filling

Hello I have a hole in the wall from an old power socket which I would like to fill in and then skim with plaster. What's the best way to fill the hole which gives the plaster layer something good to adhere to? Thanks for your advice

Hi! I have had a little patch, about the size of a large coin on my exterior kitchen wall, then keeps pushing outwards/cracking/splitting. If I repair it with filler, it’s fine for about a month, then gradually happens again. Any ideas? Photos attached.

Hi Guys, Could anyone please assist me on the best method for filling in gaps between coving corners. Sadly, my plasterer could not level the walls or ceilings in my home when re-plastering the home. The condition of the walls and ceiling were much worse and out of level by far, though, things...

Hi my garden (Manchester) has slope and there is no where to play for the kids. So I decided to sort it out. I am building a wall (not the trump wall!) and this would allow me to have garden at two different levels. I will fill one side of the wall with something (any advice welcome). It has...

My mum has a Miele Novotronic Premiere Plus, purchased around 1997. Recently, it started to leak during cycles, but was still able to wash clothes. We pulled it out to have a look at the pump (where problems have arisen previously) and now it is leaking far worse. Currently, as soon as we...

I think whatever tells it there's enough water stopped working. The washing cycles seem to be working fine. I tried resetting the washing mashine. That didn't fix anything. Water doesn't overflow, I think the the draining cycle stops that from happening. If I switch the power off, the water...

Hi all, I am preparing to screed my concrete subfloor, having pulled out the old one which was uneven and full of redundant pipework. I am the top-floor flat and there is a riser for the soil pipe, mains water feed etc running inside the flats. There is a gap between the structural concrete...