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Hoping you can help as I made a mistake on my painting - I had been using a plaster primer that didn't need diluting for a mist coat. Everyone told me to 'just use Leyland Trade' which I did, but I didn't add the 10% water for the mist coat. Currently I have a base coat (not diluted) on the...

Bit of a long story, but will try to cover the facts! Wall was professionally replastered September. Wall was sized with 3 coats of Contract Matt And Water 50/50 October. Wall was papered with Superfresco Easy (Paste the wall) December 5th. Come January 2nd, the edges of the paper have shrunk...

First post so bear with me. We’ve recently moved into this house and have decided we want to knock down the wall that separates the bathroom from the toilet. It’s and ex council house on the end of a terrace. There is no wall below it, in the loft you can see the plastererboard then there is a...

Hi all I recently installed a texecom alarm system to my property with a smartcom box all seems to be working correctly apart from a constant green flashing light on main panel, I did reset the panel from box but everything works as it should,any ideas to why this green light is flashing would...

Sorry not sure where to post but i need a bit of help, ive got a problem with mold in this room which i washed just 3 days ago and this was not there then. Can anyone tell me what this could be? and what needs to be done about it? Or How it could even appear so quickly? (Video not very good)...

Hi guys just to start off im not really good with cars so just looking for some advice or if someone has had a similar problem i have had an intermitent fault on my astra j 2010 1.6 se the traction control light comes on along with the abs it makes no difference to how the car drives but i have...

I have a problem that I would really appreciate help with, I have a Remeha Avanta Plus combi bolier and need to connect a Salus Rt 500RF too it. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Hi there, Another Hive post, I know, I'm sorry. We've recently had a Ideal Logic + 35 Combi boiler installed. The plumber knew we were going to install Hive so didn't install a thermostat or any kind of timer, just a spur socket. I'm trying to determine which wires go where... Can anyone help...

Hi, I’ve just purchased a nest gen 3 to replace by heating controls and just wanted reassurance/guidance with the wiring before I go ahead as I don’t want too fry my boiler pcb etc. I currently have a glow worm 18hxi boiler and a British gas programmer and a Honeywell thermostat that hasn’t...

Guys, Quick one, I’m probably being thick. What the hell do these dimensions mean with most measurements including “+-“ and a second set of digits... I just want to know at what height above FFL the centre of the pan outlet sits... 180mm, 195mm or 170mm?!

Can anybody help ID this board I have lining the interior walls of my house. Essentially I want to know if I’m dealing with asbestos or not. House is two hundred years old so from an age perspective it could be asbestos based. It is tough as nails, breaks cleanly (although needing an almighty...

Hi there, I am hoping that one of you lovely folk can help me with some general i formation and advice regarding an old Ideal Mexico floor standing boiler please. We are interested in purchasing a house and in the old fireplace space in the kitchen is one of the boilers. Judging by the font...

Hi, I’m a novice when it comes to DIY. Moving into a fixer upper I’ve had to learn on the job and so far have laid wood flooring, stone floor, tiled walls, skirting, loft boarding, garden fence etc but I’m a bit over my head when it comes to starting on the downstairs loo/bathroom. Do you...

Hi All, can you help? My tumble dryer water container isn't collecting all of the water from the machine therefore water is pooling in the chamber. Any ideas as to why this is happening and what I can do about it? Many thanks. Nick

Hi My husband and I have recently completely ripped out our bathroom and installed a new one. Father in law did the pipe work for the new stuff, and we have replaced our old electric shower with a bar mixer shower, which we finished fitting last night. When turning it on, the water runs fine...

Hi all, hope this is the right place for this.. but I was hoping I could get some help. Im fixing two 5kg shelves (string pocket shelves) to the plasterboard wall in my kitchen. It's a new build flat and as I've found out today - the studs are metal. I wat going to use grip-it fixings for...

Hi all, I’ll try to explain the situation. I have a rectangular ground floor room which currently has the joists above it for the first floor removed. I need to add in an internal staircase and so I am in the process of working out how best to construct a wall to section off the stairs and...

Hi, Me and my partner are currently house hunting and have just viewed a 3 bed detached post-war house, which we think has great potential. The only issue is that it has a few alarming cracks in the walls...we noticed some in the dining room which the estate agent said he believes has been...

Hi guys, Tiler has laid some newly chipped edge travertine tiling in my kitchen very beautiful with an ivory grout. before grout, we sealed the tile with a solvent impregnated sealer using "DRY TREAT " Stain-proof. Solvent-based sealer, before grout and again after the grout. This sealer...

Hi My builder is almost at completion stage of doing major renovations at our property. We have noticed that one of the kitchen stud walls flexes quite a bit. They have now been plasterboarded and skimmed. From closer inspection I seem to have noticed there are no noggins in between the stud...