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I have been thinking about extending the front of the house, which would increase the size of the livingroom and kitchen, which both sit on the front side. I haven't looked into any of the detail (costs/planning/etc) but one of my initial queries is that as the kitchen sits at the front of...

thamks for this. Can I have this done by a electrician or does it have to be carried out by the electiricty company?

sub mains? the main thing is to create some more space on the wall the meter/amin fuse is currently located on and by moving this by a foot or so to the other wall, would give me the extra space, also makes it tidier. Would I still need a sub main if I want to move the distribution board?

We recently had the power company round to look at moving our supply and main meter from a downstairs clockroom to the understairs cupboard (about 3 or 4 meters distance). As it would involve renewing the mains cable to the meter/main fuse with a longer length, they would have to dig up the...

I have a small slope in my garden which I would like to build steps into. What is the simlest way to do this? Any suggestions? I was think of making a small form and pouring concrete and then perhaps finishing of with slabs. I do have concerns on the sides above the actual steps as...

I have recently used a product called "Parador", which I believe is german. Its actually fairly similar to laminate flooring, but is meant for use for ceilings or walls. Basically, its a pre-finished mdf product, comes in a variety of different finishes (we went for matt white which we...

We recently took up an overlaid wooden floor to have carpets fitted but there is a gap between the skirting boards and floor boards at parts of the room. The house is circa 100 years old, so it looks though this might have been caused by some old movement. What can I use to fill the gap -...

just had one fitted in our bathroom, albeit by our plumber, rather than attempting it myself. It is plumbed in as per a normal radiator would be (or certainly seemed to be), so you could reaplce an existing radiator or tap into the existing pipe work. You can fit them with electric...

I was looking at increasing the insulation within my attic space - the existing looks as though it may be the original stuff. However, our up stairs rooms are partly within the roof void, so have partly commbed ceilings and I noticed that there is no insulation between the underside of the...

just refitted our bathroom and used aquapanel for around the freestanding shower. The big B&Q's do sell it, comes in 900x1200 boards at 12mm thick. Very heavy stuff. It works out a lot more expensive than palsterboard, I paid about £11 per sheet but yoyu will never have problems with...

I recently stripped off old pine cladding only to find someone in the past had painted the walls with what looks like gloss paint. I want to paint the room with a normal emulsion paint (although one for the bathroom). Do I need to paint over the gloss paint with some type of primer first...

just in the process of refitting our bathroom, complete strip out and refit, although not taking any walls down. Not sure where in the country you are but I bought a complete bathroom suite plus large shower tray for £350 from the supply arm of a bathroom shop. This was direct from there...

I'm by no means an experienced plasterer but I have seen these kits in the big sheds - have considered them and they do seem to make an easy job of it but I think you still need to skim over it

I am planning to replace a stair trend as the existing step is very creaky and have been cut in place and doesn't seem to be secured very well. Plan is to carpet the stairs so I am not bothered how the tread looks and I was planning to replace it with 18mm mdf or something similar. I am...

I recently built out the inside of a cupboard with MDF shelving and having now painted it with gloss paint, the end finish is very rough. Does any one have any tips for getting a smooth finish on MDF? As it is, it doesn't matter for these shelves, but I was planning to make some doors out...

I have a house (circa 100 years old) with a bathroom on the first floor and the waste pipes run down through the understairs cupboard, out to the external wall. However, I have noticed that I have the large diameter waste, for the WC, but also a seperate, smaller diameter waste, which seems...

I am planning to replace some T&G that sit underneath a window recess, that looks to be original (if so would be circa 100 years old) as a very small corner has rotted away. This seems to be due to damp material sitting next to the wood in the space between the exterior wall. I can...

I recently took down my old dining room lath and plater ceiling and reboarded for a plasterer to come along to skim. Having down it and know how much mess is caused, I would reboard over the existing celing. Only reason I didn't do it this way was that we have a cornice in the room and...

We recently had a couple of radiators moved and since then, have suffered from pipe hammer. Having looked at them a bit closer, it would seem that my corgi registerer plumber has put the thermostatic valve on the output end, cold end, which I guess might be the reason why we have been having...

No idea if we have an automatic bypass? The hammer stops when I turn the valve, either up or down and then can sometimes start again, I presume when it gets to the new temperature and is trying to close? I will check the direction of the arrow, see if they are on back to front cheers