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I am planning on removing my standard up-and-over garage door and replacing it with a new timber wall. I don't know where to start in terms of how to construct the wall, or any regulations/specifications that need to be met. I've googled but it gets quite technical pretty quickly. Any starters...

Any advice on how to fill garden steps? I am building them out of concrete blocks and paving the top, but what material(s) will be best for filling the void inside them? The biggest void will be approx. 0.75m3. I have looked at fine blinding and compacting this down - is this the way to go...

My roofspaces are floored with standard loft boards, with only 100mm insulation underneath. I want to up the insulation to 300mm. The boards have heating pipes running over the top of them so I can't lift the boards without a whole lot of hassle. Can I lay insulation over the top of the...

Out in my garage I have a consumer unit with two trip switches. The unit is fed from the main fuse-box in the house. Out of this unit, I have three double-sockets, an indoor light and outdoor light. My problem is; when I plug a tester into any of the sockets, it tells me there is no earth...

Hoping to get a bit of advice about the best way cut out steps in my garden. See attached photo: the lawn is raised with a retaining wall. I want to cut out part of the wall and build 3 or 4 steps going up onto the lawn. Img: showing approx. area for steps - H70cm, W200cm, D120cm Cutting...

I'm working on damp-proofing my garage. The problem is that the previous owner laid a concrete path outside the garage wall which is 8cm higher than the damp-proof-course. This is causing damp to come in from the concrete and the DPC I have is too low down to stop it. I am wondering if this...

Can anyone suggest how I can remove self-driving rivets from a brick wall? I think that's what they're called anyway! I've attached a couple of photos - one where I have tried a hammer and crowbar without much success :)