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Hi, I'm renovating a small house and have added insulation to all the walls for soundproofing and better thermal performance. The stair wall now sticks out as much as the existing skirting board (when I plasterboarded it I profiled it to the skirting). It looks like this - any idea of how best...

Hi all, I got a plasterer in recommended by a friend. He wasn't the most expensive but also not cheap (3.5k for about 7-8 days work on a one bed with his workmate, South London). I went to have a look today and he said they'd finished the upstairs. I'm not sure what to expect as this is my...

Hi all, I got a plasterer in recommended by a friend. He wasn't the most expensive but also not cheap (3.5k for about 7-8 days work on a one bed with his workmate, South London). I went to have a look today and he said they'd finished the upstairs. I'm not sure what to expect as this is my...

Hi all, I do maintenance for a yoga studio and I've been asked if I can replace the metal parts around the shower enclosure door and frame that holds the door. Here is a photo - Any idea how I go about getting parts that will fit and fitting them pls? Sorry this isn't really a plumbing...

Hi all, I bought a doer upper in zone 3 SW London, one bed house, 45 sq metres. It has artex ceilings everywhere which I had tested for asbestos and they contain Chrysotile. I’ve been doing everything myself in the renovation except gas plumbing, electrics and roof repairs and now need a...

Hi all, I'm battening all the inside (block) walls of my 80s house so I can insulate them and plasterboard over. There's what I think is a metal lintel over the windows and front door which I think I need to attach horizontal battens to in order to frame the windows so the plasterboard doesn't...

Hi all, I'm battening the walls of my brick and block 80s house, insulating in between and then plasterboarding over with acoustic plasterboard (heavier than the regular stuff). Have I used enough battens to support the weight? I see some people put header battens and noggins in too. I'm...

Hi all, I've gutted my house and had the soil pipe rerouted from the inside of the house to the outside. My plumber drilled a bore hole and relocated the soil pipe, it's now exiting into the sewers from a hole in the bathroom wall where I'm planning to plumb in a new toilet. The plumber said...

Hi all, I just bought a little 80s back to back end of terrace house and for some reason there are deep holes in the breeze block underneath the existing plasterboard. A lot of the neighbours complain about hearing their neighbours so I suspect the whole street is built like this. Given the...

PXL_20220221_131529543 by Rachel G posted 22 Feb 2022 at 3:15 PMHi all, I hope I'm in the right subforum, let me know if not.. I just bought a one bed end of terrace 80s house in London and the neighbour (also new) says he can hear his other neighbour talking, cutlery while eating, etc. He...