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Hi I am just looking for some advice. We are looking to decorate the lounge soon and want to install a hole in the wall gas fire. We have a brick chimney which is all external, class 1. So the inside lounge wall is flat. My wife likes the idea of making a false chimney breast so we can create...

Thanks Dave, that's is a great help. I will be drilling for shelves and storage so I will try the dryzone paint. Thanks again for your help. Andrew

Hi I hope somebody could give me some advice. I am converting my single garage to an office. I have boarded and insulated where the garage door opening is. This has been newly plastered. The external wall of the garage is single brick. It already has been plastered by the last owner. The...

Hi I am just wondering if anybody know of some good links to show how to build an overlapping fence, I think I have a fair idea, as I am quite handy with diy, built my own kitchen and decking area, so I think I should be able to put the fence up. My idea is to put posts in every 6ft and...

Thanks for info, I will look through it now and ring the planning department. The house is on a corner and has tonnes of space around the house. The current owner has the left the garden very open with a low wall going round the edge, then built a high wall with a small courtyard, this is...

Hi There I wondered if anybody can help. I am looking to buy a house and use the stand alone garage for office space. It is already used for office space and I want to extend. Basically the garage is 5m by 5mtrs. It has a pitched roof, and the roof also has a room in it with a window...

Thanks for the reply. I will have a look at the dusk till dawn lighting too. Thanks

Hi All Just wondered if somebody could give me some help. I am wanting to put some out door lights on the house. I have an idea but want to check if is correct. I want to put some lights either side of the garage, on the internal wall there are two plug sockets. Can I wire the...

I am planning on making a gravel driveway. we currently have a concrete style driveway which I will be digging up. I am just wondering what depth I need to dig down and what depth do I need to make the subcore/type 1. The ground underneath is sand as where we live used to be sand dunes so...