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Hi, I asked my builder to reverse a door but he forgot to take into consideration the threshold so now the carpet from my hallway comes into my bathroom. What is the best way to overcome this ? I've attached a photo so you know what I mean. Any advice will be much appreciated.

Hi, I'm currently renovating my daughter bedroom and would like some tips on the type and thickness of plywood I should use to create a solid sub base to lay new carpet on. Currently the underlay and carpet is laid over floorboards which I can feel under my feet when I walk into her room...

Hi, Me and my neighbour are looking to get our rear extension done shortly, however something has come up regarding boundary line. My neighbour already has a 3m extension which he is looking to increase by a further 3m. When his existing extensions was built , His outter wall (on my side...

**Update** Finally got it sorted If anyone experience the same problem as I did, go buy some grease from B&Q or Vaseline will do, and grease up the hinges and chain generously. Make sure to take the sash out first ( recommend two people to take the sash out as they are bloody heavy) before...

thanks for the tip. i'll see if i can get a rep out.

Hi, My builder installed two velux integra windows in my new loft, the problem i'm having or I think its a problem, is that when the windows open electrically one of the window is making like a banging noise and jolting to the left when it's opening, some days its really loud. My builder...

Can anyone give me some ideas on the best way of replacing a clay gully with a plastic gully. Currently i have a cast iron down pipe which is connected to a hopper at the top, this carries waste from my bath,basin and condenser pipe down to a exposed clay channel , I also have the kitchen sink...

Thanks for the link Dan, this valve looks the b..o..l..lo..cks. :mrgreen:

I decided to bleed my radiators this evening about 9.30pm (not sure why). After bleeding all the radiators I got to the last one which was a towel radiator. Whilst using the screwdriver to bleed the rad the whole valve also turned and water started gushing out. I went to tighten it...

I want to get peoples views on vanitian plaster, I'm thinking of having this done in my living room chimney breast like a feature wall but I'm not sure what it will look like. Has anyone else had this done before and how does it look? I've seen videos on Youtube and it looks nice but not to...

who ever you going to use to replace your ceiling, make sure you get them to include repainting the kitchen at the end. :D

best thing is if you don't want to upset the landlord, buy a cheap drill and stick some thick curtains up, that will reduce the draft. All you need is four screws and four wall plugs. 20 mins job. Let the LL know that you want to put up curtains on that window because of the draft. The LL...

[/url] Thanks for the reply guys, much appreciated. 8) I'm going to try out the moldings, and see how that goes. If that fails I will end up painting it. Thanks SCBK for the link. I'm going to try this out and see how it looks painted...

Hi, It's been nearly 7 months since I've moved into my new house , it took me nearly 2 months to refurbish the house but since I've moved in I've been a bit lazy in finishing off the odd snags here and there. One thing that started to bug me is I built a projector housing above my chimney...