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Hi I want to paint my upvc window sills and also my fireplace which has a wood veneer over it , what would be the best primer to use , satin will be the top coat. Cheers

Hi I want to paint my upvc window sills and also my fireplace which has a wood veneer over it , what would be the best primer to use , satin will be the top coat. Cheers

Hi anyone heard of DryRod and does it work as it says? cheers andyb

Hi I am going to soundproof a party wall with soundblock plasterboard sheets before the plasterer comes in to skim all the walls. Can I just use dot and dab adhesive to stick the boards to flat bark artex painted with mid sheen emulsion ? Or do I need to further prep? Do you prime boards...

Live in a Victorian terrace house, Got a noisy neighbour. how is sound block plaster board fitted and can it be skimmed over? Cheers

had a quote for pva/ skim over artex, 10 foot sq living room and ceiling. Ceiling is comb effect, walls are bark but flattened. £375 does that seem reasonable these days ? Cheers

Hello, my chimney flue has failed the smoke test by the chimney sweep. my options: 1, get the flue re-lined and use the old gas fire 2, install a balanced flue gas fire 3, install an electric fire i guess option 3 would be expensive running costs but what would options 1 & 2 cost to get done...

hi, how is the slope incorporated for patio slabs? is the type 1 sub base sloped or when the sand/cement screed layer is put down?

//media.diynot.com/3000_2633_38623_78766834_thumb.jpg hi, not sure if i attached the photo or not!! but if i did can anyone tell me how to get the tap heads off this type of tap? its a heritage belmonte mixer tap cheers Andy

hi , my shower/bath mixer is leaking out of the shower head or the tap depending on which ones on. i have to turn off the service valve to stop the leak. Any ideas why its leaking and how do i get this type of tap off? i have attached photo, hope it is visible!! cheers Andy

I have to replace a kitchen sink but keep the existing work top, the dimensions of the new sink are slightly bigger than the original sink so may have to cut out a bit of the work top. Does anyone see or had any problems with this type of job? Im not a plumber , just doing a favour for my...

hi, had a severn trent engineer round to determine the cause of the hissing sound under the floor of the conservatory. Found to be a leaking pipe which goes under our conservatory to serve the next door neighbour. we have been told that it isnt severn trents responsibility and we should...

Hi, my boiler manual says cooling ventilation is required and should refer to BS 5440-2 as my boiler is enclosed in a downstairs cupboard. its a Biasi 28SE combi the vent is in the suspended timber floor and there is air bricks around the house. could the vent be through the cupboard...

Hi, my boiler manual says cooling ventilation is required and should refer to BS 5440-2 as my boiler is enclosed in a downstairs cupboard. the vent is in the suspended timber floor and there is air bricks around the house. could the vent be through the cupboard door instead of to the...

Hi, with regards to my plans (see previous post below) i have a small leak on one of the rad valves and intend to inject some leak sealer into the heating system. Would it be best to put the leak sealer in before or after the Fernox? cheers andy Hi, as i am renovating my house...

Hi, as i am renovating my house and have all the carpets and furniture out the way i thought id have a play with the heating system. its a combi boiler (about 7/8 years old) with 6 or 8mm micro bore pipework to rads, i was thinking of removing all the rads and emptying/flushing them through...

Im not an electrician but would this installation be permitted in 1976? (hope i can upload the image!!) [/img]

on a pre 1900 listed flat, walls are way thick (about 600mm or more at reveals) Rendered on the outside and plasterd inside, would you imagine these walls to be brick or stone made? would stone be rendered over the exterior? seems a waste! why were walls made so thick? was there an...

came across this strange set up of the gas pipe. (see photos,) the gas pipe enters the property via 15 mm copper pipe then goes through this strange configuration of pipe work, then it connects to a lead pipe and goes off up through the ceiling , before this there is also a tee pipe off the lead...

came across this strange set up of the gas pipe. (see photos,) the gas pipe enters the property via 15 mm copper pipe then goes through this strange configuration of pipe work, then it connects to a lead pipe and goes off up through the ceiling , before this there is also a tee pipe off the lead...