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Hi, I need to decorate a room in my new house. When removing some bookshelves I found that most of the room has wallpaper and behind the bookshelves is just bare wall. The wall paper is slightly textured. I want to redecorate and paint the whole room white without removing the wallpaper. Can...

Hello, I am in the process of buying an old house with a an attic converted to a bedroom and a bathroom. The survey found some materials that look like asbestos (see picture). They recommend having an asbestos survey done by a specialist company. I have two young kids and I am very stressed...

OK! This is a Victorian House that is converted in to flats back in the 80s…The electric meters for the flats are outside in an enclosure in the front garden. The consumer units for each flat are inside the flats. The consumer unit for the communal areas is in the front garden enclosure next to...

I prefer not to discuss about the meters and all other things...we can rebuild the whole Victorian building and re-design its conversion to flats. what is done is done...and it could be a big project to change all these...the consumer unit is in the garden and we just want to have a socket for...

I agree, that is why I am looking for a solution to the problem… the worst part is at the door frame it was used an electric chisel breaker…and silicone…

Probably the cable can be buried in the front garden but the big problem is the main entrance. Can we use something like skirting board trunking or 1/4 circle trunking? I can see that there are many options for decorative trunking; can we use it for outdoor conduit?

The consumer unit for the communal staircase lights is in an enclosure in the front garden. The conduit is for installing socket for hoovering in the communal staircase but later on we want to install a fire alarm system. There is no other way around, it has to go through the main entrance...

Hello, We had to install a new conduit trunking which runs externally in the front garden. Although it serves its purpose, we find it very ugly and especially the exposed part in the entrance can be damaged and become a safety issue. How can we hide the conduit trunking so it is not visible and...

We did employ an electrician and he has a good job. Though, it is solid and it serves its purpose it does not look good. That’s why we decided to change the trunking and somehow hide the cable. Where can we look for such a solution? Any website with many cable management products?

Yes it is the consumer unit in a locked enclosure in the front garden. Though; it is only for the communal staircase area electricity. Each flat has its own consumer unit inside. Before, we just had 4 ceiling lights in the staircase. Now, we wanted to install a socket for hovering and a fire...

Hello, We leave in a Victorian conversion building with the consumer unit located outside in a locker in the front garden (i.e. external power supply). We wanted to upgrade the consumer unit and install a new cable from the unit to inside the building. This was done in outdoor conduit with...

Hello, I live in a flat I own in a Victorian conversion (converted to flats in 1984), 4 levels and 4 flats all together. On flat is rented and the previous tenant made a complain to the Council and health and safety investigation is imminent. Our property management company hired a specialist...

Hi, two days ago, I have painted with exterior white gloss my window. It is a central hinge window and shuts quite tight. Now, it is touch-dry but it is still a bit sticky and soft enough to damage the paint if I close the window. What can I do to dry / harden the paid so I can close the window...

Hello, I have a garden boundary wall that is double brick 7 feet tall and 15 feet long. It has signs of subsistence. I have repaired a few cracks the last two years but there are more developing in the middle section. On one side it is attached to the house. It looks that it seats on the soil...

I need to constract a wedge between a vertical wooden post and a leaning garden brickwall. The gap is 1-3cm wide and 50cm long. The post adds support to the wall. Shall i use mortar, grap adhesive, any sot of resin to fill the gap? Any other materials?

I am installing a fence with 6ft long x 2ft high fence panels on top of a 5ft brick wall. The fence will be help with 4”x 2” beams 8ft high, attached on the inside of the wall. The wall is in the back garden, is old and a bit exposed to the wind. Therefore, it has to be a solid structure. Shall...

I want to install a 2ft. wooden panel fence on top of the wall. The wall was leaning and I built a buttress to support it. I want to support the fence posts on the ground, with bolt-down post supports for concrete. I will also tie the post with metal brackets on top of the wall. This way the...

Thanks, I did repointing 40 meters of wall ang thought I have finished. I will repoint the last part.