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Hello, I am after some advice please. I have just refurbished some door linings and skirting boards etc. And there is a small crack formed in one particular area. The woodwork is currently primed awaiting topcoat so I would like to address this before topcoat is applied. The woodwork was...

Hello, This might be a daft question but I'll ask anyway. I've always been taught to sand woodwork between coats for a better finish. Naturally I've always left each coat to fully dry and then sanded and recoated the next day. Anyway, reading the instructions on some primer I've just got it...

Thanks. Eventually there will be a patio going up to it but that will be for next year and in that case the full garden will be getting re levelled and groundwork done. This is more to get rid of the gap between the existing garden and the foundation/trench block stages

Hi, I had an extension built earlier this year and round the outside of the foundation there is still a bit towards the top where the earth hasn't been fully backfilled. Can this be backfilled with soil provided I stay well below the dpc or does gravel need to be used for drainage? Thanks

Hello, I have had an extension built with bifolds along two elevations coming together to a steel corner post on which the RSJ's sit/are fixed. The corner post is inset from the outside line of the bifolds and i need to insulate the corner post befroe the outer flashing/cladding goes on. Can...

Thanks, yeah It looks like something along those lines has been used to seal the plaster for the adhesive. What would best way to prime these areas be to prevent issues with the ceiling paint?

Hello, I had my ceiling re-skimmed and have then fitted supercove lightweight coving using the supercove adhesive/filler. The adhesive states it is overpaintable but when i have been prepping to paint the ceiling i notice there is a band around the edge of the plaster that doesn't turn darker...

Thanks for response. Hadn't thought about using filler when fitting but thats probs because I don't do it often. Thanks anyway

Hi, I've recently fitted new skirting and architraves in a few rooms. Some of my joints are slightly poor and I have some gaps like the photo. What is the best products to fill these gaps? I am assuming something that allows movement?? Thanks

Hello, I have a kitchen ceiling which has been freshly painted with white paint and has a nice uniform finish. During installation of an extractor fan some marks have been left on the ceiling. I've tried wiping them but it's affected the texture in those areas. I plan to roller the full ceiling...

Thanks. I know a full layer of dpm was laid throughout the entire area before insulation and screed so that should cover it. More worried if it is ringing wet down there that there might be corrosion of the steel in the concrete....

Thanks. I guess there isn't really any way of knowing that now is there given its all screeded and floored? The drawings I have for the house just state ventilation in accordance with buildings regs and nhbc guidance. The only other thing I can think to do is use a smoke generator or similar to...

All, About 18 months to 2 years ago i had an extension built onto my exisitng house. The existing house is block and beam with air bricks on all sides of the house. It didnt occcur to me at the time but now looking back at some old photos i can see that some of the air bricks have been...

Hello, I have recently had wet underfloor heating installed round the full ground floor and I am still trying to get my head round how best to run it. At the moment, each of the UFH zones is controlled with a Hive thermostat which monitors room temperature and then cuts the UFH in and out as...

Hello, After some advice. I have a house with ufh downstairs and a liquid screed. I saw it being put in and there was 150mm insulation under the screed with 25mm perimeter insulation around edges. Where my floor meets front door, bufolds etc., it feels much colder and gradually gets back to...

Hello, I have my final labc sign off inspection on Monday for a kitchen extension. I have presented the electrical works building regs certificate in advance and the gas safe but wanted to know if the building regs inspector will have an issue if all the light fittings are not yet in place. For...

Yeah I have now adjusted the pump as it was set at constant speed setting 3 (wilo pump). I have changed this to constant pressure setting 2 and now each flow meter is approx 2 - 2.5 l/min for 100m (approx) loops. Temp leaving the manifold is approx 35 degrees. Will see what effect changing the...

Hello, I have a house where the downstairs floor is entirely wet ufh and the upstairs is radiators. The UFH has its own manifold with mixer/thermostatic valve and individual zone controls. The upstairs rads are then on a separate zone. All the system is fed from an ideal vogue system 32...

Had new windows fitted about 12 months ago and finally getting round to decorating one of the rooms. Anyway a chunk of the plaster in the top right corner of the window reveal has come away. What would the best material to back fill this and then fill over with be? The gap at the top where you...

Cheers. Does the MDF need raking out or will it take against a gap like that? Thanks,