Cleaning roughcast
Plastering & Rendering
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20 answers
Hi there I have a small mortar stain on the side of my house which isn’t coming up with water. Do you know how I’d clean it?
Plastering new shower
Plastering & Rendering
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1933 views
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9 answers
I'm plastering a new shower, theres an existing block wall and newly framed wall with cement board up. What kind of base coat and plaster do I need?
Internal door issue
Carpentry & Joinery
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Have just hung a new internal door in our living room. House is probably around 1950/60 ish housing association house. Door frames are not straight and it has been a total ball ache to get it to fit in the frame and get doors that are as close in size …
Cost of new electrical socket?
Electrical
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1920 views
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5 answers
Could you tell me how much I should expect to pay for creating a new socket. There is a light switch close by which helps I suppose!
Soil vent smells
Plumbing
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1918 views
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We have been getting sewer smells in both our main bathroom and ensuite toilet. We are in a rented property and reported it to the agent who them informed the landlady who sent her partner round to investigate(he isn't qualified) On inspection the sewer vent pipe goes up through the …
Finished plasterwork exposed to the elements
Plastering & Rendering
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1911 views
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8 answers
Hello We have had a conservatory built and basically the company we employed to build it sub contracted the work out. The brickwork is substandard and the contractors agree. The roof and outside brickwork needs to come down and rebuilt so my question is; As the wet weather is fast …
Does laying flooring include caulking the skirting?
Carpets, Lino & Flooring
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I've had new engineered wood flooring installed, and new skirtings put in. Some finishing details have been left undone so I want to know what is their job and what is mine? Should the flooring guys have caulked the skirting? Should they have punched the nails? Should the plasterer do …
Can I use solvite wallpaper paste for erfurt fibrelining paper?
Painting & Decorating
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20 answers
Can I use solvite wallpaper paste for erfurt fibrelining paper instead of the recommended adhesive.
Removal of large hedge and replace with boundary fence
Gardening & Landscaping
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15 answers
We have a large Leylandii hedge along our garden border which is approximately 9f H x 3f W x 80f L. Our garden is sloped with the only exit to street via a utility room with standard door entries. We want to have this hedge removed and a maximum height …
Who fixes render board
Plastering & Rendering
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which trade should fix fibre cement render board to provide substrate for stonepanel cladding or through coloured render.