If you have never worked with plasterboard before, you may be at a loose end when it comes to fixing plasterboard. How do you fix and fix into plasterboard? In this epic guide, I will address all of your plasterboard fixing questions, including fixing to studs, brick, ceilings and more! How To Fix Plasterboard There…
There are 3 main ways you can cover an Artex Ceiling or Wall without the need for plastering. If you have any further suggestions let us know in the comments below. I will start with the easiest cheapest method to cover your Artex without plastering first. It may require a little bit more elbow grease…
There are only 4 main ways to cover an Artex ceiling. I will start with the cheapest working towards the most expensive and time-consuming. I have included links to some other helpful articles at the bottom that might be able to help you with your specific Artex Ceiling project. Painting Artex You can paint directly…
There are 3 main ways to cover Artex walls without plastering. All of which can be done yourself. Painting an Artex Wall You can paint directly onto a wall with a fill coat. This is a special type of paint that acts like a very thick emulsion. It helps to fill in the hollows and…
In this article, I will tell you how to remove an Artex ceiling yourself as well as what you will need and how to dispose of the Artex once you have removed it. Artex ceilings were made using asbestos up until 1984. Asbestos fibres were used as a binding strengthening material within textured ceiling coatings….
Here is the full list of all the settings and symbols for your Hotpoint Oven. I will tell you what all the symbols and settings mean in order to better help you use your Hotpoint Oven/Cooker appliance. Off Setting Symbol (Zero or 0) The Zero Symbol on a Hotpoint oven means that the appliance is…
You can use self-level over a solid timber ground floor if the right conditions are met and you use the right product for the job. If you use the appropriate self-levelling compound there is no need to prime the timber sub-floor floor either. You only need to ensure it is clean and dry before you…
Self-levelling compounds should never be applied over laminate flooring. It should all be removed to get back to a solid subfloor. Laminate flooring is easy to remove yourself, as it just clicks together. Don’t be an idiot, rip it out and start fresh. But if you want to know the reasons why, read below. Laminate…
Hello and welcome to my world! A door not latching can leave you in a world of pain, as there could be about 25 different reasons for this. I’ll go through them all, starting with the most common, based on my own experience as a joiner in the UK – so you can hopefully get…
[mv_create key=”1″ thumbnail=”https://theblokecave.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Marking-all-the-way-around.jpg” title=”How To Cut Down Chair Legs” type=”diy”] To cut chair legs down all you need is a handsaw and a bit of ingenuity. You don’t need any fancy tools or equipment. The last thing you want to do is cut your chair down incorrectly and leave yourself with a wonky chair for life….
When decorating your bathroom you may find that you need to cut a large circular hole in your tile. but how exactly do you go about this? After all, cutting into tiles is not the simplest job in the world. Well, I have a couple of different methods here that you could try out and…
So you’ve just got a Karcher K2 pressure washer and you are wondering how the bleeding heck do you connect it up to a garden hose. Well, let me help you out with this quick guide. The first thing you need is this hose connector which screws onto the back of the Karcher K2. If…
The Karcher K2 Compact is a very popular jet washer, so popular in fact you have seemingly just bought one and want to know how to assemble it. Well luckily for you I also bought one, and have taken step by step assembly photos to help you out! Step 1 Screw on the hose adapter…
Engineering brick is tough stuff and if you have the unfortunate task of drilling through it then it can be a hard task. To make it as easy as possible you need to have the right tools for the job. This means the correct drill and just as importantly the correct drill bit. So what…
Filling any lumps and bumps can be a great way to improve the overall look and feel of your walls when decorating. But when it comes time to paint over the filler how do you get the perfect finish? Do you need to primer it or can you paint straight onto filler? Painting Filler You…
Drilling into concrete can be a really tough job, so you will want to make sure you have the right drill bit for the job. But what is the right drill bit for drilling concrete? Let’s have a look and find out. SDS Vs Regular Drill The biggest difference between drill bits for drilling concrete…