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Evening everyone just need some advice with my airing cupboard I’m gonna build shelves in after the hot water cylinder has been removed and the walls have been plastered. Only thing is I need to repair the floor and the joists ain’t in the best place to cover straight over with mdf. Any advice...

Hello, Myself and my partner are in the process of buying our first house. The house we have identified is quite small however has a large garden, something we would like to exploit by installing a full width single story extension. Upon inspecting the site, it has become apparent that there...

BUILDER'S ADVICE NEEDED URGENTLY. New front wall. Straight run, nothing complicated. No guidelines or lasers used. Wide and inconsistent perpendiculars, no pointing, significant variation in bed joints from 9mm to 25mm, sloppy mortar joints, big gaps, some bricks used were badly chipped, brick...

Evening guys. Any builders out there looking for help? I am going to start training to be a tiler and plasterer soon and was wondering if anyone needs a labourer on Saturdays and would teach me some stuff? I’m based in Surrey/Hampshire way?

Had my full house skimmed the last week in August/first week in September. (walls and ceilings) Left them around a month before I gave it a few waterd down paint mist coat. Moved in middle of December and have noticed a few cracks appearing around the house (semi) they are random around the...

hi i need some help with this, i want to mount a 4 kg projector in a plasterboard ceiling but cant find the joint so it will have to go in the plasterboard, i wanted to know if it will hold and what kind of things i'll need. also if it will hold a 100" projector screen that is about 12 kg...

my question is where can I get copper pipe tested as it is thin and has been having pinholes leaks off the hot water pipes. The cold water goes through a Calmag water softener and then into the hot water tank. The bungalow was completely refurbished in 2011 with brand new plumbing and electrics.

need answer to a question nobody seems to answer. I had the whole bungalow replumbed and rewired in 2011, and October 2015 experienced our first leak. The plumber cut out the affected joint which had a pinhole in it. As this is leaking on the hot supply we don't find out unless the water...

Anyone got any tips to hide this shocker? It was moulded round a burglar alarm which has now been removed as it was 20 years old and broken. Would love to make good and hide it discreetly. Any suggestions greatly appreciated

I wonder if anyone can help? I have an old Victorian house with an outhouse attached the the back of the kitchen. The previous owners had cemented over the soil pipe and used it as storage but i would now like to reinstate this as a toilet. What is the best way to remove the cement in the pipe...

I am a student at University and I am conducting a research project about the effects of the skills shortage on the UK construction industry. I have done research into your role and due to your vast experience in the field, I feel that you would be a perfect candidate to give your opinion on...