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Hi everyone hope your having a good week just a quick question, had log burner fitted 3 weeks ago on Tuesday coming, it has dried out a lot however doesnt seem to be chaning now,it's where the thicker bonding was put in, the wall has never been a issue and doesnt feel wet to touch at all but...

Hi every just after a bit of general advice, I will be getting my driveway done at somepoint and also garage door replaced most likely a hormann rollmatic 2 as seem great quality and hopefully nice and secure. Under my current garage door the manhole cover sticks out past the door, only thing I...

Hi everyone , well plan was to get drive block paved recently however we are putting that on hold for moment as wife wants log burner first. We had one in previous house and loved it. I am going to build a larger log store looking for any recomendations etc, I plan on it being around 180 x 80...

Hi everyone hope your all well , had a few qoutes for block paving of driveway and seems rather than using hard-core only under the papers and sharp sand they all do a concrete mix now of 50mm as says makes a stronger base is that normal, had a couple of contractors with good reputation saying...

Hi everyone hope you are all well, I am in a new home and I am fitting 12mm laminate , didn't want to use lvt as slight discrepancies in floor boards, sorted most of them out and last time I used it it started coming apart, so got laminate. It's a 1960s house om boards with cavity under the...

Hi everyone, I am getting house rewire done and going to get extractor fitted in loft whist getting done as currently none, I have a average 3 bedroom home and wanting a inlin3 extractor that will go in the loft then out of the soffit under roof, what is the best brands and what will be best...

Hi everyone we have moved into a new house and i am trying to work through a lot of jobs, its a 1960s house, i have started on the stairs and there is a lot of hairline cracks in plaster on landing and on the top of the wall going down the stairs. 2 seperate issues here blown plaster and...

Hi everyone I want to paint my garage rafters and roof as don't want to board it, want it dark grey or black, was going to use a matt emulsion just b&q own brand or something similar but was wondering if I could use fence paint like ronseal or such only for aesthetics as would be a lot cheaper...

Hi everyone, getting house rewire done early next year, electrician says if I get the cat 6 cable he will run it upto loft. I am wanting cctv system at some point so wanting cable ran from router area in living room into the loft what is best or quickest cable I should be using and where is...

Hi everyone, for you that don't know I am getting a bit building work done and also a full house rewire, outfront of the house some of the pointing is shot and I am getting that done but just wondering if the dpc may have gone ? There is a spot out back that was caused due to guttering leak that...

Bit of a silly one but what side would you fit a doorbell camera ? Not sure if I should get a normal door bell of a camera doorbell however I feel like it should go on the right but only have upvc and don't want to drill it , and think would look odd on the left as handle on the right. Also of...

Hi everyone, I have my large rear fence to paint and whole house to decorate at somepoint and wanting to get myself a decent paint sprayer. The fence usually takes ages so of can save some time it will be worth it as usually dred it. I have seen the wagners seem to have a great reputation, I...

Hi everyone some of you may already know as I have been asking all sorts of questions lately but I have recently moved into this house and we are thinking of either getting rear kitchen extention including knocking through dining/living room wall to make a kitchen diner and seperate living room...

Hi everyone, just a couple of questions regarding planning permission etc. We have just moved home and are getting a full rewire, however we are want a few things dine first. We currently have a living / dining room however we want to knock through and make a kitchen / dining room. Then we want...

Hi everyone, we have had electrician out today and bottom line is we need full rewire In our new home, built In 60s and lots of original wiring, can't add anything to original board and no earth on lighting circuits etc. We will be getting some qoutes next few weeks for the rewire what we...

Just a quick one, recently moved houses and loft is already boarded out so thats good, some of the insulation and boards have came off the rafters , i think they have put boards up and rammed insulation inside or some of it, but higher up doesnt look like any, i imagine its insulated under the...

Hi there everyone, just moved home and got a lot of jobs to to do so probably going to be on here a lot. Hope you are all well. Firstly I want to get some opinions on this, in the garage (was packed with rubbish on the survey) I have cleared it out and want to paint garage and sort it out, i...

Hi everyone currently getting a multifuel stove fitted and i have i have a chimney fitted on outside of the wall you can see , they knocked the wall through at the bottom for the flue just wondering if would require lintel ? I never seen if there was one there and not sure why...

Hi everyone , my loft is hard to get around as so low , found droplets of water on the felt as in pictures, also found white mold due to the water, noticed this last year aswel when got cold, it worried me as the rafters where damp in places due to the wet felt and water, hard to check as so low...

Hi everyone hope you are well, just a quick one, i put down 18mm laminate flooring down 4 years ago and at front door was to high so placed a matt, is there anyway this can be done as would love to have upto the door now,only thing i can think of is lifting the pvc door frame ? Not even sure if...