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Hi, We've got a cast iron fireplace that consists of a surround and an insert. Our existing opening is slightly too small for me to get the insert into it and to get the surround flush with the chimney breast wall. I need to make it around 10cm higher and 10cm wider (5cm each side). The...

Hi, I recently had a room totally re-done. It was gutted and stripped all the way back to brick and built back out. The plastering was completed around 4 or 5 weeks ago and the house hasn't been heated during that time. In the room, the vast majority of the plaster appears dry. On one of the...

Hi all, I've moved into a new house where the back garden is fenced using concrete fence posts with concrete gravel boards and pretty standard wooden fence panels that slot in. I want to be able to fix a cat proofing system around the perimeter of the garden (It's like a sort of guard rail...

Hi all, We're currently looking at buying a house that's a bit of a project. I was a little concerned when I found that a fair amount of the skirting boards on the ground floor had holes drilled in them. I've attached a picture for reference, you can see they've been filled afterwards. I know...