Can I use stick on tiles behind my cooker?
Tiling
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I would like to put stick on tiles on a wall behind my cooker as the wall is splattered with marks. Will that work?
Textured ceiling
Plastering & Rendering
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Hello, I have to remove a 2'x4' section of drywall ceiling that has textured plaster. Once remove I'm going to replace the drywall, put 2 coats of plaster and reproduce the same textured plaster design. It looks like a round ~8inch dip that was done with a mope/sponge. I would …
Handrail
Carpentry & Joinery
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Hi. I have a pig ear handrail mounted to the wall that is coming away from wall. I am unsure how it was originally mounted on wall. Any idea how I could repair this or would I have to replace whole thing ?
avoid wasting felt when felting garage roof
Building
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m y garage roof is 5.130mm long and rolls of felt are 10 m long which means i am losing over 4 metres on each roll. how can i avoid that many thanks
Bathroom Fitter Deposit
Bathroom Fitting
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Our bathroom fitter is requesting a deposit prior to work start date on 13 September 2021. He is not supplying any of the bathroom furniture. Should we be paying him a deposit?
Leaking Cistern supply line
Plumbing
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Leaking where rigid copper pipe is coupled to the cistern. I tried wrapping ptfe tape over the brass collar but still leaked. Had a second go and was able to tease the copper pipe out a bit and a perished fibre (?) O ring washer came out the threaded coupling …
Noisy and vibrating kitchen mixer tap
Plumbing
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Hi, I was hoping someone might be able to give me some advice please. When using any of the hot taps in the house (including the shower) it makes the kitchen tap (which is a mixer tap) vibrate and make a terrible noise – almost like someone is drilling in …
Cracking/peeling paint on brickwork around windows and door
Painting & Decorating
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I live in an old Victorian semi. The brickwork around the windows and the front door has been painted white. That paint is now flaking off (looks like crazy paving) and I'm keen to make it look good before the winter really sets in. Do i need to scrape off/sand …
how much should it cost to replace 2 roof tiles and point 2 ridge tiles
Roofing
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how much should it cost to replace 2 roof tiles and point 2 ridge tiles due to storm damage, which took about a hour?
Updating old style radiators
Plumbing
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Is it possible to replace old style radiators with new ones? The property only has electric, not gas heating. Thanks