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Lift it up? I would need a crane!

:LOL: Thanks, this made me laugh. So do you think if I replace the rotten wood with new treated wood and install a drip and window cill I wont get the problem repeating itself?

thanks for the reply Woody. Could you explain like i'm five for me: run off from cladding? the wall which is rotting doesn't really get rain fall on its only the bottom which is wet. What is 'drip along the bottom edge of the panel'? also wanted to add that the front of the summer house also...

relocate the socket to behind the tv.

This is going to be amazing. I will definitely keep an eye out for ongoing progress pics.

Hi guys, we moved into our current property a couple of years ago and at the back was a summer house. this has been until now been used as a place to store junk. i started to rip the old furniture out because the floor was very springy near the sink, my initial thought was there may have been...

No no, I don't want to do anything major. All I'm looking to do is add a heater and wanted to know the best & cheapest way to insulate the garage. I will not be able to infill the garage door as I live on a new development which doesn't allow garage conversions. So basically, how can I...

Hi, Im looking to use my garage all year round and not just in the summer. does anybody have any advice on the best way to insulate and keep warm a freezing garage? my initial plan is to: install a central heater, insulate the garage door which is metal using something like celotex...

Hi guys, Hope you can be of some help. In my main bathroom i have a toilet which has a concealed cistern, built into a vanity unit, the toilet has begun to run now after a flush - continuously leaking into the bowl, my real problem is getting into the top of the cistern, i can get the...

sorry i cant help you but im interested in any answers - i might do something similar myself

Well ive not heard that one before. as far as i know you have to let the concrete sub floor dry completely before laying the engineered flooring, usually 10mm per week. sounds like your builder has pulled a fast one. could possibly repair parts of the floor? depends if it has been glued...

alastairreid, you're a star. cheers mate. :D

cheers mr_vampy. the concrete has been down for over a month now. the wooden floor will be T&G and will be a floating floor. how can i check if the floor is completely flat? it looks flat to the eye, there are no obvious dips. what underlay would you recommend for flooring with...

Hi there, I'm installing some new sockets in my living room to help relocate my tv. What would be the best way to patch the bottom of the wall up? I still have the cutout of the plasterboard can this be reused? It's a new build, dot and dab. Thanks in advance.

Hi guys, first post on here so if I make any mistakes apologies in advance. We have just had an extension/orangery put onto our house and i was looking around for someone to fit our floor but after getting quoted from between £800 - £1200 just to lay it I thought I'd give it a go myself...

thats excellent. you should be proud. i just put one of these together and that was hard enough lol let alone making one from scratch.

masking tape, im assuming, was to get that neat bead of silicone around the toilet. i have used that technique before getting good results.