I have laid quite a few floors over the years. Laminate and wood. I have always staggered the lengths so as the short joins are not all together. The laminate I have to lay instructions say to lay so...
Hello, my next door neighbour has had their roof replaced and where the tiles don't meet my roof the contractor has laid a pipe between our properties, is this normal as I've never seen it before?...
I have a Viessman Vitodens 100 combi boiler which is about 2 years old. Today I noticed that the domestic hot water was only lukewarm and on looking at the boiler'd digital display see that when hot...
Hi Builder. Just finished the floor levelling. Turned out brilliant. Bit of a panic at first as I hadn't used enough water and it was like spreading tar. Bunged it back in tub and added more water....
The saga of the floor continues. To recap. All tiles are lifted. Now left with the "impossible to remove" tile adhesive ridges. Have got Sigma floor leveller. Quite a big floor. 24 sq. meters. Should...
Hello, I have a large piece of slate, from an old pool table, that I would like to split from from 20mm - 3/4” to 10mm - 3/8” or 5mm - 3/16. Does anyone know the best way to do this? I’ve looked at...
further to my other posts and your patience the situation has changed. Part 2/3 of the floor where the tiles were lifted is to be laminate 'wood' or similar. other 1/3 to be tiled near sink etc. i...
Hi all, We're pleased to announce that we are embarking on a ten-part series celebrating The AnswerBank turning 20 years old in December! This March The AnswerBank brings you the Birthday Celebration...
We have an Everest fitted door which has been installed for over twelve years. It is now out of warranty. Over the last couple of years , this south facing door has become slightly warped and, as a...
We live miles from anywhere and had a massive power cut a while ago putting our electric out throughout a dark winter’s evening. No lights, no central heating, no cooking, no landline, no internet,...
Any ideas? The chimney stack in the spare bedroom is showing signs of water ingress which I put down to loose flashings but when I checked in the attic the chimney stack is dry. Could the water be...
This morning I placed an order online for some athlete's foot cream and had to sign a disclaimer to say I was over 18 - order accepted and confirmed by email, followed shortly by another email telling...
Mrs JtH and I are trying to get all our ducks in a row for our camping holidays this year. We are considering buying an 'electric' coolbox. The prices between one operating at 240V mains and one...
Happy New Year to all!
I'm stuck with two.
14d One wouldn't expect a teacher to make one! (7) C?E?T?? (cheater)?
22a One expects to see them in a row (4) O???...
Some of the visitors to the Tower of London have decided that it isn’t child friendly because its history is just too gruesome. Others visiting Mount Snowdon have complained that it’s too steep,...
Varnished paintwork on outside of porch. some varnish dripped on stonework below porch & left white spots...does anyone know how to remove these marks?...
