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I have done something similar and used plaster board, definitely the cheapest way to get a good finish and this wasn't skimmed. If you have joins where two boards meet, try and use the boards that have tapered edges and use a decent filler to fill the gap, leave slightly proud to dry and then...

you could use steel rod fixed into the stonework and then fixed into the timber with corresponding holes. Would have though a strong adhesive would keep it secure, although not sure how much weight it would take with angle supports underneath

to be honest, i think the previous owner had a go at repairing the tread, which has finally gave up. The reason for the failure, is that they cut a hole in the middle of the tread to get under the stair and I think that has weakened the tread too much. I can replace the tread with wood...

I need to replace a broken tread on my stair. I can get to the underneath, so fixing shouldn't be a problem but was planning to use 18mm mdf rather than solid wood. Anyone any ideas if this would cause problems? Stair will be carpeted so it doesn't matter what it looks like. Cheers

I am planning to lay some solid oak flooring over my traditional suspended timber (floorboards) floor. Was planning to lay down some underlay/insulation sheet to stop any drafts coming through from the void under the house. Should I lay the new floor as a floating floor or does it need to...

Planning to build a small garden wall, not really retaining, more for a change in levels. Was planning to building it out of concrete blocks and then render, probably be only 2 1/2 high. What sort of footings do I need? The soil will be fairly compact that the wall will be built off, but...

Has anyone had a similar problem with ants? We have found a few ants in one of the kitchen cupboards - no open food, its all in sealed jars. not sure where they are coming from but any ideas on how to get rid of them? obviously, don't want to spray an insecticide in the kitchen!

All the rad tails are dry. it looks as though the pvr pipe through the external wall has been leaking/running. Any ideas what would cause this?

prv pipe? Is this the drain off pipe?

is there an easy way to find it? rather than having to lift carpets and floors?

We have a combi bolier feeding a number of radiators but the pressure seems to drop every few days and need to be topped up! I presume that this isn't the norm? One of the radiators is fitted with no thermostatic valves, as a safety increase the bolier malfuctions? and this also seems to...

I am planning to retile a small vestibule however its currently tiled with quarry tiles. Any ideas on the best way to remove these so that I limit the amount of work in leveling the surface before retiling? If I can, I would like to avoid to have to resurface the stone before tiling again...

I have already done a search on the use of the above and have found other postings on this. However, I am looking for guidance on the appropriate dimensions when fixing the hinges to the doors (the cabinets are pre-drilled). There was a link to some info, but I couldn't get my head round...

Thats what I thought. But could this cause any problems with damp, etc, by restricting the air flow? I had thought of using a polystyrene slab which is thinner by 20-30 mm that the actual gap. Would this allow enough air flow?

I have the same issue in my house and sumitted a post here previously. I think the main answer was that you shouldn't insulate as there needs to be air movement across this area! But I think if it was suitable to insulate (I thought of using the rigid polystyrene slabs and sliding them...

I wouldn't have thought that the air circulation has changed at all since I removed the wooden flooring and replaced with carpet. I had to replace damaged floorboards when I took up the overlaid floor, so had the opportunity to check the under the floor

We recently recarpeted our sitting room, having lifted a wooden floor, which was over the original floor boards. We now seem to have a daily appearance of woodlive in the room (only 1 or 2 a day). It would seem that they are getting into the roof from a cupboard housing the c/h boiler, via a...

thanks for the help I have used carcases of the shelf but how many hinges would you recommed on a door of circa 2M high?

Apologises if this is in the wrong forum, but I wasn't sure which it fitted best! I have already constructed the carcases of built-in wardrobes but am stuck with the doors. I was planning to use MDF and paint gloss white but have two concerns: 1. Will i get a good enough finish with...

Its set back from the main street, accessed off a footpath with quite a bit frnt garden - but you might be right, I need to check with my local planning officer