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I'm really struggling to figure a decent way to hang festoon Christmas lights along my guttering. I have aluminium gutters with broad edges which most clips don't attach to and gutter guards which don't allow any depth for clips which might attach otherwise. Does anyone have any bright ideas...

I've just removed all the old mortar on our patio and replaced it with Sika Fastfix .... it's been over a week and it's fully hardened off but Ants are coming up through little holes in it in various places. I don't know if I didn't compact it enough or if this would happened regardless. I...

Very simply is this at all possible to lift and then later re-lay Karndean tiles? Unfortunately our underfloor heating isn't performing as required, I suspect largely due to both chipboard&ply in the floor which ideally I would like to remove but can't access without removing the expensive...

Last year we converted our double garage to a double height vaulted ceiling living room with underfloor heating. We've exhausted all options and the underfloor isn't sufficient to heat the room on the coldest winter days. I'm looking at solutions ahead of this winter and am interested in...

I'm not sure why a heatwave has got me thinking about heating!??! I have preciously posted here regarding the underfloor system not fully heating our garage conversion, I've exhausted all possibilities to improve this and am now looking to add another heat source to the room. It's a double...

As mentioned in another thread we have a vaulted ceiling garage conversion with underfloor heating. The underfloor is running hot at almost 60deg flow. When it's mild outside it heats the room to a lovely 21deg but when it's cold we can't get above 18deg. It appears nothing further can be...

I have water underfloor heating in my lofted ceiling garage conversion with two heating loops. Manifold pictured. It has Kingspan insulation underneath, a solid scree with 18mm chipboard, ply and karndean on top. It also had 9months to dry out before use. I have been very disappointed with...

I've been quoted £880+VAT for a pine ballustrade across a Mezzanine, more than I was hoping to spend but would appreciate further opinion on the cost. It's 3m of bannister with half newels at either wall, there are also two full newels to provide an opening for access. The quote also states 30...

We are converting a double garage 5.5x5.5m and will have a high vaulted ceiling as we are removing the room above. I'm keen to heat the room with wet UFH as this is cost effective for the size compared to electric and the uniform radiant heat should be better than convected heat escaping...

I'm having my garage converted to a lounge with a vaulted ceiling and ideally want to heat the room with underfloor heating. Is it standard practice to set up an underfloor system assumably with manifold and pump for a single room and connect this to the existing boiler or is this an absurd...

Having recently moved into a new property and having the circa 1995 hard wired alarm system serviced, it appears not only do the panels look archaic but the two outdoor bells aren't functioning. So it appears it's time for a complete overhaul. (Current system Scantronic 9800) Am I limited to...

We are having our double garage converted into a vaulted ceiling living room, my limited knowledge and more extensive research has led me to believe underfloor heating would be much more suitable than radiators. The idea being convection heating from radiators rises and ends up above heat...

I'm hoping the solution to my problem is simple but as a total DIY novice some guidance would be useful. The ceilings in my house were previously skimmed over light artex, however they've skimmed around any light fittings rather than removing them. This means when I go to change them there are...

I am going to try and replicate the shelves on this webpage. http://www.rona.ca/en/projects/Build-a-ladder-style-shelving-unit However I am going to use them in the garden to hold my herb garden so the quality doesn't need to be as polished. I plan to paint it as well. I have been...