Recent content by Greggerly

hi guys part of my garden is sandwiched between 2 garages (mine and neighbors). The garage wall is part of the partition wall between the properties. I'm planning to dig a pond in this space. I was planning my pond to be circa 2 metres deep. Couple of questions: - how close to the garage can I...

thanks guys. i have a builder coming over on Thursday to discuss. if they can provide guarantee we should be all ok on the warranty

lol yes NHBC. any change to the structure of the house is listed as the reason for insurance to be voided. which is reasonable as they won't take responsibility for the structural damage after any alterations.

hi guys I'm planning to install side doors to my garage. It's a new build and I have 10 years HSBC warranty which in this case will be invalidated. The garage is detached so my assumption is that it will affect the garage warranty only - is that correct? If I use a certified company to install...

thanks guys. thats the plan. as to the extractor fan - already been replaced with the most efficient i was able to find on the market. and it keeps going until humidity level drops down to preset level (60% in my case)

i have an open space plan downstairs and while in keep it relatively warm in the living room, the bedroom should stay cold as i can't sleep in the heat. due to the open-plan layout, all the heat from downstairs travels up super quick and landing is the warmest part of the house (boiler is there...

hi guys I'm planning to remove one of the radiators as it's pretty much useless (upstairs landing). What's the correct way to seal the pipework? Should i blank both pipes, join them together or something else? thanks in advance

not really. those tiles are quite large and I dont think it would look any good. not to mention that media wall have quite thin frame around the TV meaning i would need to chop them alongside which is pain in the butt. tried various cuts and after my futile efforts, I've decided that I will...

hi guys I've started tiling my media wall with stone cladding and hit a brick wall. I need to tile the corners and since the cladding I've bought doesn't offer corner tiles I will need to cut it myself. Normal 45 deg cut won't work as the cladding I have varies in thickness (stone-like effect)...

It’s metal. Doors are between garage and garden so no need for additional threshold although it’s already about 100mm above ground from the garden side. I could fill the gap with wood planks as I have plenty but door frame is only bolted on the sides so the gap above needs filling only for...

hi guys I will be cutting opening in the garage and fitting personnel doors. It seems I will end up with a 1" gap between the door frame and lintel. Whats the best way to fill it? Simply fill it with mortar or is there a smarter way? I know there are infill panels available but it seems overkill...

gold. thank you!

hi guys Just moved to a new house and my en suite is blind so keeping moisture under control is a little trickier. I have a standard bathroom fan with a timer but wanted to swap it for quieter one with a humidistat to ensure it stays on as long as it needs to control the humidity (missus takes...

@ericmark i have exactly same problem. use few smart bulbs but they are mostly for a pre-prgrammed mood settings. for the living room (where i have spotlifght bar) i want to be able to control them without alexa or my phone (it always take me a while to find it at home so not the best way to...

Hi guys. Trying to instal a dimmer switch but the arrangement I have is quite tricky so though I will ask for some advice. So the lights in my house can be controlled via multiple switches. I have 2gang 3-way switch in the kitchen to control kitchen and living room lights. I have 2x 1gang...