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Hi all. I've read conflicting things about how to do what I'd like to accomplish so thought I'd post my own question as everyone's circumstances are different so here goes. I live in an end-of-terrace circa 1906 property with cavity walls. Both internal and external walls are of red brick...

Hi. I need some advice on a concrete slab that I’ve recently found under the floor boards in my daughters bedroom on the first floor. It’s in the corner of the room adjacent to the two exterior walls (and coldest walls). I’ve always had issues with damp patches on these walls and very much in...

My kitchen tap is leaking on both the cold and hot taps but more so on the hot and I’ve fallen at the first hurdle. I can’t figure out how to take it apart to see if it’s the washers. No branding other than the kitchen was bought from howdens. Can anyone advise? Pictures below. Thanks in advance.

Hi. I'm adding an extra 170mm of insulation to my loft but I have electrical wiring running around. It's basic wiring for the lights in the bedrooms and bathroom but I wondered if they will be alright covered up? They are covered in places by 100mm (which is the reason I'm topping up as it's...

Hi all. I live in a circa 1903 victorian end of terrace house and last year I stripped the walls of the end room of its wallpaper as there was damp and mould in the bottom corner. I have since treated this area of mould with anti mould paint and it hasn't come back in over a year. However, on...

Hi. I have an extension with a pitched roof and exposed rafters with skylights but it gets very cold outside of summer. It has a fibreboard ceiling that bows and has cracks in places (see pictures) and I want to insulate it as best I can. Firstly, are the fibreboards worth keeping or should...

I've exposed the brickwork in my fireplace and I wondered if I needed to treat the brick at all to withstand the heat? I have log burning fire stove so most of the heat will be contained but wondered if I needed to seal the brick at all?? Picture below:

The bottom of my front door frame is missing and looks in the past to have been completed with a putty which is now coming away. What's the best way to fix this permanently? The area is roughly 60mm wide by 70mm high. See pic:

Hi. I'm redecorating a room that once had wallpaper. I have stripped all of this off and filled in cracks and sanded down the wall but there is old paint still there from god knows when. Do I need to apply a base layer again or can I just paint over this as if it were a normal painted wall...

Hi. I need to remove a radiator to get to the wall behind it and I need to get a thermostatic radiator valve shut off cap. Does it matter which type I get? i.e. are they universal? I've tried googling it and there are Myson caps and other types so not sure?? I mean, does it matter?! See the...

Hi all. I am in the process of swapping over washing machines and I can't seem to switch off the water. The stop tap does not seem to want to budge. I've taken it off (see pics) to see if I could see anything that may be preventing it from moving, but there's nothing. Does anyone recognise this...

Hi. Back in February I had a timber frame placed around a kitchen bar serving hatch and the gap between the timber and the wall seems to be getting wider on one side. See pic: I tried using some builder's caulk to make it flush with the wall but the gap seems to have gotten wider. In...

Hi. I had the alcove of my window re-plastered back in February as there were long cracks but they have come back?? Does anyone know what can cause this and how I can stop it from happening again? Pic attached:

Hi guys. The lock in the door to my conservatory is jammed in the lock position and when you put the key in, it just turns round in the lock but doesn't unlock the mechanism. I thought I might be able to knock out the pins in the hinges of the door to take the door out to get to the lock but...

I am looking to buy a flat but have just noticed an air vent in the lounge area on a photograph I took. Could this be to prevent damp? If I was to have it filled in to prevent freezing to death in the winter would it have a detrimental affect to the flat? Picture attached. Thanks for any advice!

Hi. Two questions: How much would it cost to knock through a wall in order to make two rooms in to one. The wall is roughly 8'9 wide by roughly 7' high and is none supporting. There is also a doorway that will need to be filled in (from the other room). The second question is how much...

Hi. I am looking to buy a property which has an extension to the rear. The extension has a flat roof with a drainpipe running across it form the above flat's guttering. My question is is it a problem to have a drainpipe running the breadth of a flat roof? Thanks!