Recent content by bumblingamateur

That's reassuring, I'll have a rummage. Thanks for the advice - much appreciated.

Damn do-gooders, trying to stop me causing myself harm... Thanks very much for the advice. In general terms, would you think doing this so it'd comply would be beyond a bumbling amateur who's never done something like this before?

Thanks - is it the roof as well as the wall that'll need to comply? It's an o!d house and garage so planning shouldn't be an issue. We've only just moved in to the house and had a bit of a tizzy about work in our last place that we hadn't realised we needed approval for, so we're keen to do...

I'm planning on dividing a detached garage using a stud wall, so that most of it will be kept as a garage (with garage doors) and the end part will be an occasional office. I'll also be putting up plasterboard on the rafters throughout, to keep heat in and spiders off my head. There'll be an...

I've recently moved house and I'm looking at making part of the garage into a study. I'd be grateful for any advice - I've never done anything like this before. The garage is brick built, detached from the Victorian house. It's got a tiled, pent roof with no felt or other covering. Inside...

I've just moved house, and one of the jobs we want to get sorted quickly is a new front door. There's a porch with an outer and inner door, both of which are a bit more flimsy than we'd like. It's a Victorian house, and we'd like to replace the inner door with something secure and solid. I'm...