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Ok i lost the good weather due to a delivery of bad flag stones, i had originally intended to mix the dry sand with cement and lay the flags on top. However as usual we had a few days of ****ty weather and my sand has got damp/wet. Can i still mix in the cement as if it were dry? and...

I have made a pitched roof yesterday or should i say i have cut the rafters and attached to a ridge plate. I have some 18 mm stirling board to go on. does the stirling board go right to the end of the rafter and at the apex do i just butt the two sheets together. after do i just lay the mineral...

I have a concrete shed base but its not level. I would like to make it level by adding sand and then using paving slabs ontop. do i need a mixture of sand and cement? also guidance on quantity would be helpful the area is 14 x 9. i have 30 bags of sand so far. regards in advance

HI I have a danfoss rx1 with the rt51f thermostat. I am not in in the day so i turn the boiler off completely to save energy. when i get home i tun on the boiler and the thermostat indicates a call to turn on the boiler. the boiler wont switch on. if i press the ch1 button on the rx1 the...

Hi have bought some marble floor tiles to go in a basement. The floor consists of concrete with delta ms 20 damp proof membrane and then t&g 22mm chipboard. (could not screw this down to avoid damage to membrane). the marble adhesive says it is flexible. My wife says that in spain the grout...

I am just building a stud wall on top of some damp proof membrane. the wall will have some kitchen units on it but we dont know where we will buy the units from yet so my question is at what height do i put the horizontal stud onto which the wall units will hang? I purchased a new scaffold board...

I have a relatively new 1yr old monobloc tap that worked perfectly. I have an older type gravity fed system. suddenly we could hear water flowing and the tap had condensation on it. The tap appears to work ie move left hot comes out right cold and up/down to increase decrease flow. If I isolate...

I have fitted two base units with the intention of a worktop and then two 300mm wide wall units on top of these. does the worktop span the base units completely and then put sit the small wall unit on top of the work top or do I attach the wall units to the base units with the worktop in...

I have sealed and fitted the new bath and want to fit the shower screen, it has a channel of aluminium that fits against the wall. The screw holes are within a few millimetres of the edge of the ceramic tiles if I try to drill the fixing holes will the tiles crack or should I move it a little...

I notice that the ranch style I have isnt true to the stair strings. The house is a terraced with the stairs going though the middle of the house from left to right, across three levels there are two staircases one above the other. (hope thats a helpful description). I am doing the basement...

I have a staircase that is ok but the posts and handrails look like they eminate from the 70s ie posts are chamfered on top with some strait planks from post to post. I would like to remove these and buy the components ie 4 posts and top and bottom rails with the smaller posts in between. I...

I need to fit new doors but left these till last whilst renovating and didnt consider new frames as they were ok, I just chucked out the old doors as the previous owners left them in an appalling state. most bar one are 78 x 30 so no problem there plus I kept all the hinges so no problems...

I have just rewired my house in the uk and was doing some repairs to my inlaws flat in Granada Spain. it has no earth on the lighting for sure and neither on the radial circuits. has anyone rewired in Spain and how easy (being the optimist here) is it to run the cables through from the...

Before you all choke on your cornflakes thoughts please on this brand. It was sold to me at £70 inc vat and inc of mcbs and rcd type A 30ma its a ten way. Thought I would ask before its fitted in case I have been sold a dud. Regards

I have now rewired the house and have brought all the tested cables to the position of the old consumer unit. the earth is entering the property via an armoured cable (not sure if this is relevant at this stage). I have via general opinion set the unit up as split load with the kitchen...

I have just purchased a new basin with popup waste and monobloc mixer tap. Before attaching the basin to the wall and pedestal I fitted the waste section as it gave much more room to fit it off situ. I used a little silicon as well.the waste section has a foam washer that was fitted then...

I have a terraced house that is open plan from the entrance to the lounge on the first floor with some stairs that lead downstairs to the basement level. I havnt laid the laminate flooring yet but my question is how do I terminate the laminate at the edge of the stairs where they meet without...

I am about to start laying a small area of approx 4msq. the floor slopes a tiny bit but not enough to disrupt function of the toilet and I didnt want to try and level the floor. should I tile right under the toilet or cut around it, I prefer the first option and if so should I try and...

I have rewired the house and want to replace the C/U and am competent to do the job. I dont have expertise in iee regulations but have thus far done the maths and not broken any rules on cable size or overloading of light radial circuits etc. Is it better to have for example a 10 way C/U...

I have been on holiday for a month and so to avert flooding problems with frozen pipes drained the system and turned everything off. On my return I refilled the rads and bled them. then ran the water for a little while. the boiler pilot light is on (baxi bermuda 552). I put the control to...