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Hi all, been gutting the dining room this past month and now I am down to fitting new door frames, architraves and skirting etc. My door way goes into the kitchen and is on the left side of the wall with only half the door frame peeking out from the wall past the plasterboard, should I: just...

Searched around and unable to find any for no 7 screws for some sleepers I bought. Any help guys? Thanks

Hi guys. I have a bedroom that I need to knock the 2 external walls back to brick (blown plaster), the house is double slim with cavity installation. My query is can I just dot and dab 12.5mm plasterboard to the brick or do I need to batten the walls, fill with insulation and then...

Just looking for some help with my bay windows. Basically when it rains bad we get water coming in the bottom window at the top corner through the wood trim and in the bedroom we get the same and this has been going down into the new living room through the ceiling. To sort this at the moment I...

Hi, I am taking the walls back to brick at the weekend in the living room as they are all blown, I am also removing the door frames as they are totally wrecked and need replacing, my question is what should the order of jobs be, I think I am partially right but unsure, could anyone help? I need...

hi. I removed the wallpaper when we moved in on the chimney breast and wall. There seems to be an odd brown coat of something on here. Is this simply brown paint or something special because there was a fire on this wall. Should I be worried about this? House built around 1950 onwards And...

Hi I am wanting to remove the chimney breast from the living room and bedroom and keep it in the loft, I thought it would be a pretty simple job, I know you have to support the load in the loft with an RSJ or something similar (heard the things that go on the wall are no longer used?). I...

recently bought a house originally built in 1949. Its just brick and plaster walls, when I try to drill into the walls to put some plugs in and secure some safety gates, I end up with huge messy holes that will only go so deep (about 15 - 20mm). I have tried 3 different types of drill, tried...

I decorated my living room at the weekend but am not totally happy with the finish in certain areas - any tips would be helpful - images attached to show you what I mean I used the blue tape stuff on the walls where the walls and ceilings met - and on the skirting board - looked great until...