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I wish to have a garage built in my back garden, a new patio laid and an artificial lawn installed. I have had several quotes for this project now and am trying to decide which company/companies to go with. I have whittled it down two choices but am unsure of which route to choose and wondered...

Hello! I was hoping to tap the combined knowledge of the professional community on here. A little bit of background first. I live in a Edwardian mid-terrace house, with small garden to the front of the property. As is typical of this type of property there is a small path from the front gate...

Hello all! I've just purchased 'Downpipe rainwater diversion set' from Lidl. It includes everything in the pack needed to fit it, inc., the drill. The drill is what I understand to be a hole saw/core drill bit/crown drill (I understand they are different names for the same thing?). The...

Hi! I have a high chair that has a number of rips and tears on the cushion area where my son sits. The cushion is constructed in layers, with the top being vinyl (wipe clean) and the layer beneath being polyester. What I was wondering is if it is possible to repair the holes using glue by...

Hi! I've just painted the door sill (the bit that you step on) on the front door and now I want to protect it. I've noticed that a couple of houses down my road have a piece of sheet metal wrapped and fixed around the door sill to do this - I think it's called a tread plate? Anyway, I've had...

I am currently carrying out some maintenance on the bay window of my house. My house is approximately 100yrs old (Edwardian) and the bay window is constructed from sandstone. It seems that during a previous maintenance session the parapets at the top of the bay window were repaired using...

Hi there! I won these ceramic door number tiles on ebay for a bargain price but don't know the best way to fix them to an exterior brick wall. Any suggestions appreciated, preferably easy (competent diy'er) and cheap. Thanks David

Hi all! My first post! :D I am currently in the process of carrying out some exterior maintenance on my house and have noticed that the large part of the pointing on the garden wall is covered with moss. When I tried to scrape a little off the pointing comes away with it. Is this normal? I have...