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Hey all, We had a "joiner" do some work in our bedroom and within that he was supposed to cut a hole suitable for a 27" or 686mm door. Long story short, the door frame has now been fit and has left a hole for a 726mm (28.5") door!! No idea what to do as it would mean cutting down 3"...

We have had all of our walls skimmed and are looking to apply a couple of 'mist coats. I here the most popular is 70/30, so am thinking of doing that and have been given 10l of dulux white Matt emulsion so thought that may be a good place to start, however, the tin says do not mix, is this true...

Go easy on me... We are creating an ensuite in what is currently part closet/part bedroom. I.e knocking through a doorway and building a stud to section the room off. It won't be a particularly large space but we have decided upon a 800 x 1200 wetroom with a shower screen. The...

I have found some external lights that I really want outside the house but they are not dusk til dawn and as they will be connected to a switch, I can not add a timer. I just wondered if there was a solution that I could have these two external lights on a timer but also have a switch...

Hi, I'm in the process of rewiring a house and have decided on some downlights for the living room and hallway and landing. My electrician has said, that although he is only charging me £25 a downlight upstairs, he is charging me £50 a downlight downstairs. Something to do with fire...

Hi all, Firstly, let me apologise for my ignorance. I am currently renovating a house and all of this is quite new to me. We would like to replace a double upvc front door with a more traditional timber door with double glazed glass panels to each side. However, we have absolutely no...

Hi all, Firstly, let me apologise for my ignorance. I am currently renovating a house and all of this is quite new to me. We would like to replace a double upvc front door with a more traditional timber door with double glazed glass panels to each side. However, we have absolutely...

We are currently in the process of refurbishing a 1960s house. We've been quite please with how the plaster is underneath the wallpaper/anoglypta, and so was trying to avoid having to do a full repeater, however we desperately want to change the skirt and architrave. When we came to remove some...

We are currently in the process of refurbishing a 1960s house. We've been quite please with how the plaster is underneath the wallpaper/anoglypta, and so was trying to avoid having to do a full repeater, however we desperately want to change the skirt and architrave. When we came to remove some...