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I have recently had an extension built and am largely happy with it. It has a vaulted ceiling. At the edges of the ceiling (the last 30cm) I have a problem with circles of plaster coming away from the ceiling where the plasterboard is screwed to the rafters. The screws seem to be popping off the...

I currently have an outside tap on the back of the house. I would like to put a new tap at the end of the garden (100ft). Can you help me with a few questions. 1. How do I extend from the pipe leaving the house, cost effectively. 2. I did think of burying a hosepipe, but can't work out how...

I am just about to lay a patio and would prefer to dig a trench and lay cable (in a tube if possible so I can add other services as technology changes) to an outbuilding I would like to build in the next year or two. The outbuilding will be an office and workshop, approx 20 sq m. What cable...

My house has some very dated green cladding tiles on the front. A have a few questions: 1. Can I paint them with masonry paint? 2. If I don't paint them, what is a cost effective alternative? Any ideas? I would prefer low maintenance. Many thanks

I would like to build a new porch approx 3m wide x 1m deep. Can anyone help me with a few questions? 1. Should I used tanalised timber or green oak? (100mmx100mm) 2. If green oak, does it shrink much and where is a good place to buy it from. 3. Most importantly...I want to mount the uprights...

Help please!! I have moved into a house recently with an oil fired boiler and rads. It is a gravity fed system. When the hot water was on, the upstairs radiators were hot. I fitted a non return valve after the boiler to fix the problem, and also fitted thermostatic radiator valves. My...