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Hi all, I've relatively recently moved into a new house and there are two identical shower closures. Unfortunately the hinges on them have started to perish and snap. I've managed to get one enclosure working by mixing and matching parts, but now on the hunt for new hinges for the other...

Hi all, A couple of quick questions i'm looking for answers to, if possible. Background - bought house 3/4 years ago, run of armoured cable along the side of the house, then underground to the garage. Had to take this off as part of having an extension built, electrician unwired from...

Hi guys, Wondering if I can have a bit of assistance. Before we go too far into it, please bear in mind, i'm just batting ideas around here and won't be doing anything without a SE/Architect/Building Control approval, no need to panic. Also, I don't want to involve them until i've got a...

Hi guys, I'm considering building a hearth for a wood burning stove at some point in the near future. There is currently a concrete hearth in the floor where the old back boiler used to be, and the rest of the floor is timber. What's the best way to construct this hearth? I was...

Hi all, Does anyone know where I could obtain some internal Octagonal Windows? We're preferably after two for an internal stud wall to let some light through from one room to another.. I've only found one online stockist and the windows are a bit too large at 20" x 20" (and they were...

Hi guys, Looking for a bit of info if possible. I picked up some cheap downlights from Wickes the other day that don't need transformers, I was planning on doing some research about why some have and some don't have transformers but they were on often so i picked them up anyway. I've...

Hi all, I've just had an extension built on the back of my house which will be solely for the kitchen. I intend to plasterboard the kitchen myself (i've done other rooms in the house) prior to the plasterer coming in. Something i'm unsure of though, is the stability of the boards if I'm...

Hi guys, Don't post much on here, and this is a bit of a daft question, but you know when working on a house that hasn't got curtains, the windows are very often kind've whitewashed - so they let light in but you can't see through them. What is used to achieve that effect? Many thanks

Hi all, long time lurker here. I'm intending to plasterboard my loftspace soon and from what i can gather it's a bit of a minefield. Ultimately, what i want to achieve is a fairly clean mostly dust free loft space. It's not going to be a 'room' so i'm not going through building control...