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Hi the mother in law needs a bit of advice. She had her front garden area concrete imprinted a few years ago in a beige colour, had it repainted grey a couple of years ago but it wearing off again...what product would do to recolour and seal please Thanks

Is it good practice to take a 13amp fused spur from a double socket in circuit in my kitchen to hard wire my tumble drier? Some absolute nob head had it plugged into a extension lead under kickboard into a single socket. Thinking of getting rid of the single socket and using Junction box. Then...

Hi all. I'm having the top section of the front of the house rendered and under the canopy and between windows cladding in with composite slatted cladding board. It's a brick house and going to use timber battens 38mm and screw the board to the the battens. Would it need a vapour barrier or...

Hi im thinking of changing the 2 upvc windows on a L shaped bay. Lower floor and upper. I've installed smaller windows before, these being by the far the biggest for me. 3m width x 1.5m high and a 500mm side panel as a L shape. I understand I need a corner post to connect the large window to...

Hi all I'm in the market a garden multi tool for high hedges and pruning trees ect...any 1 recommend a decent 1. I've seen the titan from screwfix and a few others online but after advice. Cheers

Hi I have currently a block paved drive. Wondered how difficult it would be to lift and re block pave with new stone. I'm assuming the sand underneath would be suitable to re use. Would need to cement new edgings in and make up with sharp sand. Any advice guys Cheers

Hi just received my order from screens with envy of a gate, 3 post and side panel. After advice whether to bolt down to my block paving for the post or remove each block papers where the post are going and set concrete or postcrete with the supplied j bolts. Cheers guys Mark

Any 1 on here into such things? Just gonna start a build to play some retro games like super Mario world and Russian attack ect... gonna try and achieve something like this

Hi all. I'm in need of a new flat roof Over my 2 story bay windows. Currently has lead on which has a leak somewhere. What material do you guys recommend to replace it.

Hi all. I built a garden room last year in first lock down. Used as a bar with 2 beer fridges in there and beer machine on counter. All fully insulated in walls, plasterboard and skimmed. Have a heater for winter when needed. But jeez this weather and heat from 2 fridges. Any recommendation on...

Hi Idid all the back garden up and built myself a garden room, a bar in lockdown last year. All finished and looking smart as f@@k. Had a qualified electrician(Great guy too) sort all the wiring after I had buried cable underground and under house for him. Only thing I'm wishing id done...

Had a 2 gang 2 way switch on 1 side of wall and 1 gang switch on other side of wall that has since come down. 7 cables in total. Was thinking of getting a 3 gang 2 way switch. Hell of a lot of cable so going for a 3 way 2 game double plate and deep back box. The 2 gang switch (1 switch for main...

Hi just bought a led mirror for bathroom with dehumidifier screen. Has a 200mm length of 3 core 0.75mm flex which then has to be wired to connector block. Planning on taking power from lighting junction box above. Would I need to go buy a roll of same flex cable or could I use 1mm 3 core cable...

Hi I'm planning on building a new garden room building. Probably 6 × 2.5m or summat like that. Obviously wanting some sockets and lighting in there. I've done a bit of research online and mostly it says to run straight from consumer unit in the household. The problem is I have no space in my...

Morning all. Think it's a ledger board and not wall plate. Starting on putting my front canopy back up after removal for new extension. They used frame fixings on the one which was removed. Was all loose and basically just ripped it off the wall. Planning on using chemical fixings but what...

Hi all. I'm fitting a shower lite extractor in mother I laws shower cubicle. Is it OK to take power from fcu in loft which I feeding 1 of those condensation extractor things. Meaning it'll be a spur from lighting to fcu then 3A fcu to showerlite

Hi all. After a bit of advice or reassurance. I have a 3 bed semi at moment with 6 average rads 2 small rads and 1 bathroom towel rail. I' doing a 1st floor side extension so gonna need another ensue towel rail and a radiator for bedroom. I have a year old worcester 25i combi boiler. Would that...

Hi all currently doing a self build 1st floor side extension....all water tight now. I had a problem with leaks from the rain and storms we've had over last couple of months. The lights in the kitchen and sockets in kitchen were isolated as kept tripping the RCD. We have been left with 1 double...

Hi I'm at the stage of my 1st floor side extension were I need to breakthrough from existing house.basically up the stairs to the right where the window is now is where the corridor is for extension to bedroom and walk in wardrobe. Have to put a 3 step riser staircase in to level. need some...

Hi guys. Put in 1st floor floor joist in extension and all levelled to main house floor level. Joist hangers to new external wall and joist pockets other end. Total inside span of 2.63m. Have to triple up 2 and double up 1. Bought the coach bolts, timber connectors and square washers. Can...