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We need to get our house re-rendered due to age, some blown bits and a generally awful rendering job done by the previous owners. The house is currently covered in this hideous spikey/extreme stippled cream coating which I 'think' probably isn't straight render (we were told some years ago it...

Possibly a silly question, but never having had a thermostat driven central heating system.... in fact where I come from you didn't need CH at all. We have a timer, radiator thermostats and a thermostat as part of our CH. We would like to have heating switch on using the timer rather...

Hi guys, I haven't popped in for ages, so here is another dummy DIY question. We've peeled away the polystyrene ceiling tiles (evil things) in the kitchen and have managed to smooth down the surface not too badly. However, the ceiling has a few unsightly bits which require camoflaging...

Pretty much as the title says... What is your reccomendation is the best place to pick up plain white, nothing fancy, cheap bathroom suites? I've seen a few in B&Q and Focus, but was wondering if there were any better places to pick one up cheaply. We need to do up our bathroom ASAP as we've...

Anyone had any experience of repointing brickwork? If so, any bits of advice, pitfalls and any tips? Thanks. J.

Hi, Am new to the board and to DIY. I'm hoping to pick up some ideas and plenty of good advice. Bear with me if I ask dummy questions - we all had to learn somewhere! I'm in the process of moving into a small house which needs quite a bit of cosmetic DIY doing to it, including replacing...