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I have moved into a house and the previous occupant has put cement onto the chimney breast and placed stones in random places in the cement. Just wondering if anybody has any tips on removing this? Which tools would you recommend?

Cheers Noseall. The only thing I'm worried about though is damaging the actual chimney breast brick. Somebody mentioned a pneumatic hammer-type drill - would this help do you think?

What is the process for fitting a new gas fire? Obviously, I am not going to fit it but get a CORGI registered fitter, but just wondering what work I need to do prior to the fitter coming? The current fire looks like this: http://www.c20fires.co.uk/im/gf/radiant-2.jpg Nonetheless, I am...

Anybody got any advice for stripping thick paint from a skiring board? The board is not flat, but has a groove in, similar to the below one: http://i15.ebayimg.com/03/i/04/ef/c1/fe_1_sbl.JPG I was thinking about sand-papering it, but it'd take me forever to do the skirting board and door...

I moved into my new home today and have started stripping the living room walls. I'm so pleased as the plaster appears fine and I think I'll be able to paint straight onto it without getting a plasterer in. Nonetheless, there is one slight problem............the chimney breast has stone cladding...

My plan is to keep the dog out of the room but, if it takes days to dry, will have to consider moving dog out.

Will the grape vine not take over the garden? When should I be looking to work on the garden? Wait until early Spring 07?

We are moving home soon with our dog. We are hoping to get the living room plastered and also one of the bedrooms so that we can paint them. Now, we have a dog and we're just wondering will her dog hairs get into the plaster and dry stuck in the walls? Also, how long does plaster generally take...

Thanks for all your ideas. Does anyone have any images they can post to inspire me?

I'm in the process of buying my first house and am looking for ideas for the tiny front garden. Here's a picture of it: ...click here... Just wondering if anybody has any ideas? Ideally, I'd love a fruit tree of some sort (apple, pear) however I am worried it'll obscure the front window...

I am moving into an end-terrace house. We are hoping to get a small window put in on the side / end elevation on the groundfloor; this is currently a brick wall. I'm just wondering if this is a big job? I assume they'll have to knock out a bit of the wall to install the window? I'm not...

Cheers folks. I'm just waiting for a copy of the full surveyor's report to come through. I got told over the phone what the problem was but not much detail so just waiting to find out exactly what is required etc...

We have received back the survey today from a house we have recently put a bid in for to purchase. It has highlighted a "bow" in the front building wall and it has valued this problem to be rectified at £1000. Just wondering if this is a big job? I appreciate it's hard to say. The mortgage...

I'm not a DIY expert but a copper and so, just a tip from my perspective. In recent months, there has been a huge rise in burglaries due to plasma TVs being on display on fireplaces (as they are easily noticeable). If you do get one, try your best to conceal it (even if that means keeping blinds...

Don't know if it works but it's worth a try: - http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061013081834AAXR05Z

I'm moving into a new home (hopefully). The kitchen was refitted about 5 years ago and I'm hoping to get another high-level double cupboard in the kitchen. Nonetheless, the vendor of the property does not know where the kitchen was bought from; she bought the house 3 years ago and so it was...

Thanks for the stark advice - appreciated. Does anybody know of any ways of reducing the amount of least heat through an open chimney then?

If I were to get a fire basket in an open fireplace that ran of mains gas, would I be able to block up the chimney breast, say a foot up from the top of the mantlepiece? The reason being so that the warmth does not just escape up the chimney but stays in the room. Thanks

Both fires in both images are mains gas fires and are NOT solid fuel so I'm assuming it shouldn't be a problem. I have read a little about the loss of heat through the chimney from these sorts of fires. Is it not possible to put some sort of roof about a foot up the chimney so that the heat...

Could the piping be hidden away from site though, so that it looked like a real fire? I am looking at getting the below fire: http://www.fires.uk.com/product_image_522.jpg Just don't want pipes on view as want it to look rear. Could a gas fitter run the pipes straight down through to the...