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with the heavy downpours of late ive noticed my patio doors leak water in the lower left (corner). Am I right in thinking I should have drain holes in the lower stills (see pic) Also would adding door drips fix it? is this a drain hole ?

I have a chalet bunglow and have recently had the loft space floor insulated with rockwool (not rolls but the particle type) courtesy of british gas. However the reverse side of the plaster board walls and the angled ceiling is un-insulated (the green and blue lines) im wondering what the...

I had a plumber sink some pipes and fit new radiators throughout my house. One of the pipes was sunk into a wall (not sure if that is relevant) Since the work my boiler needs topping up with water - id say once every 2 weeks, to bring the pressure back up. Im guessing there is a leak? What...

Ive sanded back my stairs and wood flooring (see below) however being 2 different types of wood im wondering what I should be using for each one in terms of finish? The floor appears to be a dark wood and the stairs a very light wood. Is it possible to use the same colour & finish on both or...

I have a hallway that has parquet flooring. In the hallway there are also some wood stairs (not sure what wood either is) Im looking to sand both back, currently the stairs are varnished and the wood floor stained. Ideally id like them both to look similar a light ash, im wondering what...

Ive had a plumber round who has sunk the pipes in a wall and its been plastered over. Now when the heating comes on you can hear a creaking for around an hour. Also the same when the heating goes off Looking in the loft it looks like plaster has been applied over the pipe (no gap) I can...

This is a cross view of a chalet bungalow im having work done. The black box marks where a hatch goes into the loft. Note their isnt one on the other side of the house or to the roof space (effectively meaning the left part of the attic space and roof is inaccessable). In terms of building regs...

Im looking to fit a bathroom upstairs but the only way to get the soilpipe downstairs is by drilling a circular hole through one of the jousts (as outlined by the red circle below). Would this be ok from a structural point of view or should i re-enforce the joust and if so what would be best?

I have a 2 bedroom detached house in the UK that needs wallpaper stripping throughout and painting throughout - with the intention to sell. Im wondering: What is the best colour to paint all the rooms to sell? Offwhite? Magnolia? In terms of lining paper what is the best brand to buy in...

Ive just bought a new house (1970s detached bungalow) and found that under the floorboards is around 4" of clear water under the whole house - the space between the floorboards and the concrete foundation is around 3 feet. So ive rented a puddle pump and pumped out all the water but as I got...