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Have an outside tap on the wall of a new extension and starting to get do garden done. The missus want a bit of patio around where the tap is and I am concerned that the kids using the tap could mean water sitting against the house. I can't get a proper drain in that location but can I do...

We had a pipe running through a plaster cornice, which has now been the removed (the pipe that is) and i have been left with a hole in the cornice. Was thinking that if i fill it with filler, even layering it, over time it may come loose and fall out in a single piece? Was thinking of...

I need to replace the finish on our driveway following building works to our house. The house is c.1900 sandstone house with matching stone walls and the driveway is at a slight slope upto the garage and is large enough to hold a large family car, so not overly large area. I would like a...

Planning to paper a room with lining paper prior to painting but my wife wants one wall to have "fancy" paper on it so no painting. Should I line the wall with the fancy paper on it? The walls are in okay condition and I will sand down but woudl like to get a decent, flat finish on the wall...

We had about 2m of our garden wall taken down when the house was extended so i need to have this rebuilt. Was planning of giving it a go myself. Appreciate that it should be done in lime mortar but can i use normal cement mortar for building and then point in lime or should i use lime...

thanks, the house if from c. 1900 so the door opening is an odd size. will try a couple of my local merchants for the right size door.

the existing door is 2085 high by 830 wide found one off the shelve at 1981 high by 838 wide so it would just be the height that I need to increase. The issue is that we want a panelled door but with the upper half glazed

We want to replace a vestibule door and are struggling to find a door tall enough. One of the diy sheds have one that is wide enough but c. 10cm too short in height. Is it acceptable to extend it by this much? If so, I assume it would be better to have the 10cm split across the top and...

Laying a new solid oak floor and have bought a couple of solid oak thresholds. The previous ones I have used came with a plastic Chanel that was fixed to the floor and the threshold clipped into it. The ones just bought are the same shape but didn't come with a plastic chanel - anyone any...

My wife would like window restrictors retro fitted to some of our upvc sash and casement windows, to prevent the windows from opening too far. Does anyone know of a good source to buy and if it's a DIY job to fit them?

Thought I could get away with a hardcore/mot base but obviously not! I assume a standard sett driveway (ie individual stones) dont need a concrete base?

Have been trying to decide on what to use for our driveway surface following a recent extension. Have seen carpet stones (cobble/sett lookalikes but on a mesh background) which i think bradstone make? They are stated as being suitable for use on a driveway (it tends to have a car parked on...

Our pipes in the house have started to rattle at the eNd of the washing machine cycle (also happens when the dish washer has been on but not always). Both machines are cold fill so must be the cold water pipe but I doesn't sound as though the rattle is coming from the kitchen! We haven't had...

how do i go about filling a groove to create a tongue on solid wood flooring. I plan to start laying the flooring from a hearth with the groove facing the hearth and work across the room however this will leave a space of 2 foot or so from the hearth to the wall that i will need to floor...

Right angle to the existing floor so was advised that I don't need a play sub floor. Existing boards ar in a decent condition for fixing As luck has it, the hearth lies length way at right angles to, so works from this point of view. Is glue for the limited part a real option?