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I've just spent the day going around various diy and flooring shops, nobody seems to sell beading that matches the tile effect laminates. So i've had a change of heart and bought proper tiles which will hopefully work out a better long term solution.

I'm about to lay tile effect laminate in my conservatory, as the the walls are plain brick finish and will not be plastered or fitted with skirting boards what is the best way to cover the expansion gaps?

That will certainly make life a lot easier for me. Thanks Pike

How much does the dpm for my conservatory floor need to be lapped into the house dpc by? As I understand it the best way to do this job is with a angle grinder to remove the mortar along the damp proof course, any tips on the best way to do this without damaging the dpc?

Before I start pouring concrete/laying bricks can anybody give me advice as to how best to run the cables to sockets in a brick dwarf wall conservatory. It is intended to extend the ring main from the house , the dwarf wall will be insulated so is it best to run plastic conduit in the cavity...

I'm digging out for the foundations for a conservatory, I have a rain water pipe which runs parallel to the house with about 1cm gap to the brickwork and 400mm below ground level. I understand that I need to use a lintel to bridge the pipe but how do I support the house end of it, all the...

I did have that thought about moving the downpipe but the guttering runs along the back of my neighbours house (semi) as well with the pipe in the middle of the two, so the whole lot would need to be moved to get the required fall.

I'm going to be building the foundations for a conservatory soon, last night I was digging a hole to see how deep the house footings are and I discovered that the gutter down pipe went into a 110mm pipe which is about 400mm down from ground level and virtually touching the wall across the width...

Oops that was a good start! Sorry I've now edited the post

I've just been to Wickes and B&Q's looking at there conservatories and they both have available steel bases for the conservatories which look like they could save a lot of work. Does anybody have any experience of them? Wickes were quoting about £1000 for the base of a 4.5mx3.0m conservatory

I want to fit a side door to my garage, can anybody advise me about what it involves? The garage wall is constructed of a single skin of bricks with a pitched tiled roof. What sort of support do I need to put over the cutout in the brickwork?