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Hi. I am looking to create a wall-hung bench seat in an alcove. The dimensions are 2060mm wide, 400mm deep. It will sit directly above a wall-hung unit which isn't strong enough to sit on. This seat can be invisibly supported at each end, and am thinking of a metal angle along the whole back...

Hello. I've got a load of parquet which needs cleaning. It's 300mm x 40mm in size, so not the small finger stuff. I've read that one way to do it is to pass it through a thicknesser Planer. I've got loads to do. 300 square meters of the stuff. Can anyone recommend a thicknesser planer that...

hello. I've got a load of parquet - about 270x28mm size. I was thinking of making a worktop with them for a few places in the house. Would it simply be a matter of gluing and clamping them together until they set, or is there a better way to connect them into sheets?

Hi. I'm having a 3m deep 2 story extension built on the back of my house. I plan to have a juliet balcony on the side elevation which overlooks the end of my neighbour's garden. Distance from the house to the fence is 9m. The inspiration for the JB is my neighbour, who had a side extension built...

Hello. I'm sourcing the stuff I need for my extension. There are a number of 152x152x23 UCs that need to be put in place onto the new foundations. SE has said to use 4 x M16 'Kemfix' anchors for each steel, to anchor the 350mm2 base plate on the end of the UCs. The steels are to create an...

Hello. I've got a coupe of pads to pour for some steel posts. The pads are 1000x1000mm and about 800-900mm deep. I've got loads of 25kg bags of cement, tons of builders sand, and a cement mixer. So, I thought I might DIY mix it myself. I can pick up aggregate as required. Has anyone got a...

Hello. I need to dig a 1m cubed hole in my lounge floor to make a concrete pad for a new steel support. The floor is traditional screed over a concrete layer, then plastic membrane, then lots and lots of rounded pebbles. Talking to my neighbour, who did the same in his house a while ago, once...

Hello. I am re-adjusting my house a bit, moving things around and would love to get some advice about the drainage and mains water supply. Here's my rough plan: Right now, the mains drainage follows the green line in the picture above. The solid green blocks are manholes (MH). MH 1 is...

I've got glued laminate flooring across the hall and extending through into the lounge/dining room. However, I've noticed the flooring has dropped somewhat in one of the alcoves. I want to take a look underneath to see what's going on with the wooden floor and joists underneath. So, the...

Hi everyone. I've got a Biasi 24s (working again, thanks to advice from this board earlier :) It's in my kitchen on an external-facing wall, with the flue going straight out. I am looking to put a lean-to conservatory up against the kitchen, so the flue needs addressing. I was hoping...

Hi everyone. My house is a typical victorian end-terrace house. Where the lounge meets the kitchen, there is an 'L-shaped' area outside. See diagram below. _________ |-----------| |-----------|________ |--lounge--|-----------| |------------kitchen---| |________|________| The area has...

I've just had Rehau double-glazing fitted to my house. The fitters haven't put any form of sealant between the frames and the brickwork and to me, it looks a bit unfinished. They said that that was what they usually did, but would be happy to seal it up if I want. My house was built in...

Hi everyone. I've got a Biasi S24 combi boiler which is playing up. When I put the central heating on, the boiler fires up and starts heating up the water. Then, after a minute or so, the gas seems to switch off. I can see the spark trying to relight it, but after a short time, it stops...