Waterproof Sealer for Interior Walls
Painting & Decorating
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Hi Guys, Hoping you can help. First time home buyer who has decided to do a lot of the work myself in doing the place up and ive got a waterproofing question I could use some assistance on. Basically... ive had my bathroom completely replastered (over plaster board) so I …
Cost of putting a door from a hall to an integral garage?
Building
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We are in the process of buying a house with an integral garage and we would like to put a door from the hallway. We believe it's a supporting wall. Is it possible? Will it be subject to building regs? Roughly how much will it cost? Thank you.
Cracked Tiles
Tiling
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I have some tiles (1 horizontal row) in my kitchen around the sink area. 7 of them cracked due to vibrations from the washing machine (below). I have attached the tiles to the wall but am wary of using grout in between the tiles as I a worried that they …
Re-tiling behind already installed Aga
Tiling
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we would like to change the tiles behind our Aga. The tiles would only be at splashback level as the lower part of the wall will be invisible behind the cabinets we will install beside the Aga. I was told it can't be done unless the Aga would be removed …
Is it a good idea to tile over tiles in a bathroom?
Tiling
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I\'ve heard that this is possible, but is it a good idea?
RCD tripped
Electrical
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Hi All, my RCD just tripped in my consumer unit. I turned off my Circuit breakers and reset the RCD, which stayed set. I started resetting the CB's until I got to the kitchen sockets CB which tripped the RCD again. So it's a problem with the kitchen socket circuit. …
No cold water in kitchen taps
Plumbing
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I moved out my flat (7th floor) for 8 months to care for my mother. Moving back in have hot and cold water to bath and bathroom sink but only hot tap in kitchen works. Tried turning stop cock and also on / off switch on cold pipe under sink. …
Badly fitted bath
Bathroom Fitting
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We had our bathroom done. When the guy did it, he tiled the entire room then fitted the bath. I have now been told this isn’t the right way to do it. The shower is over the bath and the bath now leaks into the kitchen below. Is there any …
Can a wall be replaced with a fence?
Fencing
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We have moved into a property that has brick wall sections. 2 sections are 3.9m long, 2-2.2m high with end and central pillar. One of these is wobbly and the other has cracked and is falling. At the end of these is a 1m curved wall that is also broken. …
Cost of repairing pull cord switch?
Electrical
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The pull cord switch for our Mira electric shower has stopped working meaning no power to.shower unit. There are no tripped switches in the consumer unit & all other power switches for shower are on. The pull cord simply will not click the shower on. Cord is solely for the …