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For your tiling questions the Tiling section of this forum is great. There is a good How To guide at the top. You souldn't use the chipboard floor for tiling over unless you are (as suggested previously) overlaying it with tileboard or a layer of ply, especially in damn areas as it easily breaks...

We have had and old gas fire removed and got a new open flame one. We are getting someone in the install the fire and he has already re routed the pipe ready for installation. We need to get the fire back and hearth in ready for him to fit the fire. What can we use for the back? We have seen...

I've been trying over the last week to level the kitchen floor. I've ground off a high ridge so its just say flat. I've applied self leveling compound (one lot didn't self level so well) and also filled in spots/areas that were still low. Now I'm left with an almost level floor with some...

I managed to cut two in two tiles for a shower. They had plastic covers over them so I had a few mm to play with. I marked out the area of the required hole on masking tape which was applied to the tile. I drilled into the surface of the tile, big enough to fit a carbide jigsaw blade into it...

Thanks. I'll look into the foil stuff. I presume I'll still have to leave a gap where the roof meets the wall for ventalation? If so how much? And how about the top? I was maybe thinking about using Space Blanket, -fiber wrapped in foil, on the floor. Hopefully that'll keep quite clean as...

Its about time we insulated the loft. Currently has about 1/2inch of old fibre and its covered in dirt. I am wondering if we are going to be limited to the types of insulation we can use due to having no felt and thin joists. There is no intention of boarding over or storing things up there...

Looks good Dan! I bet it beats paying £100s for a one of comparable quality! My brother builds audio kit. Amps, speakers and a sub. DO you use the avforums.com? There are some good posts in the DIY homecinema section. A good one for DIY is DIYaudio.com

Ok thank you! As far as i know it was flushed when we got the new boiler.

Hello! Had a Worcester 24i junior installed nearly a year ago, for the last maybe 6 months it has been turned off. There was a leak but is soon to be fixed. Before I refill it ( the pressure is right down) Do you think any problems have built up since it has been empty? Should I give the...

Go here //www.diynot.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=30 Read the sticky at the top of the board. Its very good.

Yeah, mainly wanted to cut curves. Thought about getting a wet cutter, but I don't know wanyone who has one and don't want to buy one. I already have anglegrinder and blades and mechanical scribe and snap type cutter and jigsaw with tile blades. Its only a small floor. Going to try some...

Sounds good to me! I'll give it ago. Will let you all know how it goes. Thanks.

Hello, this place has been really helpful so far during the bathroom project. The wall tiles, although taking ages to do, look fantastic and tips I've found here have helped greatly. The floor tiles had to be left to last. This means shapes and curves and straight lines will have to be cut...

Thanks for the reply. You make good points about the return on the investment which I've been neglecting to think about recently. Are there any suggestions of brands? EkoBoard 6mm is on ebay for about £125 for 20m2 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250137622740 Any...

Hello. We are going to tile a large kitchen diner sometime soon. The existing floor is concrete which is going to be reasonably level (after I apply more compound). I don't think there will be insulation boards under the screed due to the age of the house. Whats your opinion on undertile...

Many umbellifers can give blistering if the sap gets on your skin in sunny conditions. The worst offender in this case is Giant Hogweed http://www.netregs.gov.uk/netregs/processes/367839/ Apart from plants there are also health risks from ticks, horseflies and I'm sure theres more...

Fantastic, thanks! 8)

Thats a rather large one Crafty, affriad its not that big. That looks the right size! Any idea where to get them. The locals don't do them, neither to Screwfix. Thanks

Hello all, I'm looking for a cooker switch with 13amp socket. But the problem is it needs to be a size I havnt been able to get anywhere. The mounting box is about the size (height and width) of a DVD case (sorry I forgot the dimensions). In other words it takes a switch that is bigger than what...

Yeah lol. I meant battens. Must have been thinking about the roof or something? Thanks for all the suggestions. It is is a large area, about 22sqm and the floor feels cold at the moment. So was just trying to find a warmer alternative. ps. its for the kitchen.