Recent content by OB

The more I look at it the more it looks like an SE and a builder job (which is a pain the wallet!). Thanks everyone but I think this is a job for the professionals.

There's a pin line crack partly showing on the exterior render where it meets the main wall and he took one look and said he bet it had a bigger crack inside! He was right!

Don't ya just love it! So I had some new windows put in (UPVC), reputable local firm and I checked they used steel jacking poles and everything is in and looks good. The first thing the fitters said when they saw the Bay (upstairs) was wow you're bays coming away! Within about 15 seconds of...

Hi everyone, I am remodelling the kitchen at the moment and have hit a snag! The wall that the cooker will go on is knackered! after years of other peoples DIY it's not in the best of health and I'm between two stools A) Do I batten and plasterboard (which I can do) or go back to brick and...

Thanks Hugh, I was going to smash the whole lot out and start again but this method is more elegant :lol: Hopefully it all goes to plan (nothing in this house ever does!). Cheers Alan

Thanks Hugh, this is really doing my head in! Something so simple... The waste bottom right of the pic goes out through the wall and into an old school open drain.

Hi All, Long time reader, first time poster! I've got a puzzle that I don't know how to solve and hoping you can help me out. I'm remodelling the kitchen at the moment and have come to the moment of truth where I need to reorganise the pipes to work in a new sink position and also to...