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    Please advise on this plumbing configuration

    Afternoon I'm looking at how to rationalise and reconfigure the plumbing in the bathroom. I'm not a plumber. The new bath will sit a distance away from the wall enabling access to pipes and fittings and won't reach the walls either side giving some room also. I've rigged up a rough plan, in...
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    Sealer for skirting boards?

    I want to fit new skirting boards, likely MDF, but want to seal the backs and bottom against moisture. I'll paint the front obvs. What sealant would you recommend I use please? thanks!
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    Oil based undercoat error

    So I've painted woodwork with Dulux Professional undercoat, oil based, though I intend to paint with emulsion. Bit of a mistake. I'm thinking I'd need to prime this when its dry for a good emulsion bond. I have some Setcrete acrylic primer here, will this do the trick??
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    Skirting wood damp in extension, from where!?

    Hi So this is the floor of an old extension. The location in the pics is in the shower room, the wall is the old exterior wall at the back of the house. when I bought the house, 18mths ago, the shower room floor was pretty damp, due to the pipes under the raised shower not being tight, and...
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    Liquid DPM bonding on floor slab

    Hi 1933 semi detached 2 bedroom house. I am planning to pour self levelling screed over the old slab, in what will be the kitchen, which will only be 15mm at deepest, and 4mm at most shallow. I've had a devil of a job getting a liquid DPM to stick before pouring the screed. I have removed...
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