my toolset/competence. I could probably make the step a little bit smoother, but I doubt I could produce a gradual slope. Here's the worst step. Wouldn't the 2mm or 3mm underlays equalise this?
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    Quick-Step vinyl planks - perfectly level floor?

    Can I put something under the underlay (!) to level it? I think I'm supposed to use the Quick-Step underlay in order to get their warranty. If not how about something like this (2mm thick) or this (3mm)? I'm guessing it's a problem if it's too thick/spongy, as you don't want any movement with...
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    Quick-Step vinyl planks - perfectly level floor?

    Thanks. I could moan but, being ignorant about these things, I'm never entirely sure what standard I should expect from builders. What do you consider a decent underlay? Presumably something more than Quick-Step's own 'comfort' underlay? (it's 1.15mm thick)
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    Quick-Step vinyl planks - perfectly level floor?

    I'm a novice DIYer trying to lay Quick-Step vinyl flex planks (floating) in my recently finished loft conversion. The loft floor is chipboard panels and I've bought Quick-Step comfort underlay. However, the floor isn't totally level. Some of the chipboard panels are maybe 1-2mm proud of...
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    Hot water mystery - faulty boiler?

    No, sorry, I've not been clear: my hole has definitely filled up with water. The water is filling BOTH my stopcock pit AND the water meter chamber. But the point is that the water meter chamber has been full of water for weeks, long before I started fiddling with the stopcock in my front garden...
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    Hot water mystery - faulty boiler?

    That's a sobering story! Is it straightforward for Thames to check their connections at the water meter? If so, I can't help feeling they should have done that when they came out a couple of weeks ago. I have gone to a lot of trouble since they told me that the problem lay with my own stopcock.
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