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Suspended t and g floor. Howdens HP underlay going under the lamknate So should I take off the skirting, base blocks and architraves before plastering > plaster and decorate > fit laminate > replace skirting, blocks and architraves. ( I imagine architraves will need cut as will be too tall)...

Hi, I currently have a carpeted living room that I will be going to lay laminate down next month and I'd rather take the skirtings off to avoid having beading all the way round the living room. I am assuming that, as long as we don't break any of the skirtings they can simply be put back on...

Hi folks, I have an area that I want to put a shed onto, it's all 2x2 slabs but they are all running at an angle. The area is too large to lift and level it all off. I wanted to know if there were any other ways to make a level base? Picture attached. One idea I read was to cut high density...

I already have the same LED strip installed in the kitchen with these drivers ; the drivers and strips etc were all supplied from the same company (LED lighthouse) and they all work fine :)

Thats a different question and I never said it was better. The lights will be fixed to a piece of furniture which will move on occasion for decorating and such likes. therefore it would be easier to have something that plugs in.

Really? Can you give more details please; these LED strips need to be soldered on to the drivers as well so would need to be something that allows me to do that

The light strip itself will be attached to the back of a tall chest of drawers, so i would attach the driver to the bottom of the back of the chest of drawers

Hi all, I have a question around wiring an LED driver. I have some LED strip lights which I would like to use in a bedroom for some nice diffused lighting. The drivers here are the ones i plan to use...

Hi I have a small area less than the size of a 5 pence peice which has blown at the join of my kitchen worktop. Are there metal trims that would go over an L shape join?. Thanks

Yep?

Guys, Here are some pics of the loft http://imgur.com/a/qQTPr Still think with this type of truss it could handle the weight of battons, ply and storage? There is a main truatss every 4th rafter if that makes sense. Just a bit para as new baby on the way

i was more worried about adding weight of cross battons and then loft boards and then storage items. Thats why i was thinking of thiner wood for the flooring. Tried (and failed) to make sense of span charts etc to work out if the ceiling joists would take the extra weight

Hi Our loft has 35x 100mm joists at 500mm gaps. Will this size and spacing of joists handle either 9mm ply or 18mm loft boards? Should i get the loft legs or put down some battons. Any advice appreciated

Ok thanks guys. Weird sizes indeed

Hi, I am looking to extend my loft hatch and wanted to buy the same size of wood, however the size i measured doesnt seem to be readily available or im missing something? Size measured was 1.5"x 2 3/4 " Any thoughts?

I have a upvc tilt and turn window that will not shut properly – normally it’s not a problem unless its very windy outside. On the window there seems to be 2 catches on the bottom, side and top of the window which when the handle is turned the catch locks into place – there is one of the top...

hi folks ONe of the radiators in my flat needs bled but the bleeding gromit has been overtightend and chewed so now it wont come loose. Is there any tricks of getting these off?

tried this and some of it came off what do people recommend I should use to treat the walls with?

hi, I recently strippped off all of the wallpaper in my flat and when I did a lot of cbhips came out of the plaster work. So I have spent a while go back round all of the walls with plaster to fill all of the wee gaps up. We are going to put wallpaper up - do I need to do anything else to...

hi mate, Sounds to me like the tidiest looking solution would be to chisel out the back of the skirting just as you say. practice with an old bit of wood first before you do the real thing, if of course your not sure