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Bit of a double post here but not sure how too move thread, would appreciate your thoughts too the below: Hey ladies and gents, currently scouting for quotes and came across a builder I liked, said all the right words and got a good feel for what we wanted to do to the property. It's a 3...

Hey there, I'm looking at buying a new house, circa 1900. Visually it looks in great condition externally, internally is another story and I'm a little concerned about the first floor. There's a buckle on the landing, perhaps only about 20mm, but you can feel it and a slight slant on the...

Ok, so to summarise: Skimmed two walls, noticed after 20-30 mins or so that the plaster was becoming uneven, like it wasn't bonding to the wall and started to sag. I kept working it, and eventually got a flat finish. So I was checking it last night and started to tap a few areas, noticed...

Long story short. Boarding out a new wall, so cutting back some of the excess cable on the sockets as they've only had 1st fixings. Called electrician to make sure it's OK. Given the all clear, there not wired up. Start cutting, and I get to the kitchen ring. Bang/Flash. One numb arm...

Hey, so I'm planning the kitchen (still) and I've come across a concern/issue. I'm planning to run three units side by side along one wall, right up until the corner. And luckily enough I can fit two 600mm units and a 400mm unit. Problem is, the corner where one of the units will need to...

Hey, so please excuse the naive question but I need some advice. I'm replanning the kitchen, and being my first time I'm unsure if it's asking for trouble by putting a dishwasher directly in front of the stopcock. Would this cause any unforeseen issues? (regs/common sense etc). Also, as...

Right so to cut a long story short, new boiler - was warned that it was 'B' grade, so there not allowed to install after April 2011, but as it was partly done, they'll be able to write a letter to gas safe and all will be OK. It's a Glowworm Betacom 30kw SEDBUK B combi range. So work went...

Bare with me on this. We're having new carpets/underlay fitted this week and I'm need of cleaning old bits of plaster, etc that are stuck to the floor boards. There's a fair amount of dust too, so will be running round making sure this is all cleared and ready. I'm wondering, at least the...

Hey, Well the 'ol pot of funds has disappeared completely so looking at options to get a kitchen for as cheaply as possible. One ideas is to to buy a MFI kitchen I've found on an auction site, all new, but only comes with base units/hinges, etc. No doors. My worry is, will any old door...

This has been a thorn in my side for sometime, as I'm looking to get this for as little as possible and my searches are proving fruitless. I've an 'odd' shaped door frame to the side of the garage, which currently has no door. It's 73.5" by 30" and other than cutting down a ledge and brace...

Just want to double check this, I'm going to get a grid put in for the fuses to operate the dishwasher/over/extractor/fridge. Is there any regulations that state that the fuse has to be a certain distance from the appliance? And don't worry, I'm not going to be doing any work myself. But want...

Hi all, Well I had some plumbing work done recently (CH system and new boiler), and too a good standard. All finished, plumber and he's team were all very friendly, we completed the paper work that needed to be sent off to have the boiler signed off. And I paid him. The last time I saw him...

Morning all, I've done a bit of Googling but struggling to workout this one. I'm having the house rewired completely, and want to have a TV with a sky feed (using magic eye) in the kitchen. I'm worried that running the RG6 cable in parallel with the main cable runs with cause interference...

Hey, quick one for anyone that can shed some light. I'm moving a door way over in order to make more room in the kitchen for a full size worktop. Just wondering what everyone's views are in terms of how far away the door lining should be from the wall. Apologies for my crap explanation...

Long time reader, and finally signed up in a moment of desperate. Bit of an obvious one I feel, but looking for any advice from you guys. I've rushed the bathroom tiling, and gone and fixed some 600x300 porcelain tiles to the walls using 'Wickes Waterproof Wall Tile Adhesive' - for Ceramic...