Can you tile on top of bathroom panels?
Tiling
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My bathroom walls are covered in wall panels rather than tiles. I am refurbing the bathroom and wonder if its possible to fix tiles to the shiney bathroom wall panels rather than removing the panels first.
Renovating a room advice
Building
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Hi all So I'm renovating a bedroom. It needs the walls stripped and plastered. The ceiling plastered. The door frames and skirting boards stripped and painted as they are a yellow colour now and the walls painted. Then a new carpet Obviously I'll be getting everything plastered first. Would it …
Cost to take quadrant shower out and fit new one?
Bathroom Fitting
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How much approx would it cost to take quadrant shower out and fit new one. Need new tray, back boards and shower.
Skew Bifold Door Wall
Brickwork & Repointing
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Hi there, we're getting a Bifold Door installed (corner door). The wall built to support this is skew (slanting downwards on the one side). It is a slow decline, but about 4cm - 4.5cm difference from right hand start to left hand end (over the course of a 5 meter …
Cost of replacing single pain of glass window?
Windows & Doors
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My son broke our neighbour's garage window playing football. How much would it cost just to replace the glass? It's single pain basic window with a wooden frame. It does not open. Maybe around 1x0.5m in size. Thank you!
Leaking roof - fixing poor work
Roofing
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Hello,I first used this particular roofer about 4 yrs ago.He said it will last close to 20 yrs.A couple of years later,they were called out again for the exact same problem.Then last week,the same area leaked again.I called them again to repair it.The 1st day he promised to come round,no …
Painting over flaked paint - any prep needed?
Painting & Decorating
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We're decorating my recently moved out teenagers bedroom to make it into a spare room. She had a million pictures attached to the wall with blue tac, and in removing them there are now lots of bits where the paint has come off with the blue tac. Will we need …
Damp course
Brickwork & Repointing
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My sister has a 1930s semi- detached house ,all completely rewired, new kitchen/ bathroom and fireplaces removed. Replasteted. Done about 10 years ago. She now has ' rising damp ' on the inner connecting wall of the dining room. The builder says she needs a new damp course . Though …
How to keep leaning cupboard upright?
Carpentry & Joinery
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I have a tall white woodchip cupboard that has started to lean to one side, will batons across the back from side to side keep it upright?
Which Trade to employ
Carpentry & Joinery
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I need to replace the fibre board ceiling in my 4ft x 6ft boiler room with fire resistant plaster board and then skim the ceiling. I thought this was a job for a plasterer but am have difficulty finding one prepared to do this job. What other trade would consider …