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Can I use washing machine with a broken sink waste pipe?
Plumbing  •  2085 views  •  4 answers

The kitchen sink waste pipe has broken away from the sink, at the sinkhole. under the sink. Having cleaned up one flood, would I be able to use my washing machine whilst waiting for a plumber?

Best self levelling door paint?
Painting & Decorating  •  2083 views  •  6 answers

Which satin paint brand (self levelling) is the best to paint doors and skirting boards?

Is it possible to install concrete board alongside plywood?
Tiling  •  2077 views  •  25 answers

I am repairing one square meter of bathroom floor which has gone rotten because of a bath leak. I intend to extract that section and replace with concrete board then retile. However the rest of the floor is a chipboard or some sort of weak plywood. Can this be done …

Landscaper or Bricklayer? Quote?
Brickwork & Repointing  •  2065 views  •  9 answers

I have a 10m long 2m tall brick wall that is need of tearing down and rebuilding. Normally I would look for a bricklayer but the wall is being pulled down by masses (8ft thick) of 10+ year old ivy so I need someone to clear that too. This will …

rough cost of a custom wardrobe
Carpentry & Joinery  •  2061 views  •  8 answers

want to be able to fit everything in and have a full length mirror on the outside but have a small budget. would need designing as well. dimensions(roughly): 2m high and 4m length

Used gloss paint instead of undercoat - how to rectify?
Painting & Decorating  •  2032 views  •  7 answers

just fitted a new pine door and instead of using an undercoat a gloss coat was used. How do you rectify the mess?

Bath mixer tap
Bathroom Fitting  •  2016 views  •  9 answers

Hi my bath shower mixer tap it only works on shower but when I turn to get water out the tap it's self the water don't come out what can I do

Cost of fitting a chimney cowl?
Roofing  •  2013 views  •  1 answer

What should I expect to have to pay to fit a chimney cowl? We have never had an issue in 20 years in this house, but the last week we had a trapped bird, which was not so nice.

Painting Artex walls?
Painting & Decorating  •  2010 views  •  6 answers

Can you paint Metallic silver lustre paint on top of Artex?

Can I extend my kitchen into my garage?
Building  •  2000 views  •  7 answers

My garage is part of the house and has one of the bedrooms above it. It is next to my kitchen and I am considering getting rid of the wall and extending the kitchen into the garage at some point in the future. I wanted to check if there are …

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