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    Adding an extra pendant light to existing switch / circuit

    Hi all, I think this should be quite a straightforward question. In my dining room I have a dimmer switch which controls a single pendant on the ceiling. I've just bought 2 new pendant lamps which I want to replace the existing single pendant. The 2 new pendants are to run off the single...
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    tile adhesive excess removal

    I have begun retiling my kitchen floor in a diamond pattern. I followed the advice I found in various places and laid all my full tiles first. I have let that set and I am now ready to cut and place the rest of the tiles. However - there is tile adhesive sticking out the sides of the full...
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    Tiling a stud wall???

    I intend to fully tile my bathroom but one of the walls is a stud partition wall. The tiles I intend to use are actually floor tiles. Is it ok to tile a stud partition wall or is it likely to fall down? All I know about the wall is that it isn't a brick wall. I was told by Topps that...
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    Toilet seal to downpipe broken - quick temporary fix???

    I have an old toilet which I am going to be replacing in February when I have enough money. However - in the meantime it has suddenly started leaking out the back where it connects to the downpipe. This is spewing out water on every flush onto the Bathroom floor. I don't want a full scale...
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    Laying diagonal floor tiles with intermixed tile size

    Hi All, I am hoping to tile my new Kitchen floor using a pattern made up from 2 different sized tiles. To make matters worse I would also like this pattern on the diagonal. I have mocked the design up and it seems immediately clear to me that in order for the pattern not to slope against...
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    Find a kitchen

    Hello everyone. I recently bought a house which has a relatively new Kitchen installed. I now want to make some changes to the kitchen but I cannot find out what the Kitchen style is. I don't know who manufactured it, the supplier or the range. How might I go about tracking the...
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    Supporting wall removal in Bungalow questions

    Hi everyone, I've read all the posts in this forum and others regarding supporting walls / acros / strongboys / padstones as I want to undertake the removal of a wall in my bungalow. I think it is a straightforward job but I would like to double check some things and would really...
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