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I'm liking the idea of those shower wall panels, for some reason I assumed the only panels available would be white plastic and look horrific.

Hi there, Sorry if this is covered elsewhere, I cant seem to find what I'm looking for. In a normal household bathroom (ie not newbuild or for disabled), is there any specific building regulations regards the spacing and distance between the bath, toilet, shower and basin, or is it simply...

Afternoon people, Looking to fit a small corner shower cubicle and I'm just wondering what my best options are for making it totally waterproof (or as near as possible). I've heard of 'tanking kits', but also there's Marmox board, Aquapanel etc. What's my best option, using one of these...

Looks like a very nice attempt, very neat looking. If the cls timber does rot in a couple of years, at the very least it's been good practice and a good first attempt. I'm forever getting things not quite right at the first go and having to re-do them later, the practice gives you...

I'll be using it partially for storage, partially as a workshop, so I guess it'll have some condensation.

Hi people I've just picked up a large Metal shed (yes yes, I know some people think these things are the devils work lol, but it was peanuts and too good to refuse.) I've heard they suffer a lot from condensation....presumably because unlike wood, the metal is cold and doesn't absorb any...

We've been thinking of how to convert our loft for some time (we have no protected fire escape route and stairs exit into a part of the living room that cant be boxed in). I was told by Building Control that they would accept a sprinkler system in my case. Maybe worth having a word with your...

Lots to think about there from different perspectives. If I went down the portable mixer route, I see there's some 100 litre electric jobbies on eBay for under £180 delivered. I'm a complete novice to mixing any sort of cement/concrete....would it simply be case of mixing it and pouring it...

Afternoon gents. I'm debating either buying, or building from scratch my own large shed/workshop. Something around 12ft x 10ft. I've knocked up small sheds and playhouses in the past with no problems, just resting them on levelled slabs. But I'm thinking something this big would need a...

....another tree like ours (Silver Birch?) and that massive Conifer btw lol

The prune seal stuff in the link above should help with the potential rot issue though shouldn't it? I'm loathe to chop the whole tree down (I'm a big tree lover), so I'm hoping so. I'm confident it wont look completely stupid cutting it there (at least not as bad as some of the butchered...

We've lived in the house for 11 years, but as tennants, and the Housing Association employ their own landscaping team and don't like people messing with the trees. When we bought the house 2 years ago and the land at the front, the tree became ours, but in that time it's shot up considerably...

Well, an expert I spoke to claimed there's only so much you can trim off the "crown" (much less than I want to cut) and seemed to be suggesting that it would cause it some sort of harm to the tree itself . I appreciate cutting it at the point I've marked won't look perfect, but it will look a...

Hi folks, Wonder if you can give me a bit of general advice. I'm looking to lop quite a bit off a tree (approx 20 years old) as it's been allowed to grow quite tall and is quite close to the house (around 3 metres). It's started to interfere with the (limited lol) view that we have from the...

Saying that, I'd probably leave the Steel buying to the builder.

Let us know how you get on ASM, I'm looking to do a fairly similar thing with our house at some point, get it structurally converted first, with minimal disruption to the family, then gradually work on the rest of it myself over the following year....not 'skimming the cream' lol, just the slow...

Hi people, Sorry to be a pain, I don't seem to be able to find what I'm looking for (or I'm useless....always possible lol :lol:). Has anyone an idiots guide to loft staircases from the perspective of building regulations? I appreciate a staircase can't be too steep an angle, and must...

Morning everyone, For some time I've been racking my brains as to how I convert our loft while keeping Building Control happy about the fire protected escape route. Our ground floor to downstairs staircase is pretty much open plan, and boxing it off is going to result in loads of lost room...

A big group thanks to anyone that replied. I managed to get an engineer out, he's doing a good deal on a new combi boiler with some the radiator and pipework moving thrown in, and a decent parts and labour warranty....so we've decided to skint ourselves for a while and get it done. It also...