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Hi. We are currently considering the purchase of a property which is in need of substantial repairs/refurbishment. One of the possible jobs is retiling of the roof. When the property was built in the 60s the roof-a normal pitched roof- was just boarded and felted. Subsequentlty it has been tiled...

Hi. I would like to upgrade the audio system in my car-a 2008 Subaru Legacy 2.5 SEn. Can anyone recommend a trustworthy firm who could advise on/supply & fit the new kit. I live in Stourbridge in the West Midlands but would travel up to say 20 miles or so for a good firm if necessary. Thanks...

Hi. We're having our kitchen refitted and in preparation had some electrical work done. The electrician ran a new earth to the house side of the stop tap, within 600mm of the incoming main, but when the kitchen fitters came they moved stop tap too far from the main, so repositioned the earth to...

Hi everybody. We're refitting the kitchen and I want to replace the old radiator with a nice shiny one, but what heat output should I be aiming for? The room is rectangular, approx 5m x 4m, with 1 outside wall, 2 internal and 1 previously external which now has the garage the other side of it...

Hi folks. I'm ready now to render the chimney breast and recess into which the wood burner is to be fitted. I've searched on here for the mix to use and it seems to be - for the base coat 4 sand:1 cement:1 lime and for the top coat 6:1:1. Is that right? Going to the next stage, does anyone...

Hi. does anyone have any ideas on how to deal with this? My son & daughter own an old terraced house on a corner plot. At the top of the garden in 2008 they built a room with a car port underneath, and to make it more secure want to put a door on the front which will mean it becomes a garage...

Hi. I'm about to install a multifuel stove and have already seen various posts on the above with 2 names cropping up-Envirograf and vitcas, but I've recently spoken to someone who's used heat resistant plaster-not sure if 1 of the 2 mentioned-and he said his has still cracked. My question is...

Hi folks, this is a query I posted on the decorating forum but with no joy so read no further if you've seen it there. I know wet plaster causes a black stain on bare oak and there's a product which can be used to prevent this. Does anyone know what it's called or who makes it? Thanks Keith

Hi folks. I am looking for the name of a product to apply to bare oak to prevent the black stains that wet plaster causes. I've used it before but can't remember the name or who makes it. Does anyone know of it? Thanks Keith

Hi everybody. I'm still renovating a 100+ years old house (last room now) and have a query on the type of insulation to use. One of the chimney breast alcoves is on the corner of the house and so is very cold-(2 outer walls, solid 9" brickwork). It also has the gas meter and associated pipework...

Hi. I have a plug socket which is too low and I would like to remove and plaster over, but I can't remove the wires supplying it. What can I use to make the wires safe so that I can then plaster over them? I have seen mention of a marette connector but can't find out what this is. Does anyone...

Hi everybody. The above problem is proving difficult to get to the bottom of, and I'd appreciate your thoughts. The patch extends from the ceiling to about halfway down the wall. It's only on the flue for the groundfloor room below and is definitely worse after rain. The flue from the bedroom...

Hi. I am looking for ideas on what to fix to the underside of the cellar ceiling joists (above are the dining room floorboards) to allow maximum ventilation whilst still hiding the pipes and wires. Is there something like the hardboard radiator grille with pattened cutouts but a bit more rigid...

Hi everyone. I'm renovating a 100+year old house which has widespread damp problems caused I suspect by various problems. I'm sure a lot were caused by condensation through poor ventilation and we're doing all we can on that score but we've still got damp which I would put down either to rising...

Hello fellas. I know this has cropped up before but I'm still not clear on it. I'm renovating an old house and need to raise the meter just 2-3 ft. National Grid say it'll cost £700, so I've made a complaint on the basis that this is a totally outrageous/extortionate amount. It seems to me that...