painting walls and trim the same
Painting & Decorating
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I am currently redecorating my bedroom. The plan is to decorate the room in question with black paint with shaker panelling on one of the walls. The walls have been newly plastered and wooden beams have been purchased to construct the panelling. What materials/ products would I need to get …
How to remove limescale build up in toilet
Plumbing
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We have a relatively new back-to-the-wall type "floating" toilet and live in a hard water area. I've noticed a limescale patch building up around the rim. In addition, the toilet is beginning to drip occasionally which I suppose is due to limescale building up and causing it not to close …
How difficult is theory / maths to become a plumber?
Plumbing
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In general how hard is it to become a a plumber? Is the theory hard to learn? Is the maths hard? Is colour blindness a hamper?
Water backing up in shower
Plumbing
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Hi, I live in the ground floor flat of a three story block (including ground floor) built in the 1950s . I have had a recurrent problem that has manifested itself again and am now looking for a more permanent solution. I have a toilet/ bathroom that has a sink …
Microbore to Pex
Plumbing
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My home has microbore for heating in the rooms to radiators. Not sure which size (at work at the moment) Can I convert from this 8mm or 10mm brass to a plastic of some sort (pex etc). What is best these days? Taking it that some people hate plastic... Also, …
Shower cubicle
Bathroom Fitting
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I need a new shower cubicle 1200 x 900 but whoever fitted the shower tray has reset it into both walls so a little bit smaller than the above measurements, so will a 1200 x 900 cubicle be ok and be adjusted? live in Merseyside thank you
What to use to seal naturally distressed painted floorboards?
Painting & Decorating
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We have a floorboards which were originally painted with white paint which has distressed in places over time and we'd like to preserve the distressed look it now has. What kind of sealer/ top coat would be best to use? We don't want to sand down the current floor as …
Install a toilet in an outbuilding at the back of the garden
Building
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Would it be possible to install a toilet in an outbuilding at the back of the garden, roughly 220ft plus from the manhole at the front of the property? The garden is uneven with various slopes.
grinding noise from main supply up to loft storage tank?
Plumbing
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Grinding noise in pipes from main supply up to loft storage tank. Does not happen when I open kitchen tap and outside tap which are mains fed. All other taps and cisterns are fed via loft storage. Noise when both hot and cold taps are run also cistern flushed. Noise …
How to fit shower when mains on opposite side to inlet?
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How to fit shower if water mains pipe is on left but water inlet on shower is on right and what connectors can I use to fit shower