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SarahK1996
Building a Reputation
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   Hey legends! I’m a young, amateur trying to DIY to save $$! We need to renovate our European laundry to fit our new dryer on top of the washing mac ...

charlie0123
Cultivating a Following
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I am replacing damaged villaboard in bathroom. I found the stud is Cypress F5, which is very hard to hammer a nail into. I was wondering if I can dril ...

weekendwally
Growing in Experience
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Hi all, I'm planning to use self stick vinyl tiles over concrete floor. I want to ensure the tiles stick and last. Is there a recommended glue I can ...

kellylouisewebb
Just Starting Out
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 hello! I need some advice. We have just converted a linen cupboard into a hidden laundry room. I’m torn up between bifold barn doors and bypass bar ...

Showerbase
Just Starting Out
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please provide information on how to install a shower base on concrete floor

pash81
Growing in Experience
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Hi, I am planning to tile a small bathroom and have someone install villaboard sheets yesterday. The sheeting guys used blue coloured adhesive and the ...

WreckitRita
Growing in Experience
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I tried to stay true to the tile removal, however, it was cemented in and no amount of care was going to stop some areas of tiles from dropping off in ...

ashley11
Just Starting Out
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Installing new shower base can I remove floor boards and put on straight on to beams .maybe a few sideways 50 x 200 boards underneath to strengthen

charlie0123
Cultivating a Following
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I was watching video "How to build a wall niche" and noticed the niche in the video is secured to the plasterboard instead of studs and noggins.https: ...

bhushan154
Getting Established
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Hello, my bathroom was recently renovated. They had to stud the walls, install new dry wall and tile over it. My question is, what kind of plugs sho ...

Rahi
Just Starting Out
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I have standard project home bathroom mirrors that I would like to add a wooden frame to. Unfortunately, I couldn't find affordable corner clamps at B ...

Tim_S
Just Starting Out
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Hi, I would like to use Hardie Groove on all of the walls of my bathroom. Can I use the Hardi groove in the shower as a substrate to tile over or do ...

sach000
Finding My Feet
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Hi, I am planning to add an ensuite and a powder room to our existing home, and I intend to manage the project myself instead of hiring a builder. T ...

pash81
Growing in Experience
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Hi, I'm trying to add a shower to the existing laundry/toilet. The shower base have to be approx 100mm higher than the other floor for the 50mm waste ...

pavlo1
Just Starting Out
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Hi guys i have been highly recommended to render walls with cement, lime and fine sand 6:1:1 I have removed old sand/lime render however still ha ...

daaniwood
Just Starting Out
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Hi everyone!I'm wanting to convert this section of my units combined laundry & bathroom space to have a bathroom, vanity, sink and mirrors. Someone in ...

Pavlo
Just Starting Out
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Hi, I intend to attach a timber frame to the brick wall and then install Villaboard on to the timber frame. While I have gone through the Villaboa ...

Larakay
Just Starting Out
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Hi can one use wet area vj wall panelling on top half of shower walls?

hubyshelper
Just Starting Out
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Hi, I am the quality control in our project and had to skip the renderer as non is available We took the tiles off brick walls in bathroom and gettin ...

ashrafsiddiqui
Just Starting Out
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we have small laundry. I am little bit of an handy person .. can do things with correct direction and starting points. wondering if someone can help t ...

diyaaron
Getting Established
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Can't find any information on installing the estillo 4 lip shower base. I'm installing on secura floor. Does it need to mortared/cemented in? Sat on ...

Backyarder
Finding My Feet
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An old laundry has been converted to a bedroom but the concrete floor level is not much above outdoor grass level and in heavy rain water has entered ...

juliewheelhouse
Just Starting Out
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I am doing a reno and didn't know that the original laundry cabinet and sink cabinet sat on brick, then the brick tiled over.I have removed the cabine ...

Mark83
Just Starting Out
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Hi all ! I’m doing a project for my laundry. I’m going to build a cabinet to set my washing machine in the bottom and to fit the dryer on the upper sh ...