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I am trying to revive the grass in my garden which has been left unattended for some time. The problem I am finding is pockets of grass which are very thick and long compared to the rest of the grass. The picture below is an example along with other pictures of the lawn. My approach for...

Hi I could do with some advice on a step to a public building. The steps were marble tiled and cracked due to the freezing weather and as the colour could not be matched a graphite grey tile was used instead. I have now been told this contravenes building regs although an inspector has not...

Can anyone advise on the load bearing requirements of a lintel? I am removing two existing single garage doors with a brick pillar in the middle and replacing with a single door. Currently two catnics support the roof where the doors are.

Just taken up a chipboard floor to find blu polyboard insualtion underneath. Floor has come up due to a leak. I am trying to find 30mm blue polyboard to go back down but would any insulation do? I have been told foil backed roof insulation would be ok. My concern was the roof insulation does...

I was just after some clarification. In a domestic dwelling when having new windows installed should all the windows have egress hinges for windows that are side openers? Basically should the window pane not move inwards when opening the window?

Had a bit of a problem with a basement room suffering from damp as water got in due to bad building work. The building work has been rectified and the walls are to be re-plastered. The room has no ventilation as its a basement room and I am wondering how some form of ventilation can be...

:?: Just wondering if anyone knows the difference between Rehau, Veka and Commaling (did i spell the last one right??). Edit: I think its Kommerling Also what would someone reccomend from the above three and if there is a whole lot to choose between them. Thanks all :)

Looking at having a boiler installed and looked at a family members recent install where all the work looked really neat and tidy. I spotted this (see pic) and asked what it was. The answer was nobody knows except it is required if you have a combi and a water meter. Anyone help me out as to...

I am replacing the current 8mm pipes for the downstairs radiators with 15mm pipe. The plasterboard walls will be cut to allow for the pipes and then simply plastered over. Should the pipes be insulated with anything to protect them from the plaster or will they be ok.

Ok now this is not your ordinary building problem. It may well be a DIY disaster except it wasn't DIY! Basically got a problem at a community building where the sewage waste pipe leaked unnoticed for some time in the ground floor. Result is when the carpet was taken up all the chipboard showns...

I moved into my house a while back and the previous owner had a conservatory built with french doors opening into the conservatory from the garden and into the dining room from the conservatory. The doors that open into the dining room from the conservatory i would prefer to open into the...

Hi all, I recently had my bathroom floor re-tiled in natural travertine and decided to seal it using LTP ironwax floor sealer. The problem I have is having applied it as suggested using a brush it has left marks all over the floor as the solution has dried and the sealer is very much visible...

Hi I just had some windows fitted and there was a gap left at the top of each of the windows. This was covered with a strip of UPVC and i was told this sometimes happens as when the windows are measured you dont know if the original sill is sat on a bed of mortar. I was wondering if this was...

I am looking to re-stain the internal doors and was wondering what the best method of doing this is. Is it to use a cloth or sponge or brush and are there any handy tips in doing this? Looking at the doors its hard to tell how they were finished first time round. I cant see any brush marks...

I am looking to install downlighters in the bathroom and in the bedrooms. I am aware that the ones to be fitted into the bathroom have to be low voltage but what is best for the bedrooms? A lot of people talk about the pros and cons of each but there doesn't really seem to be much difference...

Recently seen some tins of Dulux Trade paint, gloss and satin variety with labels on saying "deep base" and "yellow base". What does this mean? I was told deep base was how deep the colour was. Not sure if this right but no one happens to know what yellow base means. Any ideas??

I am in the middle of having the double garage converted from having two single doors with a brick pillar in the middle, to having a single double door. Currently above the single garage doors there are two steel lintels. What I am trying to find out is what spec the lintel should be...

Hi all, I have just started redecorating and could do with some advice. I have stripped wallpaper off, removed a dado rail that was stuck using something like 'no more nails' and cleaned the walls of paste and the odd bit of paper. Previously the walls were painted underneath. Now the...