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Hi, I want to install a decorative victorian fireplace and surround into my chimney breast. It's been bricked up so obviously needs opening up to accommodate the fire basket as this would protrude into the chimney cavity. As the hole will be covered by the fireplace is there anything stopping...

Hi, I've just received a lovely pair of swan necked gates that I bought online. The problem is, they're 30mm (total width) less than what i had ordered. The gap between my two walls is 3120mm. Less 2off (100x100 posts) 10mm gap at either end and the middle = 2890mm They sent me gates with an...

Hi I'd like to replace the single glass panes (in the photo shown) with double glazed or security glass ideally with a leaded pattern insert. I've priced up a single pain in proper stained glass and it was over £350 for one of the windows, any idea how much a uPVC one would be? Thanks

Hi, I'm going to paint my wooden front door. I'm thinking Miranol potentially, in a dark grey colour, but I'm a bit concerned the surface must be absolutely perfect with this kind of finish. I've sanded it down today, but what do I need to do about these area around the profiling? Do I scrap...

Hi, Could someone please advise what is causing this. About three courses of bricks along the gable end of my house are covered in thick salty deposits and the mortar is literally falling out between bricks when brushed. It hasn't progressed to the front and the back has been extended with...

Hi, I would like our dining room chimney breast opening in our Victorian semi to create an inset brick fireplace, however I do not want to install a solid fuel stove in there. It would be purely decorative with maybe a feature cast iron surround and inset basket. Would I still need to go to a...

Hi, We are in the middle of decorating this room and want to reposition this radiator around 2.0m further along the wall. It is also a bit undersized as the room was extended since (i assume) it was installed (prior to us moving in). The room is 7m long and 5m wide. Using a BTU calculator it is...

Hi, We've recently moved into a semi that was built around 1910. The understairs cupboard smells damp and mouldy and the plaster close to the floor is crumbling off quite badly. It seems to be ok in the adjoining toilet. This is an external wall and I can't see any major issue other than the...

Which tradesman would I need to find to repair a rotten bay window frame. Joiner (I assume) or window fitting company? It is a three window bay window (Victorian property), the windows are uPVC but the base around the windows and above are wood and need replacing. Thanks

Hi, We have just moved into a Victorian semi-detached house, and all is good, but there is an area of 'rising damp' which was picked up on our survey but now I am able to have a better look at. please see attached pics. The wall with the plug socket is the old kitchen, and the wall at 90...

Hi, We have just had a survey done on a 1900 Victorian semi. The surveyor highlighted the biggest problem being some movement in the brickwork around the front upper left corner and into the upper gable of the house, probably caused by corroded wall ties. I have attached some pics. Can this...

I am as sick as fook! I set out to do my roof felting a week ago when we had a day of decent weather. First job was to put the underlay felt down. It all went down well, I smoothed it all down as I secured it, with about a million clout nails and the end result was nice and flat underlay. I...

I have done a lot of searching on this forum but have not found a definitive answer so I hope someone can put me right. I have built a timber summerhouse/log cabin using 28mm thick T&G wall planks. it is double glazed. The Roof and floor I am happy with and both are insulated and finished...

Bit of a weird one but I want to wallpaper the inside of my 'log cabin'. I am going to turn it into a traditional looking pub. It's one of those summer houses made from 28mm T&G. Obviously I can't wallpaper directly onto the T&G so was going to put Plasterboard onto the wall first...

I am felting my summerhouse. I am aware of the best practise of at least one Layer of underlay nailed to the deck before a cap sheet is glued to the top with cold adhesive. However. I have been supplied with way too much felt. It didn't come with any underlay but I have worked out I...

I am felting my summerhouse. I am aware of the best practise of at least one Layer of underlay nailed to the deck before a cap sheet is glued to the top with cold adhesive. However. I have been supplied with way too much felt. It didn't come with any underlay but I have worked out I...

I am felting my summerhouse roof tomorrow. It's is 5m long x 3m wide and slopes down the long side. I have raised it 100mm higher at one end, so it is a very gradual 1 in 50 slope My question is Which orientation should I lay the felt? In 3 or 4 pieces following the slope down...

Hi does anybody have detail drawings for bench garden seating? I want to build some basic seating into an L shape in the corner of my decking, which I can eventually top with custom made cushions. Also would anybody have plans for a basic home bar counter with built in shelves. I could...

Why would you use underlay underneath shed felt? just a curiosity as a few people have suggested it, and not said why. Also if applied properly, why won't one layer of felt do the job on a large shed roof? Some people are saying there should be 2 or 3 layers. That would make the folds at...

Hi, I'm in the process of building a 5x3m summerhouse. It is in kit form and I am just at the roof stage. The roof is constructed of 20mm tongue and groove planks which is then to be coated in felt. The slope of the roof is 1 in 50 along the length (5m) and I am wondering would it be a...