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Hi all We are just starting my biggest project yet and would appreciate some advice/opinions on weather it’s worth getting a temporary up and over scaffold roof. We are taking the roof off our bungalow and raising the ridge to create a new first floor, with 5 dormers. We have a builder who is...

Hi all, I’ve not done any cedar cladding before but have 38m2 to do. Gable ends and dormers. I know you are supposed to use stainless steel nails and a second fix gun, which I don’t have. Will my first fix IM350 paslode nail gun with 51mm nails be any good or will it just keep splitting? The...

Hi, I would really appreciate some advice on the best way to insulate our dormer window. We have just moved and the place needs a complete refurb so thought it a good idea to insulate the loft rooms as they have no insulation at all. I was planning on 50mm of celotex all round but the problem...

Hi, Would appreciate some advice from somebody who knows about open fires. I've taken out the old backboiler and put in this open fire grate. Got chimney swept and passed the draw test (providing lounge door was open) It's only temporary as when we have the money to extend this will become...

What's the best filler to use around the edge of a upvc window where the pcv window meets the wooden frame? I used caulk a few of years ago but have just spent a long time cleaning the upvc frame and scraping off all the caulk which had turned yellow. Is it better to use a bigger bead? Could I...

ok so I have a brick wall that has a timber 4x2 upright that makes the corner. Foolishly, at the end of a busy day I forgot to put a wire mesh over the 4x2 and put render directly onto the wall and over the 4x2. Then I finished with easy fill. Needless to say about a month later it cracked and...

Hi I'm currently giving my garden a complete makeover and would really appreciate some advice. I'm going to have a small paved area 5'x6' and a pathway leading to it that is 5'x 2' plus about 5 1'x1' stepping stones. I am using a mix of 1'x1' slabs and very large 2'x2' slabs both about...

Hi, would really appreciate some advice on what router to buy. I have done a carpentry apprenticeship about 5 years ago and hope to get back into doing it, though at the moment am just fitting my own kitchen. I want to buy a router for the worktop joins so just after some recommendations...

I need to reconcrete my yard as I had to brake it up to add a drainage channel and don't know a great deal when it comes to ground work so would really appreciate a few pointers. Firstly I have about 12 bags of ready mix that I bought about 10months ago but never got round to using them. The...

Hi there, I am in the process of installing a second kitchen upstairs for my 2 lodgers to use, whilst I use the main one downstairs. I am doing this by converting the smallest bedroom into a kitchen and would appreciate some advice on the regs. I am looking to use a free standing...

Dear all Just looking for some advice on what chimney liner to go for. I have found some 316/316 stainless steel liner for £25 per square metre with 10 year guarantee. See link http://www.qualitystoves.co.uk/quattro-flue-liner-316l316l-grade-p-898.html The stove is 5kw and I believe...

Hi Just a very quick query that I can't seem to find an answer to. I need to screw a wire mesh on my chimney breast to plaster onto. Does anyone know weather it is ok to use normal plastic wall plugs or can u buy heat resistant ones? I've just been searching on google and on diynot but...

Dear all I would really appreciate some advice on plastering my chimney breast. I am fitting a built in cassette wood burning stove but my chimney is too shallow so I need to pack out 25mm on the front of the chimney breast. I am intending to use a sand cement and lime mix of the ratio...

Dear all I'm fitting a new cassette wood burning stove in a chimney breast in my lounge. I am just making the opening in the chimney breast but the chimney is not deep enough, I need another 25mm. I have a cavity wall which the chimney breast is built into. The back of the chimney breast is...

Dear all I would really appreciate some advice on how to solve what's appears to be rising damp. In the back downstairs room there is damp right around the 2 external walls. I've bought a damp meter and it shows they are completely saturated at the bottom getting less higher up going up to...