Hello all, We had an extension done last year and the builders weren't great. They temporarily supported the new floor joists with a bit of 4 x...
Quick one for someone, need to seal some lead flashing that I've installed but I can't decide on what to use. The mortar is a light sand colour...
Evening all, Got some benching to reinstate around a soil pipe connection into the manhole cover. I've heard something about granite dust being...
Have install a new water mains that comes up through the garage floor in ducting. I had to remove a section of the floor .5m2 which was laid on...
Hello all, nice simple one for someone in the know. We've put a new water mains supply in and have bedded and covered in 75mm of building sand to...
Hello, Wish I'd have thought of this before I poured the footings! Wanting to replace my water mains as we're on a galvanised 15mm system. But...
Hello all, We're thinking about having the driveway block paved in the near future, Our neighbours property is higher than ours and has a raised...
Morning all, Hoping to tile a small lean to roof (4 rows) that buts upto the house. Should I have a full tile at the verge end or the side that...
Hello, unsure if this should be in roofing as it's technically roof tiles. I've stripped the tiles and laths from our bay Window with the goal...
Hello all, I'm looking to raise the floor of the garage by 100mm to convert it into a 3 X 3m utility room. Have got the option of a floating...
Happy Easter all, Hoping to fit a stone resin shower tray into the new ensuite and am a bit stumped as to the best way to adhere it to the...
Morning all, Looking to fit a tile vent in a Marley ashmore roof for bathroom extraction. We've just had the roof redone using cromar vent 3 pro...
Afternoon all, I've got another thread running but I was suggested to start a new one here in the hopes that someone could help me out. We're...
Hello all, Hoping to get some advice on a few building questions before the new work starts. We are extending above our single brick garage (with...
Looking to install a 2.8M electric roller garage door in a double brick construction wall that will be built. Which lintel is the correct one? We...
We had a retaing wall built in the garden in 2015 out of 7N dense blocks on their side. I placed polythene behind the wall going down to the...
Hello, Had the idea of adding an extension onto the side of the house for a while and have only just decided to put some serious thought into it....
Hello, I've got another thread about a playhouse that I'm building but thought this would be better in the roofing section. After looking on the...
Hello, I've been building a playhouse for the kids for a couple of weeks now and have taken a design as you go approach so far but it seems as...
Hello, We're looking into having a new wall built to the front of the property and have had two quotes so far but I had a few questions I wanted...
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