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Hi everyone, I've got a small dispute with my next door neighbour. At the moment a concrete wall separates our rear gardens. The wall is 97cm high (a little over 3ft). I'd like to replace it for a few reasons: 1. It leans quite significantly. I'm pretty sure it has got worse over the last...

Hi all, My patio was growing weeds in the gaps between the flags so i've scraped most of the soil and existing sand out. I went to a builders merchant and they advised I buy KILN DRY SAND for refilling the gaps. My neighbour said I should also mix in cement with the sand so that it...

I have been given different advice on fitting a fireplace hearth. The shop has said that it can be placed on top of my laminate floor and secured to the chimney breast with sealant. However a builder has said it must be concreted to the floor and the laminate must go round it. I definitely want...

I've got a problem with condesation in my living room and need to increase ventilation. I plan to install a couple of air bricks to increase ventilation through to the outside. My question is, am I better off placing these quite high up so that the warm air can flow through? Or should they...

I have a problem with moisture on and around my chimney breast (which is bricked up) which has caused discolouration and mould on the wallpaper. This effects only the downstairs part. It's unclear as to whether the moisture is coming through the chimney, or whether it is caused by condensation...

Hi everyone. I live in an end-terrace house which I estimate was build around 1920. Like most old houses, it's been modenised to have central heating, double glazing, wall insulation etc. The problem I have is that the house suffers from terrible condensation in the downstairs lounge. The...