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Hoping to get a few opinions about removing the wall under my stairs. I've recently had RSJ calculations done and while the structural engineer was here I asked if the wall under the stairs was load bearing. He thought it may be but advised that a simple post positioned under the stairs should...

Well I'm happy to call it whatever and put a plant in but wouldn't a conservatory need to be accessed from the house or can they also be added to a house but only accessible from the garden? Hopefully I can get away with something like this. A few people in my street have done it likely without...

I live in an end of terrace house with a 1.5m to 2m wide concrete path down the side. I want to block this off to make more secure and provide more privacy. I thought about making a lean to shed in the space. Nothing huge 2x3m and under 2.5m high. I spoke to my local council planning dept and...

I'm planning on blocking my existing backdoor which is on the side of my house and move it to the back. The construction of the cavity wall is block on the inside and brick on the outside with (I think) injection cavity insulation. I'm planning on removing the door and plaster/render to reveal...

Hi, The black material is thin less than 0.5mm. I've left it alone as I was concerned that it may contain asbestos. I'm hoping I can seal and cover rather than remove. I was going to make a new thread for that. The tiles were broken so I've removed them. It didn't occur to me they may also...

I'm renovating my house and have removed some internal walls. Where the walls stood there is now a 2 inch trench that needs filling. There was some dpm under the walls but it didn't continue under the floor. The dpm was damaged when removing the walls. Is it necessary to replace this? Also what...