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Hi, I'm putting in a patio at the end of the garden. It is against a tall, rendered garden wall on two sides, and fence panels on the third side. The patio will be on top of an old shed base, which will have hardcore on top of it to bring it up to level height, and then concrete then porcelain...

Hi, looking for white sand, sometimes called silver sand, to make a very light mortar. I've ordered bags of silver Sand that look white in the pics, then they deliver briwn/yellow normal sand! Anyone know what I can use? I'm using lime, cement and this evasive sand. Thanks

Hi, I just bought some blum 71T9550 hinges for a fitted wardrobe, with thick doors 28mm thick.. . I can't see anywhere measurements for installing these. I need to know how far from the edge of the door to drill the forstner bit hole (centre point ideally), and how far from the edge of the...

Hi, our back room is single storey, freezing. I went into loft space above and saw a patch with none of that plasticy membrane material or insulation, it's straight onto roof tiles, very cold. What can I use to patch this up? Thanks, pic below.

Hi, replacing an old bathroom extractor fan, the wires are too short to fit into the connectors. How do I extend these safely please? Pic attached, thanks

Hi, I'm replacing a cupboard door - what is this material called please? ? I can't find it anywhere - it's V- Groove MDF panelling, I'm guessing, c. 18/19mm thick. Nothing online seems to match! Any idea where I can order it? Sheet is c.510mm by 1810mm thanks!

Hi, I looked out of upstairs bedroom and can see loose tiles on the roof. Do you think these are old?? There are no visible leaks. What should I do, really don't want to have to pay for scaffolding etc just to check!

Hi all, how do you replace this beast? is it a simple swap? do I need to do anything complex like bleed pipes etc? thanks. pic attached

Hi All, recently, when I turn the bath hot tap on, just slightly, a very loud shuddering, like a pneumatic drill, can be heard from the pipes/floor/tap? When I turn the tap on fully, it stops. Is this water hammer? It doesn't happen all the time, just every so often. But it is so loud and...

I want to build a cupboard under our old stairs. At the moment there is a small coat hanging area, but the far end is boarded over. I removed a board to see behind, the area where the stairs meet the ground is full of rubble and soil like stuff, some bricks and planks appear slightly...

Hi - I'm building a wooden pergola using reclaimed round pillars. The pergola will go on a patio that has paving slabs. My question is - how is best to secure the pillars? Should I use the round brackets and drill/screw into the slabs? Shall I remove the slabs beneath the pillars and dig a small...

Hi, I'm a novice building a small natural stone (Cotswold) wall with recessed seating – c. 4m long wall, double skin. I have about 200 stones, various shapes, sizes. My plan is to do footing, then get cracking. My questions are: 1.Which mortar do I use? I want it to be light coloured to...