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I need to fit a (preferably ceiling mounted) extractor fan in my bathroom but I can't decide which is the best way to do it. Can they be vented OK through a soffit or do they have to go through the roof itself? I'd prefer to put it through the soffit as it seems like it would be less...

Thanks for the advice both - think I'll go for the MDF option. Cheers

Hello, The interior ledges of the windows in my house have been tiled (badly) and I'm looking to replace them with wooden window ledges, which I'll then paint. Not having any experience in this area I'd appreciate some tips as to: Which type of wood to use Best way to cut it How to...

Cheers, will take a look.

The paint on the floor of my concrete porch has started to flake and I need to repaint it. Can anyone recommend what type of paint I should use for the job? I was originally looking at floor paints but they only seem to come in red or grey at the local sheds & I could do with it being black...

Need a couple of concrete roof tiles replacing. What ballpark price should I expect to pay someone to do this?

Get yourself some trestles and boards from your local tool hire shop.

Do you need to baton foil backed plasteboard or will using dot & dab adhesive be OK?

Just had the house I'm doing up boarded & skimmed. It used to be damp so we spent ages injecting it all to get it dry first. It's been two weeks since it was done & suddenly circular damp patches have appeared on one wall where the dot & dab adhesive is. The wall in question was previously...

Cheers John, very helpful. I tried to get the report from BRE but they said the link's out of date and it's no longer in print. They can print it for me but it will cost a chunk more and could take a month to arrive. You don't happen to know where else I might be able to get sight of a copy...

Thanks Jeds. It's a Laing Easiform if that's any help.

Looking at potentially buying a concrete built former council house. It was built in the 1950s and is in the Lancaster area. A few people have warned me about the potential structural problems with concrete houses, but I'm not sure if this applies to all designs / areas. We have just had a...

Cheers Fred - I'll leave it for my plasterer to skim.

I'm drylining my living room and have boarded it out ready for a plasterer to skim it. A couple of the plasterboard edges have been a bit damaged when I've put them in: The lower edges of the boards that were sat on the packers are a bit 'flappy' in parts, where the paper has come away from...

look at www.securedbydesign.com for a list of doors that have been tested for burglary resistance. it's the official police recommended security scheme and they also list windows, locks, and various other products.

Depends on the level of security you need and what you can live with aesthetically. One option is the classic collapsible-type lattice gate that you can slide out of view when not in use - i.e. behind the curtains. Lift-up track or hinge aside options, whereby the closed bunched gate swings...

I need to fit a door to the underside of my stairs but the height is slightly less than the standard 1981mm doors on the market - I need around 1940mm height. Width wise I am restricted to around 610 but I believe this is one of the standard sizes. Could anyone recommend which style of door I...

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