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We've just bought a new house and the floor of our detatched garage seems to be lower than the surrounding slab paths which may be contributing to the nasty damp patch in the far corner. The previous owner built a wooden shelf from sleepers, which rests on sleepers (so like an upside down U...

We have a detatched garage which is about 8 feet distant from our house. Both buildings are made from concrete blocks and rendered. I want to fix some 2 x 4s (or similar) to create a pergola like roof structure between them. There would probably be a maximum of three joists in total. I might...

Thanks Freddymercurystwin that's helpful. Is it possible that the conversion would have used asbestos? I know that this can lurk in the most unlikely of places, but would it have had an application for insulating rooves? thanks again Damson

Thoughts / advice much appreciated! We are interested in buying a 1920s/30s bungalow where the attic space was converted into two bedrooms in the 1950s / 60s. It doesn't look like the ceilings have been touched since. My question is, what insulation, (if any) was likely to be installed back...

Hello all What, if any, are the restrictions on DIYers working on electrics in Ireland? I know bathroom and kitchen work is not allowed in England and Wales but are there similar restrictions in Ireland? Is certification of any sort required? Hoping to buy a place in Ireland and just want...

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Hi seco You're right it's just a trim and I suspect the water's getting through there too. So I will remove, seal with silicone sealant and refit the trim. Correct? thanks!

Thanks Seco Re 2 and resealing - do I need to let it all dry out before resealing or is it ok to reseal now and presume that any moisture will work it's way out through the plaster on the other side (you'll see where I've already chipped away at some plaster). thanks again

Hello I've uploaded a photo of the bathroom so hopefully everything is a little clearer: http://www.diynot.com/network/damson/albums/ There are two photos - one of the junction between the shower screen and the tiled wall and one of the back wall of the bathroom Let me know if there are...

will try to post some later tonight ... but any thoughts in advance ...?

Hello! I've been doing a bit of research with other posts but just wanted to confirm a few things .... as we have four leaks. We had a new bathroom fitted in November. We chose a double ended plastic bath which we're also using as the shower "tray". The width of the bath fits into an...

Thanks Big-all that's really helpful!

Hello all I want to make a new kitchen table by attaching a 1.5m x 90 cm pine blank onto an old wooden pedastal base. What's the best way to attach this new top to the base? Also, I'm quite keen to make the table top have flaps/extending pieces (so that it's folded size is less than...

Good point big all - thanks. No, I was going to build the cupboards too - but might investigate using kitchen wall units instead! I will go with the baton underneath and the screws through the back pieces. Any tips on how to find the uprights? thanks again

Hello all I think and hope I'm in the right forum .... apologies if not I want to build a 10 foot run of fitted cupboards in a study, to sit above the door frame. I'm assuming the cupboards could either be screwed into the ceiling joists (the attic is above) or screwed into the wall...

Thanks guys - all very helpful indeed!

hi Jasonb many thanks for your reply Can you explain a bit more what you mean by What's the best way to do this annealing? I'd hoped to make the table a round one so there would be plenty of folding over and cutting to do .... thanks again ...

hello all any thoughts/advice much appreciated I want to build a kitchen table using a sheet of mdf (cut into a circle) with a pedestal support but cover the top (sheet of mdf) with a sheet of tin or pieces of tin. Do I glue? the sheet of tin (which metal would be best?) to the mdf - and...

Any thoughts/help much appreciated I read in a magazine that in the old days people used to repair holes in wooden floorboards with bits of tin. I'd like to try this to see if it looks good - our floorboards are very battered and have a few holes. Does anyone know how this was done...

Thanks very much - that's very helpful - would use you a silicone bead even if the counter is wooden? thanks again