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    Fixings for shelves on hollow block walls

    Hi folks. I drilled a few holes this weekend for a shelf to go in my daughters room, and I'm a bit confused as the the best wall fixing to use. I thought the walls were plasterboard on solid concrete blocks, so I was going to use a nylon fixing long enough to go well past the plasterboard...
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    Replacing Twin Entry Radiator valves

    Afternoon all, I've moved into a house that has radiators with twin entry valves connected to 10mm diameter copper piping. I want to replace these valves with TRV's, so I called a few plumbers in to give me some quotes. three of the five plumbers said it should be a simple swap, just...
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    Concrete mix ratios for beginners

    Hi Folks, Apologies for the balatant lack of knowledge in this post, but I am having trouble finding some information regarding concrete mix ratios. Does anyone have any good resources on the web that they would care to share, so i can read up on what mix ratios are use for what purpose...
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    Insulating between ceiling and first floor.

    Morning all, I've recently bought a house that was built around 1990. the upstairs floorboards (T&G chipboard) are rather squeaky and could do with a bit of extra support in a few places. I'm planning on lifting the floor in each room as I redecorate, and adding in support where needed...
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