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I recently had some oversized doors (very high and narrow) custom made by leaderdoors. Cost me about £150 for the the pair but I had to wait 10 weeks. The standard cost for these doors was £80 I think. So wasn't too bad.

Dan, I know it's a difficult question. The piping above the ceiling is probably about 4 feet away from where it needs to then run down to the radiator. Would 600, 800, 1000 quid be too much. Obviously I don't want to be ripped off. Going to get a few quotes but just wondered if anyone had had...

As part of our house renovation we had some pipes that went into our dining room through to our downstairs toilet/bathroom removed and rerouted. As part of that work the radiator in the dining room was disconnected as the piping was going all over the place Now we want to have the radiator...

Hoarding housing is akin to hoarding water or food to those who have none. Criminal in my opinion. Shame it's not criminal by law.

Hi all, I have just removed some horrible vinyl wall paper from our dining room and the walls behind have at some point been painted. The paint has flaked in places leaving it marginally uneven - were talking just paint level uneven. Would you just paint directly over, or is there anything...

I am in awe! Good job so far! My wife and I have been doing something similar with an equally dated looking dormer bungalow for the last year. However, we have got professionals to do a lot of the work (which included removing walls, chimney, bricking back door, and front door and opening new...

Or remortgage.....

We did something similar in that we had a wall dividing our kitchen with a hall that also had a chimney supported on it. We decided to take the entire chimney out as it was less hassle in the long run and the cost was pretty much the same for supporting it. Good luck with your project.

Interesting. I am doing something VERY similar myself. I am widening our fireplace that looks very similar to your parents. We are having a new lintel put in and then some bricks under removed to widen our fireplace (much like your parents are doing), however, I am paying a builder to do this...

Well we have a builder coming to work on this soon and he is charging us £250 per day (plus materials). He reckons it's a 1-2 day job max, so I am happy with that.

Would never get done :P

Assuming there is a lintel in there and we need to open it up further, what do you think that would likely cost? Are we talking few hundred or low thousands? Sorry it's a generic question, DIY is not really my fortay, though I do try :D

hey all, Bit of advice needed? The Mrs & I have had some major alterations done to our house and are now in the process of tackling the living room and having the current gas fire in the living room altered. Currently we have an old fashioned gas fire with a brick surround in front of the...

Thanks for the comments everyone. I thought it was a sloppy job. We are having some custom made doors fitted in the next few months and I will ask the carpenter if he can fix this. It was stained with some pine stain. It actually looks quite rustic and I don't mind the look, but those filled...

Not by the guy who fitted this stair case. Such a shame as its a lovely staircase ruined by shoddy work. If only I'd known to ask about a "finish" :( !

Attached a picture showing one example. No we didn't specify the finish as this is our first major project. Let's say it's been a MASSIVE learning experience.

No, this is our first ever major project, and lets just say we were unaware about things like the finer details.

We had a new pine staircase fitted a while back and just got around to staining it. Now on close inspection I can see that they have filled the screw holes with what looks like a plastic dowel filling. When staining over the wood and these dowels, the result is quite awful. Any one have any...

Gerry, this is the stuff I was looking at. The fitter will be starting to hang them and put the handles in next week. Would you all advise to stain the doors before or after they are hung?

23vc, thanks. I was wondering about using Osmo or a wax but I understand they *may* soak into the wood and interfere with the adhesive holding the veneer?