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Hi, Hoping for a bit of advice from someone a bit more knowledgeable than myself (and almost everyone on the planet would fit that description!). I am decorating my daughter's room which is the bedroom above the stairs and was wondering how to deal with the box that accommodates the slope of...

Hi, I'm finally getting round to sorting out a nursery for my daughter (she'll be too old if I delay it much longer) and am hoping for some advice. When we moved in, the box thing in the little room over the stairs (does this type of box actually have name, I've not been able to find...

Hi, It's taken me about 18 months to gather up the courage to attempt some more DIY since moving home. What I would like to do is put a wooden fence (probably 6' high) between my house and next door where currently there is a criss cross wire fence and some spiky trees next door. in an ideal...

Hi, I'm just after a bit of advice please. In order to fit our sofa in, we are definitely going to need to take out the main double glazed unit in the front room. I've included some picutres of the inside and outside view and a couple of close ups. I believe to remove it, i would need to...

Hi, Sorry if this is basic but I'm buying a Swedish kitchen and fitting it myself. I'm just after advice on how best to deal with the gas pipe in the corner.I want to have a base unit and wall unit in that corner so would I need to set everything forward a few centimetres so the units are in...

Hi, I have a problem with the floor in our kitchen and living room. The living room has a raised concrete area of a few milliimetres where there used to be a hearth for a fireplace. I will be putting laminate flloring down in the room and using underlay so wondered if would get away with just...

Hi, I'm looking to fit TRV's on the existing radiators in my house but am struggling a little bit. I have bought the TRV's from a well know DIY retailer and the instructions on the pack say to screw the half inch BSP tailpiece into the radiator tapping (which is on the left hand side of the...

Hi, I'm hoping for a bit of advice. I've knocked a wall down to turn a separate bathroom and toilet into one room. The old toilet and bathroom each had a radiator on the wall that is no longer and currently, the pipes they were on are sticking up in the middle of the floor. What i want to do...

Hi, Don't know if I'm being stupid here but I want to replace a Randall 103 central heating timer with a Tempus 7, and had hoped it would be a case of just rewiring to my new back plate. However, the wiring seems to be totally different. I can work out the neutral and the live connections but...