Laying carpet with underlay and without
Laying foam backed carpet Step-by-step Step 1 Line the floor with strong brown paper or several layers of newspaper to prevent the foam backing sticking to the floor— otherwise …
CARPET LAYING
Carpet laying One wrong cut and a large expanse of carpet could be ruined, so if you’ve spent a lot of money, on a Wilton or an Axminster …
LAYING WOOD FLOORING
Laying wood flooring The different types of wood flooring Generally, adhesive is used for fix- lay mosaic panels with adhesive, how are laid in different ways – and this …
Floors: ideas for platforms
Floors: ideas for platforms Changing the level of a floor can be an effective way of demarcating an area for a specific purpose, a dining area in an open …
Wiring new lights
Wiring new lights If you intend to make dramatic changes to an existing lighting system with lots of new lighting points and new switch positions, it’s probably better to …
LIGHTING
Lighting Most houses are built with a minimum of thought given to the proper provision of lighting and, often rooms have just one central ceiling light fitting. A more …
Installing a spur
Installing a spur Step-by-step From a socket Select a convenient socket and checkwhetherthissocket is on a ring, or onaspur. Whenyou have located a suitable socket on a ring, connecta …
Power points
Power points Since the ring circuit can carry as many socket outlets and fixed appliances as you like, within the restraints of total possible loading, it’s usually possible to …
REMOVING A FIREPLACE
REMOVING A FIREPLACE Removing a chimney breast A fireplace chimney breast extends from its foundations all the way up to the flue pot. It is often an integral part …
Removing an old fireplace
LIVING SPACE Removing an old fireplace Before starting to remove a fireplace make sure that it is not an integral part of the chimney breast structure. If …