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Hi all, I've just taken over an allotment, and the shed was leaking badly. A new roof was needed. I've done the job today, and it looks like it's watertight- so that's good. But............. The corners where the felt sticks out in 2 directions don't look very tidy- is there a specific way of...

Hi all, Title kind of covers the questions. My partner has finally got fed up with the cheap temporary self adhesive tiles in the kitchen that have done us a few years, and bought some expensive vinyl tiles. I'm definitely removing the self adhesive tiles, but they are laid onto a very high...

I have a window that needs a new sill, but I have realised one side is shallower than the other. This means the window sill sticks out a bit further on one edge than the other. Do I: 1) Keep the window sill the same thickness and have the protrusion a different size 2) Trim the window sill to...

Hi all, I seem to have turned what was a simple job into a nightmare! I've replaced a basin in our bathroom with a sink/vanity unit. The basic problem is I cannot get the waste pipe to connect from underneath the basin to the pipe coming out of the wall. The 2 ends are different heights, but...

Hi all, and thanks in advance for any advice. I am about to lay an engineered wood floor in the lounge, conservatory and hall. I have a couple of questions. The lounge has a marble fireplace. Can I floor right up to it or do I need to leave an unsightly expansion gap around it? Obviously...

Hi all, and thanks in advance for any help. I have a tap in the bath that won't turn off completely. I opened it up expecting to change a washer, but it is a ceramic 1/4 turn one. The cartridge inside is cracked and needs replacing. However I am having a hard time finding a replacement. I...

I have seen a few threads on similar topics, but none quite answer all the problems I have! We have a long concrete drive, which is on a steep slope: The bottom of the slope has broken up into chunks about 2-3 inches across. This has been the case for the last couple of years, and...

Hi, A simple enough question- I think! I am fixing up a wooden garage in the garden and the windows are in a poor state. I used the instructions about how to fix a broken window- well actually I read them after I finished replacing the broken one- but I got it about right. Anyway, my...

Hi, and thanks in advance. I have laid the whole of my house (well the dry areas) with solid wood flooring, and everything is fine. In fact it is so fine that a friend saw it and asked if I would lay one in his front room. Being a kind and generous soul, I agreed. The floor was laid a...

Hi, and thanks in advance. I am adding an en-suite to a garage conversion, and have raised the floor. In the corner of the garage was a toilet, and the new one will go in the same place. However because the floor now is higher the existing waste outlet is at floor level, and all the toilets...

My other half has decded she wants the new en suite part tiled. I am currently boarding the whole thing out wih aquapanel, but I am a bit stuck ith an order of work fro there on. Aquapanel isn't supposed to be skimmed then tiled, so do I tile the areas I want tiled, then call in a...

Hi, and thanks in advance. I asked a while ago abt some plasterboarding on my garage ceiling that I am converting. It was the wrong way round, and against 1 wall there is no joist above to screw into, there is some flebility. I was advised to reboard, which I plan to do. My plan is to...

Hi, and thanks in advance. I am fitting a shower into an en suite conversion. The thermostatic valve has been fit without any problems, but the shower head is giving me trouble. The fitting from the valve up to the head is 22mm. The shower head pipe is 1/2" male fitting, so it appeared...

Hi again, and thanks in advance. I have just noticed that there are a couple of problems with the existing plasterboard on the ceiling of the garage I am in the process of converting. The existing plasterboard is the wrong way round for plastering (the ivory side is facing upwards). Is...

Hi, and thanks in advance. I have just about finished plasterboarding my garage conversion, and have the metal corner beads to fix around some corners. My question is whether there is a specific type of nail/tack to use to fix it to the plasterboard? Cheers Andy

Hi, I am adding an en-suite to a bedroom. The room will have a shower, but I don't know what my water pressure is- is there a quick easy way to work out what it is, as some showers need 1 bar min pressure, but some need more. If possible to work out an estimate from my system it looks quite...

Hi, and thanks in advance for any help. I am about to convert my garage into a bedroom. The garage has a concrete floor, as does the rest of the house. Obviously I want to raise the floor of the new bedroom to match the rest of the house. The garage floor is 155mm below that of the...

Hi, I am re-doing my kitchen, and I can't find any advice for a suitable gap between the bottom of the wall units and the worktop. Anyone care to enlighten me? Thanks in advance Andy

Hi, and thanks in advance for any help. I am wondering if I am inadvertantly causing a fire hazard in my kitchen. We are replacing it and have removed the suspended false marble ceiling that was in place. The actual ceiling is about 150mm higher, but was in very poor condition, so I have...

I am about to replace my kitchen, and I have a radiator that I don't want, so I want to remove it. The CH is run off a combi boiler. Here's the plan. 1) Drain as much water as possible from the CH system. 2) Take off the radiator, catching any other water draining out of the system. 3)...