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I’ve decided to build a summerhouse, 3000 x 3000 with corner cut off, diagonal and two short sides will be the same length. Please recommend any other suggestions or better ways of doing it. Floor 50 x 75 ? joists resting on 3 * 100 x 100 skids on paving slabs, 18mm ply floor. Should...

All my internal door are currently stained, but I want to paint the hall side gloss. Should the door edges be gloss? also what about the door stop. Thanks

Tiling bathroom and shower using 300 *450 ceramic tiles on to tanking. Is there much difference between Bal (£30 bag) and Mapei (£17 bag). Also I have used two layers of plasterboard for shower area but there is a gap of about 10mm in one corner on the top layer. What should I use to fill...

Fitting a new shower with 40mm waste pipe. From shower 900mm with a drop of 35mm, then 90o bend for 600mm, drop 30mm, then i'm using two 135o fittings to drop high by 80mm into soil pipe. toilet above. Do I need a aav?, if yes how high should it be?

I have a small bathroom without a window and am installing a walk in shower (1200*800) the gap between shower door and ceiling is 17cm. I cannot install fan in ceiling, so should I put fan inside or outside shower? I will be using a Vent-Axia SELV (IPX7). Should the fan be a min distance...

I have a small bathroom without a window and will be installing a walk in shower (1200*800) with an over head shower. There will only be 17cm gap between the top of the shower door and ceiling. I have got a Vent-Axia SELV fan (IPX7). The fan cannot be installed in the ceiling, so it it best...

My bathroom floor used to have plastic looking tiles from the 1970's, and seemed to be stuck down with some black adhesive. (concrete floor) . I removed these tiles and tiled with ceramic tiles about 15 years ago. I now re-doing my bathroom. The ceramic tiles where not loose but did come up...

I plan to move my bathroom basin from the outside wall to the opposite wall. How may bends can I have in the pipe run? looking at the basin the pipe run will be, from basin, left 45cm , 90deg bend, 70cm, 90deg bend 110cm, 90deg bend 170cm, 90deg bend 150cm to stack. would this be ok...

I'm going to put an electric Dimplex towel in my bathroom and would like to to fit a timer so I can make use of economy 7 but still want it installed so I can use it during the day if required. I can't find any on the internet do they exist?

I am not an electrician but I have in the re-wired two houses in the past, and would not attempt anything I was not 100% sure of. Am I allowed to change a double sock in a living room or does it have to be done by part p electrician.

I need to undo a screw on the back of a toilet roll holder, but it just won't undo. Its a strange type of screw that looks as if it has a washer with teeth (cogs when viewing sideways) but it is one complete screw. I have already broken 5 screwdriver bits. I want to fit the other way round and...

I tried to backup my PC to an external had drive, which took about 8 hours to copy files but then said you can't use backup as a backup disc could not be created as I do not have a floppy drive. Can I change any setting to it can create a backup CD. I have window XP pro. Thnaks

Do the LED's give enough light to make it useful or are they only really there for optical effect. My main light is in the centre of L shaped bathroom 2m*(1.7m*2m) and mirror will be in alcove. Thanks

I'm going to install a recess shower door and tray, but need advise on the best way to build the stud walls. Tray has 3 tiling upstands. Should I plasterboard (12.5mm) to floor then line with plastic sheet, fit tray, then fix 9mm aquapanel down to tiling upstand and fill any gaps with...

I have a Grohe combined bath filler and waste. The waste pipe is a ridge L shaped (32mm outside / 28mm inside), which I cannot fit as my bath has a metal frame which is in the way (just where the bend is). I was thinking of using a flex pipe but can find the correct size anywhere. I have...

I finished tiling my bathroom (thanks for all the previous advise). I was going to use a bath panel but have decided against it, and will tile it instead. I cannot file flush with the bath, so will have to have a little ledge. I will build a frame and tile onto ply wood. The frame does not...

Can you please advise what type / make / model of fan is best for my bathroom. 1) room 2m * 1.7m * 2.5m high with Velux window 2) fan in ceiling, over bath with shower 3) must be quiet 4) if light is switched on I would like a delay before fan comes on. 5) can fan be started without...

gcol, I have used Bal gunmetal grout on both floor and walls, and I have to agree with what you said in my other post, it does look superb. White would have been the wrong colour. How good a match is geocel manhattan grey silicone, as I can't really tell by looking at your photo. Would it...

I'm grouting my floor with Bal Microcolour and have mixed as per instructions, 4 part powder + part water , weight. It very runny, is this correct? As I have already used it, will it cause an problems later on? Should I try to remove it and mix a thicker batch. I'm grouting walls...

On one wall I have 2" mosaic tiles, that are not glazed on the edges and would prefer not to use a plastic strip on the top as I can not find a colour that matches / looks right. Are there any other options? Tiles are 8mm thick. I was thinking about cutting the tiles at 45 mitres, as if...