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Hi all, I live in a house around 120 years old. Ceiling in the cellar had lath and plaster. Typical cellar moist and dampy… The room above the cellar in north facing and I want to insulated between the joist with 100mm Celotext Rigid Foam foil back insulation (bought them cheap before the...

Hi, I hope everyone is safe and well. I am having my roof replaced on my house which currently is slate and the house was built in 1900. Q1) Is natural slate heavier than cement tiles? Q2) I have been advised by a few roofers that the Existing roof timbers should be able to support the...

I am having a ground floor extension built and require some new drain to be put in. I would like to information before I speak again with the BCO. BCO has said he is happy to go with option A. It feels like overkill as the only point of the IC is so the drain can be rodded. Would I be able to...

Apologies, I posted this in a different category about how to go about removing the stump. But didn’t get a answer to my question below: Do I need to remove the whole stump or just the bit that it’s the footing along with any roots? Context I have had footings dug for a small ground floor...

I have had footings dug for a small ground floor extension at the rear of my property. In the corner between my neighbours garage and my property we have uncovered a large tree stump. The remains of a large pair tree which was approximately 3 meters high. It is in such difficult position to...

I used a petrol jet wash to remove all the flaking paint of the masonry at the front of the house, it Came off so easy! However I now have a few gaps in the joints. Can I fill them with cement! If so I was planned by on getting a tube of premixed cement and using a gun to apply. How long should...

I noticed some paint flaking above the window in the front room see pictures. I checked the flat roof above and noticed some repairs had been carried out by previous owners. Would somebody be able to tell me what I can do to rectify the problem? Would it be possible to some paint/liquid that...

I have laid a concrete slab (see pictures). It was quite cool and area was covered in shade. I did not cover it as I did not have a big enough sheet to cover the area. It rained quite a bit after 4 hours and end up with standing water on the concrete. By the time it rained the concrete had...

I would like to raise the floor between my kitchen and hallway. The kitchen floor is 22mm lower, and currently has tiles on the floor. The hallway has laminate flooring down. The new laminate is 8mm. Kitchen floor is already pretty much level. edge of existing laminate has a little play in it...

Hi All, I have had a new door put in and the trim around the door is much smaller then what I had before. I am now left with a ugly gap. I am struggling to find skirting to match, any advice how to tidy this mess up so its does not look so bad?

Hi, I am looking to install a inline extractor fan and will involve a sparky to wire this up correctly. I would like to ensure the job is done correctly and no short cuts taken. Thinking of getting something like this...

Hi, The hinge on the kitchen cupboard is completely knackered. Will not screw back into the holes. Is their a new type of hinge or bracket i can use to fix this? See attached image. Thanks, Shaz

Hi, I wanted some independent advice, before getting a sparky involved. I am building a garage at the bottom of my garage approx 30 meters away from the house. I would like some advice on the thickness of the cable required? Will 12mm be enough or should I got for 16mm or even bigger? I plan...

Hi all, I am putting up a fence in my garden. I want to use concrete posts but do not want to "slot" in fence panels. I want to attach rails to the concrete posts and then nail feather boards to it. I recently came across a youtube video where they attached rails to the concrete posts with...

Hi All, My Neighbour had a hedge that was approximately just over 2 meters in height. He had it chopped in half last August. Since then it has not quite recovered, see pictures taken last week. He is now think about removing it and I would rather him keep it as it adds a bit of greenery and...

Hi, I have a door buzzer and would like to add a switch to be able to enable and disable the buzzer at certain times during the day, like when my kids are going to bed etc. Q1) Is it possible I can add a switch in between? Q2) Is it possible to have switch which can be controlled by a remote...

Hi All, I have a builder who is willing to do me a new roof over my carport area and garage, all plastering inside, insulation, electrics and guttering for the huge price of zero. Let me explain some background info: 1) We met on facebook, and have been chatting for about 8 weeks on and...

Hi All, In my utilitty room, i am getting lots of condensation when ever i use my tumble dryer. I have been advised to add a air brick to improve the air flow and resolve the condensation. I have two builders come come in and tell me i need to have a air brick at different heights, can...

Hi all, I have read any posts about stud walls with plasterboards, but my situation is slightly different, let me explain. I would like to mount my plasma on the chimney breast which has got 48mm insulated plasterboard against the brick wall. The plasterboards we attached using dot and...

Hi all, I have recently purchased a house and had a window removed / blocked. I need to find some matching bricks, to brick it up from out side. I have tried a couple of web sites on the net where you can upload an image and they will find a match for your bricks and then get in touch...