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I'm about to start building a lean-to bike store, but I can't decide what type of base I should use. The area was filled with gravel, which I previously thought was on soil, but after clearing out the area, it turns out there's concrete underneath. However, the concrete slopes away from the...

I'm planning to replace carpets downstairs with quality laminate flooring. The concrete base is not brilliant, so it looks like I'll need to use self levelling compound. The living room is fairly large (8m x 4.5m) so according to the flooring instructions I need to use door bars where it joins...

Hi, I'm looking to get a builder in to do the first stages of a single garage conversion. The garage is integral to the house so I've established that I don't need planning. I can do the other internal work and call a favour for the electrics. Building work would be - Brick up garage door and...

We've recently bought some extra land adjoining our garden and the plan is to put an insulated, wooden garden office gym on part of it.The building would need to be located within 2m of the boundary to make the best use of space. The most simple approach is clearly to build a 15m2, 2.5m high...

Hi, I've recently gutted my bathroom which has a shower over bath. The wall on the long edge of the bath is old plasterboard, bit of old adhesive stuck on, a few holes were tiles came off badly, not in good condition. The wall of the short side of the bath is solid. Quite a bit of a...

I had a solid oak floor that was the result of an insurance claim following a bad leak (whole downstairs flooded). The incompetents that installed it did so by gluing to self leveling compound, but without drying the concrete underneath. The floor warped, cupped, buckled and generally became a...