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by claire.arnold
Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:41 pm
Forum: Appliances in the Home Forum
Topic: Free Standing Gas Cooker Installation Advice
Replies: 4
Views: 5315

Hi, I suggest you get this sorted immediately as there is no way that the connections for your cooker are acceptable, abroad or not. I would write a letter to your employer & outline in detail what you've found & that you believe it is unacceptable. The connections & maintenance on that ...
by claire.arnold
Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:08 am
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: Mouldy carpet!
Replies: 1
Views: 5688

Hi, I am not a professional so please don't take my word as gospel. If there's damp coming through your flooring then you'll need to see where it's coming from as it sounds quite serious to me. You'll just need to make sure it's not serious damp as it will ruin your new floor covering regardless. La...
by claire.arnold
Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:00 am
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: Cutting Laminate flooring around door architrave HOW!
Replies: 5
Views: 41095

Hi, I reccommend laminate flooring as it's so much easier to deal with & costs the same as carpet these days. My husband used a small jigsaw to cut intricate shapes around the door frames. You just need to measure & pencil onto the wood making sure you leave room for mistakes, or just start ...
by claire.arnold
Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:51 am
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: Solid wood or carpet. Help please!
Replies: 1
Views: 4327

Laminate & Ceramic

Hi, I've just been doing the same with my flooring & have found laminate flooring is great. It's easy to prepare, fit & clean providing you have all the right tools & pick the right type of laminate flooring for the room. A living room will need a hard-wearing laminate floor as it will b...
by claire.arnold
Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:22 am
Forum: Tiles and Tiling Forum
Topic: Tiling Over Plasterboard
Replies: 5
Views: 76990

Tiling Over Plasterboard

Hi, I am having to build a stud wall in my bathroom behind the toilet cistern as the soil pipe is too far away from the wall to fit a closed-coupled toilet. I am building a wooden frame & then nailing the plasterboard to the frame. I would like to know if it's ok to tile straight over the plaste...
by claire.arnold
Thu Apr 26, 2007 5:48 pm
Forum: Architecture, Self Build and Design Forum
Topic: Building a Stud/Plasterboard Wall
Replies: 2
Views: 6373

Building a Stud/Plasterboard Wall

Hi, I am currently redecorating my bathroom & it has an old low-level toilet. The soil pipe goes into the ground & is over 1' from the wall meaning that I cannot install a closed-couple toilet without building a stud wall. I can't find any information on how to build a small stud wall to all...
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