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Hi all I’m planning to Krend a wall soon. I’ve bought the base coat, top coat and SBR primer as advised by the local trade merchant. I’ve forgotten the advice he gave to me about when to apply the primer - he said something about not letting it dry as it goes like varnish? Did he mean - apply...

Hey folks I've been quoted £45 per door to have internal doors hung in Lancashire. Does this feel like good value??? How long will it take them roughly??

Hey guys just wondering whether to replace our current kitchen rad with underfloor heating.Basically missus hates current rad and it struggles to heat room anyway so was wondering if to put a funky new rad in ir go underfloor heating. Anyone opinions on whether I should in a kitchen circa...

Hey folks Need to get our kitchen ceiling skimmed and replace the current spotlights. Can I ask whether I should get the sparky in first to do the lights or get the plasterer in first and then get the lights fitted after?? Thanks folks[/b]

Hey all. My surveyor has told me that I have two downstairs lintels that need replacing as they are not galvanised and are rusting and damaging the pointing and internal plasterwork. Does anyone know how big a job this is and how much I might be looking at roughly??? Thanks

Hey all, I've been told by a surveyor that i need to get two lintels replaced as they are corroding and causing brick and mortar cracking as they expand. Anyone know how big a job this is and what i might expect to be quoted by a North West builder? Thanks

Hey all, I currently have a Mira Sport 9.5kw electric shower that my wife wants replacing as its all gone yellow. (it prob about 8yrs old). Does anyone know if i buy the new mira sport (or another similar Mira) whether the plumbing and electrics will be the same? I'm trying to just get...

Hey all, I need to get the ceiling of my bathroom re-done. It's currently got a nasty (but good condition) wooden decking style ceiling and i want it boarding and skimming by a plasterer. Do you know whether he'd be happy to fix the board to the wood and skim over or whether i have to rip the...

Ok firstly let me start by saying i'm an enthusastic DIYer and not a plumber so please keep it simple. I've taken the radiator off in my bathroom and want to swap it for one of these towel radiators. The towel radiator is slimmer by about 15cm so i need to bring the pipes in and turn the...

Hi there - i currently have a standard waste pipe vent rising up through the attic and roof. i'd like to get the space back that this takes up in the bathroom (its a bit small). Are there any alternative (simple) ways that i could achieve this. Alternatively could i go horizontally through the...

Hi guys - just after some advice. I've got a 4 bed house with 3 bathrooms. Currently have an underpowered old 24kw boiler with broken diverter valve that i want to replace. I've had the following quotes: Northern Gas: Saunier Duval 30E, 30kw class B boiler for £1600 all in. EON...

Dear all, Our radiator currently creaks both when coming up to temperature and the whole time the heating is on. THe creaking sounds cyclic whereby we get about 10-10 creaks over a 30 second period which stop and the re-occur every 2-3 mins. I've looked at all the existing posts and even...

Dear all, We are having problems with our existing boiler (SIME Friendly E) diverter valve gone and relays/solenoids need replacing. Our boiler struggles and no longer gives us hot water unless the heating is on. The plumber has suggested that we replace the bolier with a Worcester boiler...

Hi there - i have a couple of questions if i may which i'd appreciate some advice on: firstly we have a SIME boiler (400 i think). The water only seems to get hot when the central heating is switched on. If we run the water whilst the heating is not on then it gets lukewarm at best. Any...