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Hi All I'm looking at purchasing a property in NW England which will require extending to meet our requirements. It is on a great plot / location so we are keen to progress but trying to understand what a budget cost for the works might look like. Not had much luck in finding a local builder...

Any idea what the bricks are called just below the rendered part and where I might get them from? Looking to block up a door.

Hi all I’m about to embark on a fairly large remodel of my back garden. Two areas of patio around 60 m2 in total with a clay paver path linking the two. I’m using Baksteen pavers for the path and also as an edging around the patio. I’m going to lay two courses of them in a brick bond. I was...

Hello All Catching up on the various maintenance jobs which the previous owner of our house had neglected... We have a round window with a stain glasses panel on the side of the house. It looked a bit iffy and when I poked it the frame turned out to be shot. It seems to be made from an outer...

Hello I would like to install an electrical supply to my workshop and would appreciate thoughts. The workshop is around 10 m from the house. I require 2 double sockets and lights. The CU in the house is RCD protected. There is already a non-functional "garage" circuit with a 32A MCB. This...

Hi All I am in the process of selling my house. I posted a few weeks ago when I was trying to sort out my own EICR report and was given the run around by an electrician. I decided to get the buyer to do their own EICR, which they have done and it has come back with a few C1s, C3s and some...

Hi All Wondering if I could get some advice here. I am selling my house and had an electrician round today to complete a periodic inspection certificate. As I am selling the house, I obviously need to get any unsafe issues rectified, but I got the feeling I was being taken for a ride as some...

Hello My house is mid terraced property with a cellar. The cellar has a concrete floor and the walls are bare brick, damp in places, with salts on the bricks and the remains of some blown plaster which must have been on there years ago. The floor dry and in good condition. A chemical damp...

Hi there I am fitting solid wood flooring to the entire ground floor of my house. This comprises the lounge and kitchen and a small (1.5 m long) hallway connecting the two. Lounge and kitchen are around 4 m by 4 m dimension. I have a few questions and would be grateful if someone could...