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Hi All, A quick question. I am having an extension put on my house. Basically it is taking out the rear 2/3 of the wall (supporting a further 2 stories). I have requested the insurance detail from the builder, the indemnity description states 'groundworking' only. Based on what I have...

Hi All, Advice would be greatly appreciated. We have recently moved and are currently sourcing builders etc for a planned extension. My previous house had parquet flooring, we are looking to put this in to the new house. I know its not cheap but following a visit today I have received a...

Hi All, I have a WB 28i Junior Combi boiler. It is on at present although the pressure is very low...it's actually on 0. I understand that I need to get water into the system but cannot find any valve etc to allow me to do so. Can anyone shed any light on the situation for...

Hi All, Quick bit of advice if you can. I have bought some tiles which were imported from Italy. At the moment I have the plumber in and he has just about done the first fix and is starting to tile. Me and the misus have chosen between black plastic and chrome trim - samples were given...

Hi All, Just had someone round to give me a quote on skimming a wall. It appears that after the woodchip (devils paper) has been stripped there is some sort of white wash - aniglipter that is directly onto the plaster. It has been recommended that I use a solvent/oil based paint to go...

Hi All, I have just done two rooms and to finish it off I am thinking of getting the doors dipped. I have however a couple of questions: Do the handles etc need removing - do i do that or do they? The doors have glass in them. The glass is leaded - their is one pane that is cracked...

Hi All, Quick question for you. I have sanded back the skirting, primed and put a first coat of Dulux trade Satinwood. There are a few gaps between the floor and the skirting. The skirting is pine (me thinks) and the floor is parquet. In most places there is no/very little gap. In a...

Hi All, Quick question ref mist coating. I plan to use Dulux trade paint to decorate the whole of my flat. Do I need to use a Dulux brand for the mist coat. Sorry - just had the rooms skimmed. Also had my skirting boxed with a combo of an MDF material and what I belive to be a pine...

Hi All, I am due to get 2 rooms skimmed in a couple of days. If someone could give me advice on the following I would be gratefull a) What do I need to do with the elec. sockets, if anything at all? b) One of the ceilings still has a small amount of emulsion on. It is a little flakey...

Hi all, After 15hrs of solid graft i have managed to strip my spare room window back to the bare wood. I will not be doing this to the other windows but instead heed advice and sand them back. Can someone advise on what I should do next - do I need to prime the wood? How many coats will...

Hi All, I have a couple of leaded widows (glass in individual panes) that need replacing as a couple of the panes have been cracked. How easy is this to do or should I consider taking all sections out and replacing with 1 piece with "false" leading?? Any advice appreciated. Cheers...

Hi All, I have started stripping my windows back (only in one room) using a heat gun. It is taking an age because of the various angle/bevels involved. I am thinking therefore of stripping the large flat surfaces using the 'gun' and then using a stripper for the more difficult to reach...

after having my walls skimmed do I need to leave them before painting. I am guessing that I wll need to PVA them first? Cheers Tony :)

Hi All, Just after a bit of advice ref stripping my windows. I plan on stripping the windows and sills right back to bare wood. My main worries are: a) I am going to buy a heat gun (DeWalt) today - there is a lot of stripping to do so i thought I would get a reasonable one. I know that...

Could anyone give me an estimated cost on the following: 5 x Double sockets - currently running just above the skirting - need to be raised by a couple of inches and chased into the wall. These are ot chased at present. Looking at them there is not enough cable and so will need to be...

"Using polyfilla technology, Polycell BaseCoat is the best way to ensure a perfect finish on your walls"............ I am about to paint my hall which has some minor cracks and areas that have been filled and painted - these are still quite visible. I will sand these areas down a bit more...

Do you think it will cost to have 4 radiators moved. No further piping or radiators would be required, basically they would stay on the same 'circuit' but in a different location in the room. The piping itself is exposed and runs along the skirting boards. I understand that this is...

the woodchip from the spare room (13ft x 13ft) - it came as no suprise that the plaster beneath was in quite a poor condition - loads of holes, scrapes from previous stripping etc. Certain parts of the wall are worse than others. I have filled and sanded approx 30% of the total required - I...

Hi, I am after some advice ref the central heating on my2 bed flat. The flat is a 30's build with concrete floor and parquet on top. I am replacing the boiler shortly with a Worc Bosch (advised 24i). My main issue is that the two pipes that run around nearly all sides of the two...

Hi, I am wondering if anyone can give me some advice as basically I am utter crap at this sort of stuff..... I have just moved into a medium size 2 bed 30's flat (with parquet flooring.) It seems as though the previous owners were less than truthfull ref the 'Duvall' boiler. The guy who...