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Morning, Completed laying all the tiles. Returned when customer informed they are not happy and dont want me to complete the work. His reasons I think are unreasonable: Those that are in more prominent positions can be removed and recut then fitted. We are talking about a few mm...

Advice from some of the other tilers on here: A customer had work done by British Gas and basically ripped out loads of floor and wall tiles to do their work. They did not replace them telling the customer to get it done by a professional and submit a bill- Which they will then pay! The...

I have outside window sills that are cotswolds stone. The general condition is good. There are a few layers of old tattered paint on them. I stripped off all the old layers to leave the exposed porous stone. What masonary paint and method should I use to paint them? I would like to paint them...

Hi, I have to plaster on Aquaprufe-bitumen waterproofing? I have damp coming through a wall. The bitumen creates a waterproof coat and should let damp evaporate "naturally rather then through the brick and plaster. I was told that on the second coat while the product is still wet on the wall...

Just soldered some joints on a radiator's pipework. One straight connector 8mm and one 15-8mm converter from the rad end. 2 of the joints looks lovely clean solder all around(used a mirror to check). The one joint looks like is has solder all around but I did not do it perfectly, there are...

Strange this one. We have a combi- Valiant! When I run a bath the hot tap is hot for about 10-15 seconds then becomes look warm. I have to turn it off a few minutes then on to get more hot water. A pain if you want to fill the whole bath. Now I tend to bath at night so the boiler is on...

I have a Victorian mid terrace. The basement has been converted and there is a window leading out, which I believe also works as a fire escape for health and Safety. Looking out this window I have noticed that the area outside at the top of the window has not been sealed or plastered...

Hi, Re: 1880 mid terrace house I removed wall paper in a spare room to find the plaster in a terrible state. It was peeling off with the paper. Furthermore I found a small area of damp. I chiselled away all the plaster back to the brick in the damp area. As this is a top room facing the...