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    Bitumen sheets over existing metal corrugated roof? Yeah or nae?

    We have a lean to that runs the full length of the house as per photo. House is about to be re-rendered so I want to tidy up the appearance of the outhouse roof and stop the 1 or 2 leaks it has. Simplest way by my thinking is to lay new sheeting over the top of the existing. Its structurally...
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    Can I lay new sheet over the top?

    We have an outhouse building attached to the side of the house. The gable end of the house is being re-rendered soon and I would like to also fix the leaky corrugated steel outhouse roof. The sheets are solid but there are a few minor leaks here and there. Tried to trace and repair but no luck...
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    Deck over sloping concrete base.... Options?

    I want to deck over the area described below; Open up the back door and the first part of the garden is concrete slab – the area I want to deck is approx. 12ft x 28ft. There is a step down from the back door onto the slab. The slab slopes UP towards the next part of the garden – a 24ft x...
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    Artificial Grass on Patio / Tiled area...

    Afternoon all... I have a 6m x 5m area in my garden which was previously the floor of an old garage. Its rock solid concrete with a tiled top. The tiles are 20mm thick quarry type tiles. In the 4 years since the garage was torn down, the tiles have become cracked and broken up in places so I...
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    Rip out and replace?

    Hi all Our central heating is well past its best and needs replacing. The central heating boiler (separate heating and hot water boilers - one upstairs, one downstairs) is 20+ years old, the radiators are newer but several have pinhole leaks and the whose system is clogged up with black gunk. I...
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    Damp and thoroughly miserable

    Any help appreciated..... I have a double fronted end terraced. It was rendered probably 20+ years ago. The render has quite a lot of hairline cracks in it - its been up many years. We are having terrible trouble with damp in front and rear internal walls and struggling to keep it clean and...
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