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I’m going to start tiling the kitchen tomorrow, around 4m2, a few power sockets, one light socket, no big deal really apart from one annoying problem. The height of the worktop to window cill is around 5 inches. If I was using a 6 inch tile it wouldn’t be a problem. I have gone for 4 inch. To...

Holmslaw, Just had another look at the exisiting wiring. The old switch is wired up as follows: Top Acom (bridged to Bcom) B1 B2 Empty Bottom A1 A2 Empty Bcom (Bridged to Acom) The new dimmer has L1, L2 (no screw) and C Therefore I have 2 surplus wires not one. I tried...

Yes thanks - will have a look again tonight.

I have bought a Wilko one way dimmer switch to replace an existing two way light switch in my lounge. The reason I have bought a one way dimmer is that there must have been wall lights in the room at one point (before my time) which are no longer there - hence one of the switches on the existing...

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I'm looking for a dowel bolt and nut replacement for a garden bench. The size is around 70mm long (the bolt not the bench) x 6mm. I have looked at the Screwfix website but they only appear to do 50mm long. Have tried to call their local branch to me in Willenhall but you can only talk to the...

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Could anyone give me an idea of a rough cost of replacing a WC and Basin in a cloakroom? I am reckoning that the cost of the WC and Basin will be around £120.00. What would the labour be? The job also involves a small amount of boxing in to the waste and H&C water pipes and also replacing and...

I posted this in the building forum by mistake a few weeks ago and didn't receive any replies: A few months ago I stripped the vinyl wallpaper in the lounge ready for redecoration. Underneath is paramount type partitioning - the house is timber framed. I have been concious since of a smell...

A few months ago I stripped the wallpaper in the lounge ready for redecoration. Underneath is paramount type partitioning - the house is timber framed. I have been concious since of a smell which I couldn't quite place, but seemed to be coming from the walls. A few months later and I have had...

Thanks all - you live and learn!

Thanks for the responses on this. I wrote to both Crown and Graham and Brown about this problem yesterday. This morning I had a phone call from Crown, the upshot of which is that they are now suggesting that Eggshell paint over the existing silk will solve the problem. They are sending me...

A while ago I had Super Fresco wallpaper hung on my walls in the hall stairs and landing. About a month later I applied Crown Breatheasy Silk Emulsion. Weeks later it's still tacky - when I queried this with Crown they blamed the paper, citing Plastisol Migration (?). Has anyone heard of this...

Thanks for the responses guys..will give this a try. Off to try and find some Hydrogen Peroxide - perhaps I can bleach my hair at the same time :-)

This one has been driving me nuts for a few weeks! I recently had a new bathroom suite fitted. The new WC, being a modern close coupled type, sits nearer to the wall than the old one by about 6 inches. There is a mark, or probably more accurately a stain on the floorboards, following the line...

Thanks Guys. I am tiling onto paramount type partition. The old tiles came off reasonably well, but I think I will need to seal it first? The surface is now a mixture of paint and the paper that the board was finished with in the first place where removing the tiles has pulled it away. [/img]

Wickes have an offer on the moment for their waterproof combined adhesive and grout, buy one and get the second half price, which for the quantity of tiles I have to do (around 20m2) equates to around £23.00 for two tubs. The place I am buying my tiles from reckon I need 4 tubs of adhesive at a...

Thanks hadn't really consider the insulation aspect....the artex is so thick it probably deadens any sound anway! :D

I have a lounge which has an artex ceiling which looks as if has been applied with a trowel...we are talking thick here, and i mean thick!! I have had a couple of plasterers in to have a look at it, (both gasped when thay walked in the room) one has suggested plastering over it, the other...