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I live in semi detached house in the north west. Several months ago my neighbours told me they were going to be having their roof done and that at the same time they were going to rebuild the top of the chimney stack. It was being done by a mate of theirs at mates rates, the whole job coming...

I'm about to lay a load of reclaimed pitch pine parquet on new floor slabs (and dried for several months), i've scraped the bitumen off the back using a heat gun, but I need to decide on an adhesive. I realise that because of the bitumen residue I need to use something that's either bitumen...

I'm looking at re laying my driveway, which is currently constructed of non porous materials and which runs into local drainage. I'm trying to come up with a solution regarding the rainwater run off according to building regulations and I hope you could offer some advice. The area is heavy...

I'm trying to select a product to finish my Walnut worktop. I've tried some Colron Teak oil, but it doesn't add much to the colour. I've tried a sample of Auro 108 worktop oil and it looks much better. However the Auro does seem comparatively pricey compared to other products...

Firstly, let me apologise if this would be more appropriate in the 'Wood / Woodwork / Carpentry' section. I've started stripping some doors in my 1930's semi. They're caked with thick paint, and I expected bare wood underneath. I decided to strip it back, and repaint them. However once I'd...

Its getting close to that point I've been waiting a long time for since we started to dig up and pour new floor slabs in my house. We took up the original parquet and stored while we've been doing the slabs, and its nearly time to lay it again. I've read through many threads on here, and on...

Gents, I'm looking at constructing a fireplace surround to be tiled. I intend to use the fireplace in the future, would a wood and ply box construction be suitable once tiled, or would these be inappropriate due to the proximity of the heat? Thanks in advance.

I need some advice regarding what to do with the cill and casing on my front windows. The house is a 1930's 3 bed semi, and the windows have been replaced at the front with UPVC double glased units. When this was done, whoever did it went PVC-tastic and in the reveals around the window they...

Gents, I'm currently in the process of refurbishing my 1928 3 bed semi. Previously, a ghastly UPVC door has been fitted in the arch at the front of my house, giving only around 2' between it, and the original front door and glazing which is set back slightly into the hall. Now, bear with...

I'm currently in the process of digging out and replacing the floors in my 1930's 3 bed semi. In accordance with current building regulations we need to add insulation. We're going to do hardcore, sand, damproof, concrete, then insulation with a hardboard floating floor, on which I'll be...

I've recently bought a 1928 built 3 bed semi. The floors were uneven, so they've had to be dug up, and were about to build up using modern standards. The old floor consisted of parquet wood blocks on top of cement and rumble, to a depth of about 5 inches. The damp proof course used when first...

Gents, Just completing on a house, which at some point in the past has had a partial rewire, but is a bit of a messy job, surface mounted wires and sockets etc. I'd like to have these all sunk, sink the sockets etc, new CU to tidy up under the stairs. Now I'm no electrician, but I can...