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I want to create a country cottage style kitchen funnily enough in a country cottage, but I want it to look rustic and have the carcasses made from Brick rather than solid wood or god forbid chipboard. I'm having trouble finding ideas though so if anyone knows of a website that is a showcase...

Outside I have an old rubble and stone garden wall, which needs some repair. Most of it to be honest is simple pointing, but some needs rebuilding where its fallen to bits over the years of too much ivy growth. On my inside walls I've used lime as both a pointing material and plaster, but it...

I have the same problem and after a few quotes for repairs to the chimney I found a guy who pin pointed the problem. I have 2 chimney breasts going into 1 chimney. A long time ago the large chimney was shunk and 1 of the flues blocked up. Trouble is no one put in ventilation and there is damp on...

Ok So I've decided to leave a layer of sand packed around the pipes and am going to seal with cement. Is there are certain mix for floors bearing in mind I need it to sit flush with the top of the existing floor as its going to be tiled over.

The plaster cracking and crumbling could be because the wall behind may feel dry, but still retains some moisture and is flaking or powdery and not letting the plaster adhere to it. I had the same problem and some stabilising solution fixed the issue. I'm not saying its the right answer for...

How do I find the void of an old chimney flue I have a bit of a damp problem in the chimney inside the house. I've had a few people to look at the actual Chimney outside and no one can find any leaks. One guy actually came up with a plausible opinion which I'd like to investigate. The...

I have cut into my ground floor to lay central heating pipes. I have a channel that is about 10 cm wide and 6cm deep which has the pipes in the bottom of. The floor will be retitled with slate tiles. I have been advised to fill the channel with sand for insulation and lay some wood over the top...

I can't thank you guys enough for the advice. Just to let you know the bathroom roof is now safe and secure as I used a bit of most of the posts here. The hole outside is covered with brick and mortar now and the new wood (treated) is in place with some angle iron. I had to strengthen a couple...

Thanks for the advice. Yes the uPVC windows are not the best option, but they were already installed when I bought the place. They were put in pretty poorly and have caused so many problems. The whole place needed the plastered walls sorting out and so much of the wood had been left...

Hello This is my first time posting on here, although in the past I have seen some good advice. I have an cottage (circa 1840s), which has had quite a bit of playing around done to it over the last 60 years or so (most of it bad). I'm not working through trying to fix the bad stuff and...

My bathroom above a uPVC window