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Hello, I have a problem related to the tiling of a shower recess on a loft conversion that I am having built. The first problem is that one of the walls that has been tiled is a plastered wall housing a pocket door and is therefore subject to vibration of the door opening and closing and the...

It seems then that there is not much in it between the trade paints from the big players so I will see what the local stockist has in. Thanks all for the advice.

Hello, Does anyone care to offer an opinion on which is the best quality exterior masonry paint? I am looking for a smooth white exterior paint to redo the front of my house. It has a pebble dash surface at the top and brickwork at the bottom and has got an existing coat of paint on it which...

Thanks again, I will investigate and maybe have a rethink as I was planning on having 6x50w bulbs one one of the tracks.

Thanks for the clarification. How about one dimmer at one end of the room and an ordinary two way switch at the other end (both 2 way), would that work?

Hello, I am having a loft converted and plan to have two sets of LV halogen track lights installed to be controlled by two 2 gang 2-way dimmer switches at either end of the room. Could someone please confirm if this is technically possible as I searched this forum and there appears to be an...

Thanks for the responses. I will extend the earth up and connect it along with the other earth to the main connection. Perhaps the manufacturer was being overcautious thinking the metal chain links connecting the ceiling end of the light with body holding the lamp holders could be broken...

Hi folks, I just bought a (metal) light fitting that has a central 3 core wire connection and a shorter seperate earth connection. I have not seen two earth wires like this before. I was planning on doing the electrical connection in the floor space above the chandelier as there isn't much...

Thanks, will give BC a call. Mark

Please could someone clarify the requirement for self closing doors when you have a loft conversion. I read somewhere that all the doors in the house have to be fitted with a self closing device butthen I read somewhere else that in fact only the door into the new loft area needs to be self...

OK I will see how easy it comes off. Thanks Mark

I have just painted a newly plastered ceiling with some Dulux Flexicover that I had knocking about. The plaster had been drying for about a month and I diluted it first in lieu of using plaster sealer. However was about to put a second coat on (undiluted) and noticed a small nip which I took of...

Ive got some battens up. But the tiles themselves are driving me mad, they are marble and I don't think they are all square so with hindsight I think I should have used bigger spacers to allow me some adjustment room!. As an aside I notice that the the tile height measurement from my batten to...

Thanks both. The window aperture appears to be 3 tiles wide so I will use that as my basis for marking out, its a pity the window is not exactly level as its an older house but the biggest issue I have encountered is that I foolishly used spacers that were too small for the tiles that I have as...

Hi, I just wanted to see if people had any opinions about tiling around a window in a long thin bathroom where the window in not in the centre of one of the thinner walls. Do you either centre the tiles ignoring the window or have a balanced design around the window so that you have equal sized...

Thanks will do. Mark

This is probably a silly question but could someone tell me if there is specific way of tiling round all 4 walls in a room. I have done one wall and wondered if you start next on the facing wall or whether you just work round in rotation? My worry about working round in rotation is that...

Thanks Jason. The work has not been done yet I am really just planning it. Would you therefore suggest that I insist on getting the guy to do a 2/3 coat all the way round to help support the marble tiles or will unskimmed plasterboard by fine? The tiles are will be floor to ceiling. Cheers...

Hello, Please could someone help by giving me a rough idea of how long I should leave to dry (a) 2/3 coat plaster which is against brickwork, and (b) plasterboard and skimmed top coat which will also be against brickwork on one wall and lathe batons on another wall. My intention is to tile...

The kitchen sockets (and garden light) are on one one breaker plus connected to a RCD I think, the electric oven is on its own breaker, downstairs lighting and sockets are each on separate breakers. Thanks Mark