Search results

Thanks for the information all. That's given me a good starting place for what needs to be done. I went and drilled a tiny hole in the centre of where the fixings would be going for the TV mount. It seems like the plaster goes all the way back to the harder surface behind it, so there's about...

Thanks lucid. Having looked through the links (particularly the firstl) I'm almost certain it's dot and dab and explains why I couldn't find any studs. When I used the magnets though, there seems to be metal strips going along the edges of the chimney wall and around fireplace space at the...

Complete DIY simpleton here (but I'm trying!), so please bear with me... I want to put a TV on the chimney breast but I can't work out how to mount it. I know I should try to attach it to a stud (if it exists). It looks to me like a false wall that's been put in place around the actual chimney...

£90-100 but wouldn't be able to do it for a few hours. He charged £75 and was able to get there quicker. Also, it was a Sunday.

Didn't know if that's typically what they should do at the time. In hindsight, that's probably why he was cheaper than the rest!

Thanks all, just waiting on a garden hose to arrive for the pressure washer. Not heard of jeyes fluid, guessing that's for the stuff that isn't going near the plants?

Interesting, so I should TRY and wash it into the plants? Funnily enough I was trying to avoid that, but it would makes sense now that you mention it (thinking of compost, manure etc). I was worried about spreading it everywhere. And then should I just bleach the concrete/stones?

Hi, Long term lurker here and I have a great first time post :) As the title suggests, having moved into our first home, our first problem has been a blocked drain. Have had a guy it to unblock it which has left a hell of a mess in the surrounding area of the inspection chamber i.e. back...