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Looking to fit laminate flooring once the kitchen goes in but I want to leave enough gap for the plinth to sit on top of the laminate and dont really fancy cutting it lengthways afterwards. Laminate is 8mm plus 3mm for the dual underlay / damp proof sheeting. So an additional 11mm. What would...

Hi folks, had kitchen plastered and it was finished on two weeks ago this Friday. Most of it has turned pinkish and there's a few brown patches left. Have used heating to speed up the process as well as ventilate the room but it feels like it's taking ages. Need to paint then fit kitchen...

Hi all bit of a dilemma. Cut a pipe with a multi tool as there was no room for a pipe slice or a hack saw. The pipe has gone oval shape for one reason or another. It's in a tight location (so can't use adjustable spanner to reshape) and access to the rest of the pipe is hidden in and would be...

This is something we all probably overlook but how many of you do you carry a first aid kid in your van? Had a nasty hand injury the other day, required immediate A&E attention and had stitches. Never had a trip or fall in the years I have been doing work before let alone something like this...

Hi all, bit of a dilemma. I installed wall tiles 2 weeks ago and noticed they are no longer in line yesterday. I am still to grout. They're porcelain tiles, I have done tiling in the past and it's been perfectly fine. I have used ceramic tiles in the past much easier to work with, porcelain...

Has anyone found a decent set of safety goggles / glasses / face shield for those that also wear prescription glasses? Screwfix sell some OTG Goggles but they're useless and there's still a gap for dust / dirt to get in or they squash the glasses. Face shields have the same issue. I had a...

Hi guys, tried looking for the answer but can't seem to find it. Would it better to use 1/1.5 flex cable rather than the solid cable from the lighting circuit into the mirror? Mirrors tend to come with a manufacturers cable enclosure and the solid cable would struggle to go in there...

Hi all currently doing a bathroom job, want to put ceiling cladding but there's a roof hatch. Obviously I don't want to block access as there is the wiring up there for the extractor and lighting. Am think to clad as normal and for the hatch to install the cladding panels on the current board...

Are spotlights / downlighters safe in pvc cladded bathroom / kitchen ceilings? I have seen plenty but then I have seen plenty of disasters were the pvc has melted. Currently doing a bathroom returb so in two minds. Any advice much appreciated.

Hi all my heating comes on with hot water. I replaced the 3 port (whole unit) valve 5 weeks ago anf everything worked fine. A week later my pump went and boiler was over heating. So I replaced the pump, all working fine. Today the heating comes on with water again. However no light comes on...