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Hi all I have a detached home I am looking at removing a raised patio and lifting crazy paving around 1 side and back of the house. currently has no rainwater drainage. The house roof rainwater drainage has 2 drainpipes one each side at the front of the house only! I would like to install a...

i have a 70s house and would like to modernise the floor with wide wooden boards. i currently have a 5 fingered parquet stuck down with i think bitumen to concrete floor. i am looking at solid or engineered wood flooring. what should i be looking at doing or prepping to add this type of floor...

Hi all I'm about to order Honeywell Accenta Gen4 (wired) alarm panel, i would like to keep the existing ADT yell hex type bell box, I'm guess the ADT bell box is wireless can anyone confirm if this is the case and is there any way i can connect this to the new alarm? (just to let you know i had...

as per title, trying to work out how to box this in? i have my exterior grade plywood for top sides and front, which will be tiled on directly on top of the frame. i need to box it in currently the Grohe wall hung pan is bolted to the wall. all i can see is 2 largish holes at the top with...

Hi all I'm planning on a New CH system with Combi-Boiler will all new Rads also this house currently has a warm air system which is being replaced. 1. I would like to run the pipes in Hep2o barrier i believe. idea is to drill holes into joists and feed 22mm pipes I have a long landing so will...

Hi we are selling our home buyer wants a quick sale however the building regs are not signed off for kitchen extension it was over 10 years since the build and we haven't had problems with it. Any advice what we should do? Please

Sorry if this posted before I can't search properly on my phone Is there any difference between these 2 the gold is cheaper Thanks in advance

hello all im having a new Vaillant combi fitted soon and was considering getting a magnaclean or similar how good are these? or others i should consider? thanks all

hi all i have a suanier duval 30e combi and looking to replace it with a Vaillant combi however i dont know which one to buy i have a 3 bed semi house. and also any ideas roughly on how much i should be paying to fit by gas safe engineer in same location? thanks in advance

hi guys well i better get round to finally sorting out my garage storage for some tools. Im always looking for the most common tools in the toolbox. i was thinking getting some wood panel and screwing that onto the wall and fix some screws to hang the tools anyone done this would be...

hi all i have about 4 x 15mm (they were old copper pipe locations) holes in my floorboards i need to fill in with wood. whats the best way to fill these in? something with a slight tapered wood i guess? your thoughts please cheers

hi i have 4 Brass parliament hinges and need to change them to either satin or polished chrome finish. to buy new im looking at £34 to buy new in chrome. any ideas on how costly would it be to get them plated? thanks

hi i have a mirror its like embosed effect and its quite a large mirror something like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/25-EMBOSSED-WOOD-FRAMED-MIRRORS-/170617288770?pt=UK_WSJL_Wholesale_GL&hash=item27b9953842 i want to make it like a silver effect i was thinking to add silver foil on top of it or...

is this possible at the moment it has a mahogany varnish, are there paints available to go over this after a light sand to may be oak colour which will still show the grain? thanks in advance

Hi im shortly about to paint the stairs skirting with carpet how do i paint this without getting any paint on the carpet? what are your tips? thanks

on the plans that was passed the entrance to the garage was off the hallway. 8 years ago when the builder was onsite we decided to move the internal entrance door from hallway to the dining area. he moved the intenal fire door to the garage, the 1st door opens to a downstairs w/c on the...

Hi I had a new garage built along with kitchen extn 8 years ago. I have no redress with the original builder. I think I know where the leak is coming from it's where to 2 single walls meet internally it's been filled with fill & foam stuff, trouble is I can't access the other side as my...

Hi I have a flat roof on my kitchen extn constructed 8 years ago however the original builder left the job midway after the roof was built. Now when the council came over to inspect the soakaway at the time he looked at the roof and said as per the plans I required an abutment vent the builder I...

Hi all i will looking to sell my house later this year, however we rebuilt the garage and full width kitchen and downstairs w/c basin etc. when the last time the building inspector came round back in 2002 he said i should have an abutment vent as per the architect plans near the house end of...

hi all can i get plasterboard without the need for skimming? i also want to blend in with existing embossed paper along side it. i would have thought the new plasterboard would have to be a bit thicker that the existing plasterboard to blend in as the existing has plaster already on it...