Hi all. Sorry for what will be a big post and if this is in the wrong thread please move it to the more appropriate. I asked a builder to sort me...
Hello all, I have inherited an extension job, long story but original builder is out of the picture. It is rather large and going to be timber...
So I have some roofers creating a balcony roof for me and midway through the build, my architect/structural engineer who is working on another...
Hi guys I'm planning to put a side porch onto an 1890s semi, architect has specified on the drawing that there is a need to inject a dpc along...
I am currently refurbishing a shed and hopefully converting it into a workshop. I am currently trying to figure out what size timber joists I need...
Hi everyone, I'm after some used scaffolding boards to make some raised garden beds out of. Does anyone have any they are trying to get rid of...
I could do with pointers to fix the threshold/door step. How do I get it level, at the right high and then fix the door so that it closes and it...
In the process of refurbishing the downstairs of the house. On the rear of the property, there are 2 extensions (kitchen and dining room) which...
Good afternoon all, I have just priced some work and got into a conversation with the owner and we did not come to an answer. She has bought a...
I bought my house in 2015 and the survey mentioned dry rot in the porch. The porch was all wooden and at parts barely attached to the house. We’ve...
Noob here, potential silly question alert. Planning to make a fitted cupboard in an alcove when sufficiently informed :) For the frame I've seen...
Hi All, I'm in the process of building my own climbing wall in the alley way between my house. It will be a 4.4m x 3.5m flat wall. That will...
Hi all, I am looking to board up the loft to a good standard ("proper" and all). Everyone recommends - in order to hold the insulation to raise...
Hello, I want to remove the chimney breast in the extension part (1930) of a Victorian house. All is fine about the chimney stack and the chimney...
We're just completing a new build extension and planning to build a deck out from it, ie 2.5m out by 5.0m across approx. Deck boards 5.0m to run...
I’m planning to build a raised deck attached to the back of the house and wondered if anyone could help with a few queries please ? Planned spec...
Good day, I'm not a builder but was hoping I could find help on this site. We just moved into a new property and found the shed in the garden to...
Can anyone recommend what type of paint to use for repainting a large external wall of timber cladding with aged flaky paint. Assume sand down,...
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