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Hi All, Quick question. My bedroom has a stud wall covering the deep alvcoves either side of the chimney making one long wall flush with the chimney breast. The house is solid wall construction so I'm looking for any options to insulate. This seems like a prime option to fill with...

Interesting reading, thanks for the pointers all.

Hi, I want to put a higher fence at the front of my property which faces a main-ish road for privacy and some noise abatement. Current height of front boundary wall is approx 3', but the wall rises up when it meets next doors boundary to approx 5'. This is the view from the road...

Thanks for all the pointers gents. The idea that planning permission could be required is a major factor as there's no way we'd buy it without knowing for sure we could sort it. I can't get photo's I'm afraid as the old boy selling the house was a bit 'funny' about me taking more pictures...

Hi All, I am considering buying a house with a 10m x 10m garden to the rear, which slopes considerably away from the house starting after approx 3m, then drops about a meter over the next 3 meters then levels out. The house is also on a corner plot so the back garden is adjacent to a...

Great, thanks - Whilst I'm removing the old grout I was going to remove a couple of cracked tiles and replace. Any advice on removing individual tiles and re-fixing level with the floor? Do I need a flexible adhesive? Cheers Phil

It wasn't wide joint grout as far as I know, it was from screwfix, this stuff but in a different colour: http://www.screwfix.com/p/mapei-buildfix-flexible-wall-floor-grout-charcoal-2-5kg/46020 The previous grout was solid for a good 3 years before the water got to it from underneath. Can...

Hi All, Long time reader, first time poster: Last Feb I re-grouted the kitchen floor after a slow water leak from washer started to loosen the old grout from underneath. Fixed the leak, hacked out the old stuff, let the floor dry, mixed up and re applied some "Mapei BuildFix Flexible...