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We're just decorating our spare room and have had the walls skimmed and painted. However when we've come to putting up a blind and have had to drill into the corners the plaster has simply crumbled. There was signs of damp around here before we decorated but everything now looks dry but has...

Were just decorating our spare room and have had the walls skimmed and painted. However when we've come to putting up a blind and have had to drill into the corners the plaster has simply crumbled. There was signs of damp around here before we decorated but everything now looks dry but has...

Hi all Im hoping someone might be able to help me... After decorating last year we have always had a hairline (deeper in some sections) crack at the side of our staircase. I have tried filling this with decorators caulk and it has reappeared and finally dug out all the loose plaster and...

The bits from underneath are there from when they were open - there isnt any carpet there just the remnants of some of the tape and the odd but off fluff... After speaking to a mate yesterday it looks as though the problem is as youve said that the supports arent into the string so basically...

Sorry for the huge delay... Here we go! At the moment I am trying to screw the tread into the upriser but that is also having little effect! Ideas?

From what Ive read Im going to have to take up the carpet so yes!

To be fair they must be thicker then as the entire estate we live on has a similar set up... Thanks - I now know what the strings are! The thing is they werent this bad before so there must be something I can do to limit the noise...

The treads are approx 12-15mm wood but Im not sure what type to be honest as theyve been stained.... String? Have I missed something?

Hi i've done a search but cant find the answer that'll help and i've read the how to section... My current house had open stairs until the previous occupant made a cupboard underneath them and changed them. However over the last 3 years they have steadily got worse... When they were...

We are just about to decorate but at the side of our staircase there is a crack in the plaster all the way up. Its a relatively new house and I cant see any obvious huge movement in the stairs. Is there something I could use to fill the crack before we paint? Do I need to get it re-plastered...

He is not someone whom I would want to call back for any amount of money. Lets just say his quote didnt match the cost - I am certainly more wary of whom I get to do what now...

Are all the flanges a standard size? (so I know how to order replacements) Thanks so much for your help - very much appreciated

Hi I am hoping someone on here can help me...? We had a shower installed recently using one of these into the hot water cylinder. It has been fine for about a year and has just recently started to leak slightly. How easy is it to remove these? Do they just have a washer to seal...