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does anyone know the best way to remove the paint before rendering? Does it have to be removed? :?

can anyone tell me how structurally stitch up a cracked brick wall? The wall is not a main load bearing wall. thank you. :?

I have some walls in my house that have had the wallpaper stripped back to the plaster. There is some black mouldy patches showing from previous damp areas - the roof has been fixed now so they should be drying out. Can anyone tell me the best way to treat the bad areas? Is it to hack out the...

I have some walls in my house that are stripped back to the plaster. There is some black mouldy patches showing from previous damp areas - the roof has been fixed now. Whats the best way to deal with it, strip back, treat with fungicide and then replaster?

my combi has an intermittent problem in that sometimes it only gives warm 'hot' water. Could it be the domestic hot water temperature sensor? :?

has anyone fitted these? They are like mini worktops but attach to make a small 90 deg. splashback. So the worktop has an angle at the back. When fitting is it just a case of gripfilling to wall and then silicon seal the corner? Advice appreciated. :oops:

I'm trying to install a close coupled toilet in a cloakroom but the soil pipe runs vertically up from the concrete floor. It's 200mm from the back wall!When I push the toilet up as far as it will go, it's still 100mm from the back wall. Is there a solution to this problem? i've tried the...

Hi, I want to lay a patio but there is an inspection manhole that is too high (it's a rectangle shaped chamber with a gulley in the bottom). Can I just get a bricklayer to lower it by a coarse and fit one of those special patio manhole covers? Thanks in advance!

Hi, I have a laptop and want to use broadband in other rooms. Can anyone advise me on what I need in order to use a radio link? I have some PCMCIA sockets on my laptop and a cable modem.

Hi, I have a thermostatic mixer shower fitted in my shower cubicle but the pressure isn't satisfactory. I'd like to increase it but don't know how. I don't want to replace it and the cubicle is new. Can I boost the pressure? I have a cold water supply to the shower coming from above ceiling (I...