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Hi, looking to re-tile the galley kitchen floor which has a plywood subfloor. The kitchen units can't be moved so I'm only going to tile up to the unit legs. Part of the floor (maybe 50cm x 30cm) by the door dips by about a 1-1.5cm. I was going to lay ditra but given the slope in that area, is...

Hi, I've had a full plans submission approved by the council for a wrap-around ground floor extension for a mid-terrace house. The submission showed the adjacent neighbour's existing extension built to a height of 2.3m and astride the boundary (as per their planning submission ten years ago)...

I've down some exploratory digging prior to starting work on a new extension. It seems my neighbour has their extension's foundations (built ~6years ago prior to my purchase of the house) projecting on to my side - highlighted in blue. Do you think I'll be able to build my extensions...

I'm currently renovating and I've found a rather large crack where the front of the house meets the back - I assume they were built at slightly different times. Do you think I can get away with just using helifix bars or something similar with resin to tie the walls together? Thanks in advance. Dan

I'm looking at renovating a Victorian house and the floors have some rather large dips (probably due to the usual undersized joists). I haven't been able to check yet whether the joists are sitting fine in the walls but will do so. In terms of levelling each floor out (the dips range from 3 on...

My friend has some damp coming through the inside of his cotttage which has previously had a DPC injected and the inside wall sand and cement rendered. The original contractor who did it says the outside needs re-pointing. We were going to hack off the inside render and re-plaster with either...

Hi, I've got textured paint on my ceiling that I want to get rid of. Where there has been some repair work done from moving light fittings my builder has filled the patches leaving some pits smooth and some bits textured. What's the best way to make it a uniform surface? Use easi-fill over...

hi - i'm looking to get a circular saw for various odd jobs around the house. Is this a particular model people would recommend - happy to spend around £150 for something decent and will last. Cheers

Hi I've had to overboard the hallway going into a bedroom so there isn't a large step between the bathroom and hallway. However, there is now a step between the hallway and bedroom which i'm fine with. However, i'm not sure where I should the board in the hallway - should it be in the middle...

hi i'm trying to renovate my stairs and i've stripped back the paint prior to staining etc and i've discovered the handrail is some sort of hardwood as is the newel cap but the newel is pine. Any ideas what type of wood the handrail is and what sort of newel cap I should get to replace the...

Hi i'm trying to redo my stairs and i'm in the process of stripping back all the paint and am aiming for finish similar to the bottom picture. Does anyone have any tips for trying to achieve that finish? Basically the treads seem to be pine as do the newels but the handrail downstairs is some...

I'm having trouble closing a window and I'm not sure what's the best way to fix it. It's a pvc double glazed unit with hinges on the sides so it's top opening. The bolt on the bottom right keeps hitting the frame and its too low where as the bolt on the left clears the frame but clips the...

Hi I've removed the hearth which was bedded on cement and this area is lower than the floor boards. What should I use to bring this up to the level of the adjacent boards? Will I need any membrane over this area or will the normal foam underlay be sufficient? Thanks in advance

Hoping for some advice on rejuvenating my staircase. I'm looking to get some white oak spindles, newel posts etc from either Richard Burbridge or Jackson Woodturners and the main issue I forsee is the fact the new newels will be 90mm whereas the existing newels are 70mm. What's the best...

I'm just about to cut out the sink on the worktop as in the pics below but i'm not sure if there will be enough room for the bolts to mitre the breakfast bar at 90degrees to the worktop once the sink is fitted. Can anyone confirm if there will be enough room or if I need to have the worktop...

Hi, builder / his plumber have gone awol and not installed my underfloor heating + combi boiler correctly. I've got the underfloor heating in the kitchen and the boiler but there are no two port valves to independently control each one. The boiler is a Worcester Bosch CD30i with a DT20 timer...

Refurbing the upstairs bathroom and wanted to check if I had everything correct: 1. Strip out everything (Done) 2. Level floor - add strips over the joists, screw down and glue to get a level surface. 3. Run new pipework with isolation valves for toilet, sink and bath 4. Fit soil pipe...

I'm going to be laying Engineered flooring in my downstairs. The floorboards aren't the greatest in some places so to level it out i'm going to lay 6mm plywood with foam underlay on top. I was only going to do this in the hallway rather than in the lounge as well so i'll need to fit a threshold...

I've had some downlights fitted but to cut a long story short, they're the wrong ones. As the ceiling is on a slope I need adjustable downlights, however the hole for them needs to be 85mm instead of the existing 72mm What's the best way to enlarge the hole? Will I be able to use a hole saw as...

I've tried painting today some skimmed walls (left to dry for about 4 months) with some Dulux Supermatt watered down by about 25%. However in some parts the finish is very blotchy and almost looks like there is some sort of stain on the plaster. Any idea how to rectify this? Thanks