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I've now got really mature weed plants that have taken hold in the block paving over the summer. Strangely it's been laid for 10 years and never needed any maintenance until now, apart from jet wash. So, looking into weed burners, there seem to be the 2000w electric versions and the butane ones...

I’m attempting a water feature using this concrete monolith, however having excavated the plot discovered a solid concrete plinth directly where I need the monolith to sit (marked by my yellow pick axe). I’ve considered breaking it or cutting it with an angle grinder, but it’s solid and at least...

We have a detached house built in 1920, solid brick walls, mock tudor timber cladding and pebbledash. Some of the rotten timbers need replacing and the pebbledash needs new paint, so I thought I'd modernise/simplify it by just doing coloured render right on top of the pebbledash, which is pretty...

Hi all, my dad needs three replacement windows and a couple of doors. Probably Composite but maybe even uPVC. The problem is that he will just go to Everest or Anglian and get ripped off. How do I find a decent reputable company that will fit well made products at a good price? Are there big...

Hi all, I'm trying to install a pull-out bin under the sink, but need about 1cm of extra clearence to enable it to fit. The under-sink pipework is blocking it a tiny bit. How does this all fit together? Would I be able to just release the U-Bend and fit a shorter one instead, or shorten the...

Real rookie question this, Building 101 stuff. I bought a few bags of Mastercrete last summer (2020) to lay some limestone slabs in a section at the back of my garden. Not really load bearing or anything, mainly cosmetic. Anyway, I know cement has a fairly short shelf life, but the bags have...

Hi all, I'm doing window frames in this oil based wood primer. The tin says do not use a roller, but I'm using a mix of both brush and smooth foam roller for speed. Should I be concerned? It seems fine to me, but what is the issue I'm not seeing? Is it that it doesn't get into the grain of the...

Hi all, picked up this old chandelier. Does anyone know what kind of bracket is required to secure it to the ceiling? Any advice welcome. Thanks!

OK, I've had new plaster done, 50/50 mist coat of Dulux Supermatt and then straight on with F&B Modern Emulsion. The result is great, but I'm not entirely keen on the slight 7% sheen of Modern Emulsion. I have the same colour in 2% sheen Estate Emulsion and was wondering if I can go straight...

Hi all, I've just bought a dining table, which I quite liked when I went to see it, but now that I've got it home to the kitchen I've discovered it's way too high! I just assumed they were all about the same height, but for some reason this one is 78cm high. Ideally I'd like about 72cm... or...

Hi all, I need some advice on this dilemma. I currently have 65mm holes in my kitchen ceiling from my old halogen spots. I've removed these, wired LED GU10s instead and am looking for some new GU10 bezels to replace the old faded ones and the one's I've found that are small enough are quite ugly...

Hi all, I had these kitchen walls re-skimmed at the end of November and left it a couple of weeks to dry before applying a 50% mist coat of contract matt emulsion in December. All has been fine then a few weeks later I did a base coat of Little Greene Intelligent Matt Emulsion. Roll on about a...

Hi all, this product says to ensure the surface is clean and dry before applying. In my case I've got patches of bare plaster where I've removed the paint and want to match the level before repainting. I've also got a section of completely new plaster that I want to smooth a bit before mist coat...

Hi all, I just bought a used Makita 230mm angle grinder and need a disc for cutting a few limestone paving slabs. They're 23mm thick. I notice there are general diamond discs, but also a 'stone cutting' disc which is cheap. Which type would be advisable...

Hi all, any advice on the best way to proceed with this? I've bought a couple of LED wall lights which come with a separate solar panel, about the size of an iPad. These have a mounting bracket designed to be screwed to a fence with a couple of screws. I would like to keep these out of view...

Hello all, total novice here with a new Aco installation that I'm trying to connect up, but have hit a snag. It's hard to explain so I'll let some pictures do the talking. The Aco runs in front of my garage doors and the main input to it is the downpipe from the gutter. Here's a pic before the...

Hello all, total novice here with a new Aco installation that I'm trying to connect up, but have hit a snag. It's hard to explain so I'll let some pictures do the talking. The Aco runs in front of my garage doors and the main input to it is the downpipe from the gutter. Here's a pic before the...

Hi all, I've got some old timber sliding barn doors on the back of my garage. The were completely rotten after 100 years of service so we've cut off the bottoms and refurbished them with new wood. I've made the first two panels fixed now and the third panel is still a door. Before it used to...

Hi all, I picked up 12 Indian Limestone slabs which are black in colour for a givaway price on eBay. Unfortunately I didn't realise they were heavily weathered and the surface is silver/grey and flaking away sheets. As they're slightly riven I thought it must be possible to polish them to match...

Hi all, I want to raise the rear roof of my garage because the timber barn doors on it are rotten and at about 1.75m there’s limited headroom for replacement doors (or standard uPVC French Doors for example). The garage is a lean-to next to the house. The pitched roof of the garage seems to...