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Hi all, I have come to this forum as I am struggling to find an answer to some questions I have about LED strips/ribbon lights. I am looking to use LED ribbon as under counter lighting in my kitchen and also on top of a couple of beams in my sitting room for some soft lighting in the...

Hi all, I hope that you will be able to help me with a decision I have to make about what blocks to use for the construction of two large extensions to my home. Our extensions will be cavity wall in block and render to match the existing house and a white rendered finish is a condition...

Hi all, I am in the middle of a renovation of my 1900 little cottage and all the ceiling joists and rafters etc are now exposed. It is a brick cottage with concrete ground floor, so not a lot of wood around but quite a few people have said I should get all the wood treated as a precautionary...

Hi, We are at the stage of giving a building notice on our project (refurb of single storey rear extension and old house, plus addition of 150m3 2 storey side extension) and are torn between using the council or a private company. Has anyone else got experience of the pro's and con's of...

Hi all, I have a corrugated asbestos shed which I need to remove from my garden. I know about all the safety aspects and am well prepared with respirator masks, paper suits and wellies etc, and I also know that my local council tip will accept the asbestos, but I have a question over what is...

Hi everyone, I am hoping that someone may have some advice regarding the various incentive schemes that are in place as I am getting very confused the more I read! We have bought an old farm cottage that needs renovating and extending. I have been researching two areas of...

Hi, we are planning a 2 storey extension on the side of our semi-detached cottage which was built around 1900. The external side wall is currently 'single skin' 4.5inch thick brick on both floors, rendered, and insulated in the inside. The wall measures about 5m x 4.2m high to the...

Hi, We are just about to complete on a house which needs completely refurbishing and there are a number of jobs we need to sort. The house is an old semi detached solid brick built farm cottage circa 1900. First issue - Concrete floor - In one of the ground floor rooms there appears...