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I’m recently trying to improve my DIY skills and I want to install curtains into our lounge. The area above the window has a slight ridge which looks like it’s concrete. I have an SVS drill but could anyone help on if they think I should drill into the concrete or whether I’d need to put a...

Hi everyone! I need your help to get brownie points with the Mrs! We want to add curtains into our lounge as the next project but I want to challenge myself and install them on my own. Does anyone have any tips? The space above the window of concrete is quite small so would you recommend...

Hi, any help will be appreciated! I am looking at putting a narrow staircase up into my loft. The joists run cross-wise to the staircase, so I am looking into cutting the joist to create the hatch. I'd be cutting right beside where the A frame meets the joist, does this make a difference? I'm...

Hi Everyone, I hope this is the right place for this, but I am buying a home and a survey has returned a problem in the loft. A previous tenant / builder has removed a structural beam to install a chimney flue that I think has structurally weakened the property? My question is, can this be...

Hi Everyone, I hope this is the right place for this, but I am buying a home and a survey has returned a problem in the loft. A previous tenant / builder has removed a structural beam to install a chimney flue that I think has structurally weakened the property? My question is, can this be...

Hi guys, Firstly let me start by saying I'm not a builder but often look on here for helpful tips and find it such a helpful place. Now I'm undertaking a little project, I would love it if someone could help me directly. I'm going to build a little porch on my house, it's round the back and...

Hi everyone, I would appreciate your thoughts on the condition of my gable end wall. The two rendered sides in the photo are solid brick with no cavity, while the middle section is a cavity wall with an inner layer of breeze blocks and an outer layer of brick. A surveyor has inspected the...

Can anyone tell me what ratio of sand, cement and aggregate I should use for footings for a small wall? Also what ratio for cementing concrete blocks?

Hi, i have an attached garage which I plan on building an extension behind of to the back of the house. Whilst carrying out the extension I wish to ‘pinch’ about 6 foot off the back of the garage and turn it into habitable space (utility room) My question is, can this new partition between...

Hi all, I’ve recently replaced an old fashioned vent with the attached vent as we were getting mould in the room so needed more ventilation in the room. I’ve installed in, but the only thing is all the slots are sliding in besides the top left one. Does anyone know why? Or how I can change...

Hi everyone, In our porch, we have this meter attached to a wooden panel but there’s no front or sides on it. We have no door to the porch area so when there’s a storm and wind, this panel could potentially be hit with water. I want to build a base and sides on this as well as a door with a...

Can anyone recomend me a ultralight weight shovel for construction. Most of the shovels that I have found online are over 2kg and any shovel I have found that's 1kg is aluminium and not strong enough. I work on new roads being built...mainly use a shovel for cement, scooping top soil and...

We have an exciting opportunity for an Area Repair Technician (plumbing biased) to cover our businesses in this area. The responsibilities of an Area Repair Technician are varied, rewarding and include: • General maintenance works to sites within the region to a very high and...

The pointing in an internal garage wall (which is connected to the side of a house) needs re-pointing after a bit of water damage coming down from roof had made the pointing in places crumbly. does anyone know if it’s better to actually repoint the bricks or fully cement the wall instead...

I have recently removed loads of chimney breast from the ground and first floor in my property. On the first floor and in the loft, the breast wasn't tied into the party wall so it was very easy to remove. Downstairs the breast was tied in to the random rubble wall and removing it was a...

Hi I've read really good advice on this forum for fitting engineered board and as I'm about to do the same I'd like to confirm what I think the best advice is if possible I'm installing 14mm board onto old, existing floor boards. The existing is not too bad but there is a level change and a...

I am in the process of building a 3-sided wall, but I am stuck with not knowing how much Concrete (B&Q 25kg bag) and Mixed Aggregate (B&Q bulk bag) I will need for the footings. Footing Length x Width x Depth House to Garden - 3.2m x 0.3m x 0.3m Across the Garden - 3.8m x 0.3m x 0.3m Garden to...

Hello dear community, I am currently checking out an appartment to buy and as I was there I noticed a to me strange structure between the ceiling and the side walls. The guy told me it is a shadow gap which I then googled and it just didn't seem to fit what I found, at least the way it is...

Hi all. I’m planning on putting some mechanical ventilation to help the moisture in the cellar. In an ideal world you’d put the input and extract on opposite sides of the room. Issue is the back end of my cellar goes into the extension. Question is, would it be Okay to extract the air from the...

Some of the bricks above my front door have dropped. Any suggestions as to how to repair these?