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it is an external door - I thought i could seal the DPC together with silicone as it is waterproof?

Hello all, I'm renovating my utility room and i'm swapping the door opening from one side of the room to the other. This means i'll need to brick up the gap left by the old door. I'm no bricklayer and i'm wondering how I can connect the DPC across the two sides of the doorway? I'm...

I was more concerned about re-sale of the house - I didn't want to do anything which wouldn't benefit the value. I just thought that if I would be using the loft as general storage and part-time living area the joists would need to be as big as the ones under the other floors, thats all...

i thought i would need 2x6 thickness joists as i'll be putting quite a bit of weight up there. there is also the insulation problem - would probably have to take it all out to fit the flooring. I'm sort of making a new room up there, but not a full conversion - just loft ladders into a large...

Hi everyone, I'm going to do up my loft (i.e. floor and plasterboard the rafters) for some proper storage space in my house, and I have some questions that I need answers to. 1. Do I need planning permission to do this? 2. There are holes in the roofing liner, but no water is getting...

I have recently taken away the plasterboard from under the stairs as they were very creaky underfoot. I found out that a couple of the treads and risers have had woodworm and the wood is very brittle (especially when it was accidentally hit with a hammer!) The stairs are ok for the time...

believe me i hate messing with electrics as i'm not confident of getting it right. I have checked light fittings nearby and all of them are wired up correctly. I think i may check them again.

I have an internal light in a utility room which has been wired by taking a wire from the existing loom and placing a switch halfway through. As a result of renovating the kitchen/dining room this extension has been disconnected somehow. Unfortunately I still need a light in this room and i...