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I have been getting quotes to have a substantial amount of building work done on my house. This includes - knocking through a kitchen and utility room relocating water cylinder install french doors building a lean-to cloakroom converting a bedroom into a bathroom locating existing...

I'm taking down the old ceiling in an eaves bedroom this weekend. Any tips on how to minimise mess? Should I remove the carpet (not keeping) ? I will put plastic sheet over the door.

I am rennovating an eaves bedroom, which has a lath and plast ceiling which is sagging/cracking in places. I've been advised it's easier to put new plasterboard over the top instead of removing. The other issue I am trying to address is insulation. The room is cold in winter and very hot in...

I am intending on taking down the ceiling in an eaves bedroom. it is lathe and plast and has a number of undulations. I will put insulation between the rafters and then plasterboard. I'm wondering if I use tapered board will I need to skim the ceiling other than the joints? How good a finish...

I am intending on taking down the ceiling in an eaves bedroom. it is lathe and plast and has a number of undulations. I will put insulation between the rafters and then plasterboard. I'm wondering if I use tapered board will I need to skim the ceiling other than the joints? How good a finish...

I went into the loft at the weekend to check out whether I could find where my roof is leaking. When I opened the hatch lots of flies came out. I'm wondering whether there is a dead bird/animal in there or whether flies sometimes make a nest. Presumably they need something to feed on. Are there...

Can anybody advise how deep the footings need to be on a single storey extension, which will be the size of a cloakroom. The footings will be over an area where my drains are already laid and I want to check how much soil is needed above to prevent them collapsing. Is there a building regs...

I have an existing staircase from the 1st to the 2nd floor which I want to alter. In order to create more space on the 1st floor for an en suite I want to install a winder staircase like this one - http://www.staircases.org/Assets/staircase_layouts/SW3W36N3D.pdf What I am struggling with...

We have a roof leak in the top floor bedroom of our house. The room is in the eaves and the top of the chimney breast is damp on the inside walls. We had a builder come round to investigate, he is apparently going to send us a quote. He said it was the flashing around the chimney stack and a...

I need to relocate my boiler and hot water cylinder which are currently located in a utility room adjacent to the kitchen. We intend to knock through to create a larger kitchen. The options we are considering are as follows - 1. keep the current potterton kingfisher boiler in its current...

I would like to reposition a wall light that is already wired in and working. The cable coming out of the wall is in the wrong position. Unfortunately there is not enought cable to connect to where I want to reposition the light. I don't want to have to dig out the cable as I have just had the...

I'm looking to change the staircase in my house. The staircase in question is from the first to top floor in a three storey house. It's currently a normal staircase spanning the width of the house, I'd like to double the staircase back on itself to improve the layout. I'll be getting a caprenter...

I'd be grateful for some advice on laying parquet flooring in a herringbone pattern please from someone who has done this before. I've bought and cleaned 20m2 of oak T&G blocks, which are 2.75" by 10". The floor is concrete and dead level. I've bought my adhesive, Lecol 5500. After having...