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Hi Guys Really confused about the below from our surveyor report so would really appreciate any input. We planned to extend the kitchen in a house we are buying into the current extension however the report reads the below. I thought that timber extensions were okay? Does the below really mean...

Hi All, Hope your experience can help me! Got my new plasterboard ceiling plastered by a guy but didn't really go about fixing the blown out plaster on top of the walls. He advised me to put mesh over and use easifill. But I'm not sure if that is the best approach. I'm using covings over...

Just had a complete bathroom rip out organised by my insurance company. New ply on floor, new floor and wall tiles. Four weeks later, grout is cracked around entire perimeter between wall and floor. I am being told this is absolutely normal and the solution is to put silicone all around. Surely...

Hi I recently had a bathroom completely redone and 6 x downlighters installed. I was a bit concerned about the one above the electric shower as there was not one there before and it is literally the shower head is literally aout 3 inches away from the downlight. I took it down and the bulb was...

Hello, Looking for advice please. We have a new build house and there's a stupidly massive semi-pedestal sink in the bathroom(as in everyone else we know with the same house design *hates* it). Have identified a new sink we want that's basically the same but less deep - was going with the same...

Hi, I'm currently looking for an apprenticeship as an electrician. I have passed my level 2 in electrical installation at Chelmsford college in Essex. I have 10 GCSE Passes, mostly Grades 5 and 4 in Chemistry, Geography, Physics, Biology, English Literature, English Language, Art & Design...

Hello all, first post so go easy on me. I’m having my bathroom done out and I’ve stripped everything out for the plumbers to start. I had a damp patch on the plasterboard so I’ve removed the dot and dab plaster and gone back to brick. I think the damp patch was created by bridging onto the...

Our property already has the entire chimney breast removed from the first floor. We just need to remove the chimney breast from the ground floor to create more space in the kitchen. What should we be concerned with in terms of making sure the flooring above will be properly supported once we...

Hi Al, could you help me identify this blue sheet material please? It is part of a dismantled shed, pulled down a couple of days ago, they said the blue was the walls but I'm trying to find out if this could be an asbestos product or if it is nothing to worry about possible plasterboard with...

We have been informed by BC that the cavity wall insulation is on the wrong side of the cavity and needs to be changed on our extension (4 x 4 m) It is currently on the exterior wall, it is held in place with pieces of insulation wedged in Retaining clips weren't used. Our builder has said...

Daughter wants to put a fresh bit of vinyl on loo in new house. It's downstairs and was previously dug across, presumably for plumbing from outside boiler house adjacent. Middle bit of trench is roughly level, just slightly above level of old tiles in a couple of places. The bit at the door...

Hi, I'm just looking for a bit of advice before contacting the roofing company and initiating negotiations. Back in 2016, we had or whole roof stripped and replaced with concrete tiles, alongside a bay roof which was re boarded and fibre glassed. Initially it looked like a lovely job and I was...

I need to ask advice from professionals. I have a builder laying laminate flooring at the moment, he has finished one room but left the expansion gap visible as it’s not been fitted under the skirting. The gap is the correct size but he was just going to leave it like that with the underlay...

Hi, I am reinstating a bathroom upstairs (Previous owner moved bathroom downstairs) in my 1930's semi with solid walls and a hipped roof, and hence coved ceilings. The room is north facing and got damp on the lower walls as a bedroom. I want to insulate the walls and ceiling with insulation...

Thank you for accepting me on here. I'm not sure it's the right place to ask my question but here goes - My neighbours had work done to their roof ((my property is semi-detached and attached to neighbours). No party wall notice was served. I discovered after coming home from work one day that...

hey there I am looking for advice on becoming a well paid bricky, I'm 26 and I'm attending a NPA in bricklaying (SCQF level 5) 5 days a week course, I'm top in my class to! before this I was working as Labour/hard landscaper for 1.5 years but had a desire to be a bricky, iv got my CSCS card as...

Hi everyone, could really do with some input into some problems I am having with difficult clients. I will give an outline of the case and what has been happening, it is getting out of control and they are getting worse. Please bear with me as there is aloft to go through. Myself and my...

Hi I am new to the space and was wondering what people thought on which places are actually best value (Service, price, convenience etc.)? I have heard some mixed things on TP on here, was wondering if they have improved at all?

Hi, We've recently bought our first house which is about 40's era. When taking the chipwood wallpaper off the 3rd bedroom ceiling we've noticed a fairly long crack in the middle of the ceiling with a couple of extra hairline cracks. The corner is also a cause of concern as when pressed there...

We're currently renovating our flat, and have had some plumbing work done, including having a new unvented electric cylinder installed. We're currently getting everything signed off by our BCO and need to get the certification for the boiler install. Trouble is that the plumber has gone AWOL and...