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This is somewhere between roof building, insulation and lighting installation, thought I'd try here if any good people have ideas or experience on this. I had a new single story lean-to extension built several months ago. Am now in the first winter with it. The roof has 150mm insulation...

Can anyone reassure me this velux installation and roofing is OK? Done by competent roofer who seems to have done complex things elsewhere well, it is just that I'd expected the tiles to be trimmed so they pass over the ridge on the velux flashing. The velux instructions don't make it very...

Digging my back garden under some flags just behind the house I've discovered an iron pipe, runs across back of house, under fence across party line, will have to dig some more to find out how far it goes the other way. About an inch or inch and a half external diameter, appears to be black...

I'm having an extension built. The extension will have a door into garage. I'm going to have a cold water supply taken to the end of the garage and a foul water drain added so I can install a washing machine in the garage. BEaring in mind the recent prolonged cold weather, what are the...

I'm having a single floor extension built onto the back of my house, it is a conservatory type, no change to structural walls of house. Do I need to tell my mortgage lender? If so is it likely to change to mortgage terms (I'm happy with the mortgage and do not want to change it). I...

I've just had new dg windows fitted into existing bay (restoration job, but new frames softwood) and the fitters have left it in all in dulux trader primer. I'd like to use Weathershield system as this is rported as best. But there is a special weathershield primer for this paint. Can I put...

Sorry, there are other threads on how to prepare new plaster, and many many other opinions I've seen on other forums (don't worry I'm not going to mention PVA). But I've just had a splendid skim plastering job done which seems great quality and I want to do the best rather than make do or...

I'm installing insulated plasterboard (Gyproc Thermaline 60mm) on inside of exterior walls of living room using drywall adhesive. I'm also moving the sockets that were on the wooden skirting up higher and off the skirting (I was advised at periodic inspection they shouldn't be on the skirting)...

My 1920s semi has single glazed large bay at the front. The woodwork is generally sound but some slightly rough repairs and the paint work is effectively plastered on rather than looking pretty. I'm hoping to have this restored along with double glazing installed, retaining as much as...

I've removed a 60s tiled fire surround and hearth (also the plaster from the walls) I've found a crack in the lintel over the fireplace. Basically I'd like to know how much of a problem this is - it has probably been there for decades. Photos attached. The situation is 1920s semi, solid...