Hi, I need to fasten standard 15mm water pipes to a division wall in my house (built in UK in the 1970's). Some clips are already in place, but I...
I’ve noticed some damp in the living room - went outside to see if I could spot anything causing it when I realised we have an air brick in the...
We have just bought a very old, tiny stone cottage which used to be a stable. My daughter's room is at one end of the house. The thick stone,...
I've got a new build property with dot and dab behind plasterboard walls. Behind the skirting board section it seems to be dabbed all the way...
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...
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HI, I need to put together a few retaining walls in my very sloping back garden. My garden is triangle shaped with hedges either side. I have...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hi Have a small job to fix the end of a small stone wall (about 1 foot high). Attached pics show it best. As...
Hello, Really hopeful someone can help a man in need here! This is one for painters, decorators and plasterers! Okay, so we have a 5x2.5m wall...
I'm designing a bookcase to be fit into a bungalow as the image attached. The entire thing is made from MDF and weights collectively 180KG. There...
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...
Hello, There are some areas where the painter corrected faults with a paint brush. This has resulted in visible horizontal and diagonal brush...
Me & my partner are doing up an extension from scratch. We’ve got one open space upstairs which we are sectioning off into two bedrooms. We still...
Hi all.. I'm about to ge r t builders in for some quotes so I wanted to know ahead of time if a wall I want removing is load bearing... It's...
Hello, I am having bathroom tiled, it contains a shower and a separate bath and the tiler has asked which tankgn system I want to use. The...
I am looking to use 25mm foiled insulation internally inbetween battens on external facing walls (cavity - inner leaf) and then plasterboard over....
Hi, I'm a novice building a small natural stone (Cotswold) wall with recessed seating – c. 4m long wall, double skin. I have about 200 stones,...
Would you recommend cutting these 2 stones that span our cavity so there is no thermal issue? Is it a massive issue or fine to insulate and board...
Morning all, Just after a bit of advice / insight. Had issues around a spot in the wall where plaster was knackered and crumbling. There...
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