Strange Paint Reaction on joints
Painting & Decorating
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Hi There! I recently had my kitchen re-done. Some of the walls were replaced due to asbestos but since painting there are very strange darker lines along where all the joints are. It looks like basically the paint has reacted to anywhere there is new plaster or mastic. The colour …
Placing tiles over existing ceramic tiles
Tiling
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My kitchen has floor tiles. They are stuck to the concrete floor and are impossible to remove without either damage to the concrete or the pipes that run through them. I intend to roughen the existing tiles and place new ones on top. What primer should I use and also …
Fruit flies appear in office and bedroom
Building
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I'm not sure how or why, but tiny fruit flies appear in both my office and bedroom in the 3rd floor of block of flats. I can only imagine that they come from little gaps in heating pipes coming from below or perhaps through little gaps in the skirting board. …
Unfinished fireplace plastering
Plastering & Rendering
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Our fireplace installer has skimmed the front of our chimney in the living room, but didn't skim the sides. The rest of the living room has been done a few weeks previously, but the on the advice of our plasterer chimney was left as it needed to be done in …
Why are newly plastered walls are very fragile?
Plastering & Rendering
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We recently had our new apartment professionally plastered and painted. We were originally very happy with the job, but now we noticed that the plaster seems very fragile. With just a slight accidental knock or tap it dents, and we now have countless small holes and scratches in our plaster. …
Smell like paint thinner in bathroom?
Plumbing
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I get a chemical smell - like paint thinner - in my bathroom. It is very intermittent. It will be strong for a couple of days and then just completely disappears. It’s been more frequent over the last month, but definitely not a sewage or musty smell and don’t think …
Is 2 days enough time to allow for plastering before kitchen install?
Plastering & Rendering
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I have had my kitchen rewired my plasterer has been ill and can’t do the replastering until 2 days before the kitchen is due to be fitted. Is this enough time for the plasterer to harden enough to hang cupboards from. I am so worried.
Laminate / Swiss Krono 7mm
Carpets, Lino & Flooring
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I purchased enough laminate for my house. I laid this laminate which was 7mm width in my bedroom. After finishing the room the joints between the laminate are loose? Before buying I was assured that this was suitable for pets. Also suitable for kitchens , lounges and hallways. Yet the …
boiler overflow dripping
Plumbing
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when running the boiler overflow runs water, i have a pressurized system, over 3 floors, Hot water cylinder and what appears to be 2 expansion tanks ( 1 red, 1 white )
Any solution to electric plugs left sticking out of the wall?
Plastering & Rendering
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I had some plasterers come plaster a room. When they came they said they had to fully strip the scratch coat to the lath because plaster wouldn't stick. They did that in half the room not the other half. They finished today and left before I saw the room. They …