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Hi all We live in a vicrorian flat, the soldier course above the top window ( two floors up) is starting to look like it's going to come down completely, obviously I would need scaffold up there but even then it still looks a bit out of my league.. I can throw a few blocks / bricks down to make...

Hi All Hope someone can help, the previous tenants had a what I believe to be a sterling 10 system put in. They can not tell me who put it in or who serviced it ( nor the landlord ). It has been working fine until a recent power cut , now the keypad / display will not accept any commands and is...

I need to sound proof my ceiling, its not that my neighbours are full on ravers its just Victorian conversions where fine when everyone had carpets, not so good now wooden floors are king ! I have looked into various systems but seem to be going round in circles. I did settle on a " genie clip...

Hello all I am about to lay reclaimed pine over concrete. I have battoned itd and plan to secret nail it at 30 cm spacing. The boatrds are 8 inch wide space was tight so the battons are only 2" x "1....not ideal Do people think the secret nails will be enough or should i put some...

Hi I need some advice about joining a oak woorktop 40mm Thick to some quartz 30mm thick any help would be appreciated. Thanks guy

Hi all I need to insulate a 4" waste pipe from upstairs that travels through my kitchen for sound....had enough of hearing people dump!! any thoughts < products ..limited space so cant build thick walls Thanks

Hi everyone,, I have started a small lean to extension. I decided upon celcon blocks as an ext wall with a timber frame construction. After laying the foundation course i was happy with my start but after talking to a few people i have been put off them ( mainly about their difficulty in...

hi i want to make an mdf shelf as hardwearing as possible ( without covering it in ssteel or something). i could do with some advice about putting a varnish over a gloss paint. would this be more hardwearing than just the paint or would i be wasteing my time. Many thanks in advance

hi folks...firstly are these boilers any good???? i seem to have had endless problems, anyway my hot water is fine but no heating whatsoever...it stopped working a few days ago, a little tap on the front got it going again so i thought it must be somthing loose in there ( cant find anything)...

hello there, I have a stopcock that will not budge, access is poor. the bar on the spindle is just spinning and no amount of molies and wrench`s are going to move it now as pretty mashed The valve itself seems pretty old ( its a 50 - 60`s council block in bermonsdsey london ) one side...