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Hello, I've got a side opening garage door coming to replace my up and over garage door and I'd like to remove the old one without maiming myself. I've spent some time googling and still not 100% sure on what to do. If I have the door in the open position and detach the side bits, does this...

I’ve had a small extension built on the side of my house. I have vertical tiles and I’m not happy with the way it has been finished as the tiles are not level and I’ll be sitting in my garden looking at it in the summer ! My builder says he is happy with what his roofers have done. I’ve spoken...

Hi, after some advice. I have a terracotta imprinted concrete driveway and would like to alter the colour to grey if possible. I've spoken with a couple of companies - one says that it is not recommended as it might damage the drive, the other says it is fine through use of a solvent based...

Hi, I would like to turn this space into a shed to gain some more storage space. IMG_1815[679].JPG IMG_1818[686].JPG What do you think would be the best way to do this ? The other side of the fence is a neighbour's driveway. Any ideas greatly appreciated ! thanks

Hello, I'm after a bit of advice regarding potential flooring in my home and any help would be greatly appreciated. My house is a 60's/70's build. Its had an air blower system, this one in the floor: The bitumen layer is only a few mm thick. Is this likely to be my DPM ? I've had a...

Hi, I've moved into a 1970's house and have just removed a stone wall fire place that had a gas fire in front of it. There is a chimney breast present, giving a hole size of 400mm wide, 310mm deep 680mm tall. What would you do ? I would like to have a modern landscape glass fronted gas...

Hello, we're purchasing a 1970's built home that requires a bit of updating. This is the current layout: Our first major job will be updating the bathroom. We plan to move the wall to the left to incorporate the a/c & wardrobe. The immersion boiler (currently in the garage) is going to be...

Hello, this is my current kitchen: Its small, 2 x 2.8 metres and has a chimney breast protruding from the wall (about 500mm on the 2.8m wall). The current kitchen was installed before we bought the property and the floor space is very limited. I had planned on putting a small range...

Hi, I would really appreciate any advice anyone could give as to whether the removal of my chimney breast/stack is possible, before instructing a structural engineer. My house was built circa 1700 and is grade II listed. I therefore cannot alter the exterior of the building (even though you...