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Hello. Inside of the house is cracked, almost!! So gonna start the garden, as u can see by the picture is very neglected and over run. So my first job is to clear it.... Couple of questions. IS there anything I can spry on so it all just dies but leaves the soil good for planting in...

Hi guys Hope all are well. I'm trying to fit a semi ped I got from victoria plumb along with the sink. I've hit a stumbling block cos there is no instructions no fixing kit and Ive never fitted one before, managed the sink it's just the pedestal. I've attached some photos and any tips would...

Hi guys... When I tile my shower cubicle, do I HAVE to use edging strip or anything like that? Or can I just stop the tiles.... I understand this edging can't be fitted at a later date?

Hi guys, Just a quick on really, When tiling a floor, do I tile up to the middle of the door frame? There is no door in yet just the frame and no carpet yet on other side of door frame... Just wondering where I stop my tile.... Cheers in advance

Hi guys, Gonna tackle my kitchen splash back this weekend, bought 3 meter square of 8x4 white beveled tiles and a bag of adhesive The splash back involves one right angle in the wall, and a bit of a riser up to cooker hood, and 4 sockets... Any advice? Do I start with the tiles hard up to...

HI guys, Just about to move into a new house, new for us but old property really.... The back UPVC door is a few years old id say and it appears to be letting the wind in and a whistling can be heard through the door.. Can I get this door re sealed? is it easy? expensive? who would do...

Hi Guys, Fitting a shower tray in this new bathroom, and everywhere seems to say that i shuild cement this in place. Its 25kg, its not a flimsy plastic one. Do i really need to cement it or can i get away with other adhesives, and if so what do u recommed? Secondly is it recommended to cut...

Hi Guys, 2.5 weeks till move in to this house and still no bathroom, Ive first fixed the water supplies to toilet and sink and bath and shower, the mixer valve is a 3 tap recessed valve which had to be set back between certain measurments which ive done, what is really puzzling me is the...

Hi guys, So my renovation has reached the painting stage finally... I've done ok on bedrooms and living rooms etc, however I have just white washed the kitchen diner and even applied a coat of Matt paint to the kitchen area and it just struck me, should I be using a special kitchen paint...

Hi guys, I've tipped out an old back boiler and now I'm left with a brick fire place which were gonna keep, paint it up and put some stuff in like a feature.... I've had to box in some pipes on one side of the chimney breast which threw the fireplace off center, so I've added one course of...

Hi guys..... Im looking to get my hallway and stairs plastered in the coming weeks and want to rip down the horrid doors i inherited when i bought the house. The doors lead into a porch area but its not actually extended on the the house, i think its been sort of built into my hall, sounds...

Hi, Hope this post is in the right section.... Im thinking of instaling a starlight fibre optic lighting kit into a bathroom ceiling, hundreds of little fibres randomly placed to look like the stars. The ceiling i have in at the minute will be getting ripped down as its in a state. The only...

Hi ~guys..... Ive started to paint on to freshly dried out plaster, ive white washed it and let that dry. Now i want to paint the ceiling white, and two adjacent walls different colours so ive got 3 colours meeting in one corner.... The thing is is the cutting in which is proving tricky, keep...

Hi Know this is an old post but thought id add to it.... My partner wnts the same lights in our new bathroom.... Now the Ceiling has to come down anyeay so im starting from scratch... Is there any way i can achieve this effect without having the joist lines visable as previously said. this...

Hi again guys..... I was under the house yesterday, 1950s 3 bed semi, has about a 5ft void under the house..... The void is made up in to sections with bricks but I noticed under the kitchen there was a substantial amount of starting water. So much so that's i had to go hire a pump and pump...

Hi Guys, Just had a granite fireplace fitted by Fireoutlet.co.uk and it is for a solid fuel burning fire, ive read that the hearth must be cut into 3 sections for heat dissapation which is fair enough. However the job was done while i was away from home, i work off shore, my partner has just...

Hey again, I've just had two windows I'm my kitchen bricked up today, outside skin only, leaving me to to the block work on the inside tomorrow. The smaller of the two windows is only 410mm wide but the breeze blocks are about 460 wide so I can cut then down no problem but can I just sit them...

Hi I'm going to be dot n dabbing my kitchen wall tomorrow. I've ply lined over the existing door an I'm gonna board straight across the wall. Do I just butt the first board up to the wall t 90 degrees to form the internal corner? I'm just after some hints, tips or advice about dot and...

Hi I'm going to be dot n dabbing my kitchen wall tomorrow. I've ply lined over the existing door an I'm gonna board straight across the wall. Do I just butt the first board up to the wall at 90 degrees to form the internal corner? I'm just after some hints, tips or advice about dot and...

I'm thinking of removing a wall between kitchen and dining room in a 1950s semi, I'm not sue if the wall in question continues upstairs to form the bedroom/bathroom wall though.... If I take the kitchen wall down would I need to insert lintels or supports? Do I need to advise building control?