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Ended in tears with the builder so he won’t be back!!

Hi all We had some new LED spotlights fitted - alongside having the ceiling replastered. Our idiot builders cut the recess for the LEDs slightly too big, so with the spotlights fitted there is a 2mm or so ring exposed. What is the easiest way of rectifying this please? Would it be possible...

hi all i need to find a resin primer for external concrete...needed for this saturday but all i can find is online options. does anyone know of anything in one of the sheds that will suffice? thanks

hi all what's the best method for smoothing a sharp concrete edge? ideally i want to make it rounded or just soften it so it's not as sharp. i was looking at a drum sander that i put in a drill but not sure if the concrete will destroy the paper? alternatively i was looking at getting a...

hi all i need to install a brick step over our existing driveway as the door is significantly higher. the current driveway is made from tarmac/asphalt is it essential i dig a trench for concrete foundation or will i be able to cement bricks directly onto the existing surface with suitable...

so i think after much research the best option for this would be some sort of paving slab, sandstone block paving could work unless anyone disagrees?

Thanks but ideally looking to steer away from boards and would prefer something low maintenance like screed or even an outdoor self levelling compound if such a thing exists?

hi all i have an outdoor seating area which we built last year (picture attached). this has been built out of concrete blocks and rendered - however due to various circumstances when we had it rendered we were unable to render the actual bench part of the seat meaning it was simply exposed...

hi all i'm wanting to fit a nice door canopy to the front of our house, but havent a clue where to start!! something like this; can someone point me in the right direction of where to start please? if i search google for front porch i just get lots of Anglian windows adverts and i don't...

thanks @ClockPie - how does laminate/engineered work around appliances and cupboards? specifically what do you rest the wood against as it's not like other rooms where there is skirting boards to use?

thanks all am looking into some underfloor heating (electrical wiring type) with some new tiles on top of the old existing...

cheers John details of the light here; https://www.amazon.co.uk/Professional-Security-Floodlight-Anti-Creep-Motion/dp/B01H5JWN0S

thanks - unfortunately i don't have a switch inside so wouldnt have a clue how to turn it off anyway but i guess i agree with your view that it is a bit prison like having a big LED spotlight shining on people so will explore other options for outside power!

hi all i hate the tiles on my kitchen floor, they are old fashioned looking, cold and ugly. we had most of the house renovated a year ago but didnt really touch the kitchen but now i want to take it on. the tiles in the kitchen sit approx 1-2cm below the adjoining laminate from the rooms...

Hi all I had a decent LED spotlight fitted about a year ago with a PIR sensor. Works lovely. Is it possible to add a switch to something like this so that i have the option of having the light on permanently if needed i.e outside entertaining? and then have it revert back to being on the...

Thanks all. Have a metal drill bit but it didn’t fancy going through the lintel. I’ll look at getting a high speed piece. Also this isn’t a new build! But on the comment re WiFi we do struggle with it in this house!!

Thanks. A quick google image search of what you suggested above seems exactly like what’s going on! How can I drill through it please?

evening all Need some help re fitting curtains - essentially they are a nightmare no matter what window in the house I try to put them up on The story goes like this - I buy curtains, get the drill out, start drilling through the brick and then bam! The drill hits something that I can only...

Just checked in more detail and there is a plastic cap which covers the end of the metal rod - so assuming that means all is ok :)

Thanks - but if you read it you’ll see that the setup with the live loop already insulated was old and they are now connected to a live feed in the new pendant. So I need to make them secure again as the new fitting doesn’t have anything to attach them to! I’ll pop the light up today and if I...