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Hi, I hope this is in the right place but I just wondered if anyone could advise me on soundproofing a joining wall. We live in a semi, neighbours arent that noisy but the dog can be a problem, ours as well as theirs :lol: Ive read that you can add more plasterboard with a gap between but...

Can you lay concrete paving stones on a concrete base? We are DIY disasters :oops: , have recently moved house and was hoping to do this in our garden to hide the concrete base thats currently the patio but have since been told the paving slabs will crack if we do and we will have to remove...

Please can anyone advise me on whats best to do. We bought a house that has a conservatory which is brick at the bottom then upvc windows and plastic sheeted roof. Looking at the conservatory from the garden there is also a brick built 'flower bed' the full length of the conservatory attached...

Hi, after the gales the other day mortar has fell out and it looks like the last row of tiles have lifted. We havent lived there long but I remember looking at the roof from street level before we bought the house and they didnt look like they do now. A tradesman doing work on our house at the...

Sorry if this has been asked before but we are being told different ways to do this. We are having a new kitchen and the floor is vinyl tiles over ceramic tiles (all very sound). Can I tile over the top of this as its proving a nightmare to remove. Ive been told to tile on top, remove the...

Im a total novice at DIY, claim to fame was laying a laminate floor at last house!! We have just moved and the downstairs floor is asphelt?? (Black solid floor) I want to lay a tiled floor in the kitchen and conservatory but the floor in the kitchen seems unlevel and has old lino tiles stuck...

Hi, Ive just moved house and are having a new kitchen fitted soon. My problem is buying a decent built under gas double oven as they are few and far between as we havent loads to spend. Ive been told I could have an electric double oven which would mean lots more choice but I thought we would...

Sorry, Im pretty new on here. Posted on the stairs one first as I wasnt sure where to put it, then realised the building one was more appropriate. :oops: :oops: +++++ OK, thanks for that. M R +++++

Ive posted this in the stairs forum but realised it may be more suited to hear. Can anyone help me please. Im currently selling my house and have to get a letter saying whether or not the stud partion walls that we removed from the first floor landing were fire retaining or not. Our stairs...

I hope Ive put this in the right place but just wondered if anyone could help me please. Im currently selling my house and have to get a letter saying whether or not the stud partion walls that we removed from the first floor landing were fire retaining or not. Our stairs are in the centre of...

Before I waffle on just thought Id mention that DIY is not my strong point :oops: Last year we had new floor covering put down and the firm that did it removed the internal door and didnt put it back as it would no longer fit because of the door plate. We were thinking of having new doors so...

Our system worked perfectly until it was serviced. We asked the man if one of radiators didnt get as warm because of age, size etc. He said that the system wasnt brilliant and if we turned the furthest radiator off (new) then the suspect radiator would get warmer. He did this and the warm...