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I'm planning on building a custom bathroom vanity unit with a small cupboard. I've already purchased a piece of solid wood worktop for the top, but I'm wondering whether to use moisture resistant mdf or marine plywood or something else for the panels. Also wondering what the best way would be...

First time setting out tiles, so I've drawn out a bit of a plan. Fairly happy with the horizontal layout. The backdoor has a really thin strip just infront of it, but it's not easy to avoid. I'm wondering whether to put an inset doormat there since I'm putting one by the front door due to low...

I’m raising the height of my porch floor so that once it’s tiled it will be the same height as the rest of the house. At the moment it’s stripped back to the concrete pad. The concrete pad is a little uneven and I need to raise the floor height between 42mm and 57mm to get a level surface...

Hi, I'm planning on fitting a radiator in the porch, but to do this I'll need to run the pipework into the cellar somehow. I've drawn a bit of a diagram. At the moment the porch floor is back to the concrete pad. I'm going to put some self levelling down, then some 30 or 40mm jackoboard. I'll...

Hi, I'm trying to raise the height of a concrete slab floor in my porch to match the rest of my house. I need to raise it about 70mm. I can use a thin layer of self levelling to level it, but I can't use a deep levelling compound since the DMP for the porch masonry is about 30mm above current...

HI, I have a couple of holes to fill in before I use self levelling. I want to make sure the self levelling doesn't crack. Can I just fill these holes with so,e concrete? If so will I need to prime first with SBR, or just dampen. Thanks

I need to raise the height of the concrete porch floor. It’s 1.7m by 1.3m and is currently about 70mm below the height of the rest of the house, but this does vary a little bit. The tiles and adhesive that I’m going to fit will take up about 13mm, so need to raise it between 50 and 60mm. I was...

I’m planning on tiling over 18mm solid wood tongue and groove floorboards. There is a distance of 410mm between the centres of the joists under the floorboards. I’m trying to keep additional height added to the floor to a minimum, so thinking of using hardie board. My plan is to bed 6mm hardie...

I had some windows and doors fitted in my porch a couple of years ago. The door catches slightly on the strike plate, so you have to close the door with a bit of force. This seems to have caused the single skin brick wall at the side of the door to crack, and it moves a significant amount when...

I had some windows and doors fitted in my porch a couple of years ago. The door catches slightly on the strike plate, so you have to close the door with a bit of force. This seems to have caused the single skin brick wall at the side of the door to crack, and it moves a significant amount when...

I’m building some garden steps using concrete blocks with sandstone pavers for treads. To stick the pavers used as treads down I’m using an SBR enhanced mortar, and maybe a bond bridge. I’m also attaching some sandstone pavers to the riser of each step, a bit like a fascia, what I’m wondering...

I recently took a short plastering course ahead of replastering my house, learned the basic technique but obviously lots of situation I’ve not encountered yet. Wondering how best to tackle the below problems. Should I use scrim tape for any of them, or just fill with bonding? Thanks

I'm building some steps in my garden on top of a concrete footing, using concrete blocks and with stone slabs for treads, the concrete blocks will ultimately be rendered. My concern is how any water that finds its way into the structure will be able to drain. Presumably I need some sort of...

I’m building some brick and paving slab steps in the garden, and need a concrete footing. The footing will need to measure 1200 by 900mm and be 130mm deep. I think I need about another 130mm of compacted sub base under the footing. What I’m trying to work out is the quantity of materials I...

Hi, I'm re-roofing my low pitched porch roof. My plan is to replace the OSB, add a layer of vapour impermeable membrane and fix some plastic slate-effect tiles on top (probably these). At the moment the insulation is just a layer of fiberglass between the ceiling and the rafters. The timber...

Hello, I've been exposing an old fireplace in my house, however, when it was bricked up one of these bricks supporting the lintel was removed and bricked up as well (I've attached some images). Obviously I want to make sure the bricks above the lintel are supported, I also have some spares of...