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We live in a Victorian terraced house and a couple of years ago we re-worked the front garden, laying York stone where there had been conrete. In the past, the old coal shoot of the cellar was covered in concrete that did not look great but most of the time kept the water out. (The rest of the...

I have this outside light at the back that was driving us mad. It has a motion sensor, that is not needed, that kept switching off and then on. The sensor is now broken, but the light does not work. How can I rig the wiring to enable the light to work, but without being routed through the now...

I want to replace these wood posts with a brick pillar between my neighbour’s house and mine. This would be the gate post. The pillar needs to stand on York stone slabs, so there won’t be foundations. But I want it to be secure. My idea is to use perforated ventilation bricks (6 round holes...

I want to disguise this wall at the back of our house with render, but it has been painted. It does not need to be a perfect finish as the render on the rest of the wall is cottage and uneven, which we like. So it blend with the rest and be repainted. Any advice on this? I am worried about...

I have a half-completed loft conversion in a Victorian SW London house from previous owners. It is not a real loft conversion as the Victorians built the house with a top bedroom under the eaves, so completing the loft conversion will get me a raised platform of more space and a higher ceiling...

I am building a rear extension and have hit an issue with underfloor heating. The sub-floor here is half a floating floor (joists and OSB) and half concrete screed. The builders built the screed floor, citing regulations or misunderstanding the building inspector. According to my approved...

I am building a new extension and so my old Ideal Classic LXFF boiler, about 8 years old, has to go. (Although building inspector said I could make a case for keeping it, so there is obviously some discretion at least in Wandsworth BC). I reckon I might as well get rid of it now and get a...

I am in the middle of having a side-return extension and have most of the floor boards up. I intend to lay hardboard and either a wooden plank floor - such as old floor boards - or parquet on top. This is also an opportunity to insulate the floor and ceiling. I am thinking of doing...

I have got the builders in to build me a side return extension in a four-bedroom terraced house in South London. It means remodelling the kitchen, putting in a shower room and ... sorting out the plumbing. We have an open vent sealed system with an Ideal Classic LXFF boiler, about 8 years...