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Hi, I’m a novice when it comes to DIY. Moving into a fixer upper I’ve had to learn on the job and so far have laid wood flooring, stone floor, tiled walls, skirting, loft boarding, garden fence etc but I’m a bit over my head when it comes to starting on the downstairs loo/bathroom. Do you...

Hi, I have a varying depth, uneven but overall thin gap between a stone floor and enginnered laminate wood flooring, both sections laid on screed with underfloor heating. The gap is too narrow to fit a T-bar and I don't want to drill into the floor as the undefloor heating pipes are close to the...

This has recently been installed on a nearby property, they will not disclose what it is and I suspect it is some sort of surveillance or security device. Does anyone know what it could be? Should I be worried that my privacy is being invaded?

Hi, I recently discovered that there has been a small drip/leak from a washing maching water hose join that connects to the water pipe. It's been leaking for a year unoticed....until i pulled away the kitchen border. I've never done any form of plumbing DIY so I have no idea how to best deal...

Hello, we've received a letter outlining a breach of condition regarding planning that was taken out 2 years prior to us buying the property. In a nutshell: Before we bought the house, the owner obtained planning permission to build a dwelling on the land belonging to his existing property...

Hi, I would like some advice if anyone can help. Our living room floor is nice and level thanks to a self leveling concrete screed but as our house is very old all of the walls are not straight. I have engineered wood boards that clip into one another (with adhesive too) and go on top of the...

Hi, I have attempted to fix mdf skirting board to a very uneven brick wall with Gripfill which didn't hold so I also used a few masonary nails. They were extremely hard to hammer in, and i have managed to get most of them almost flush with the skirting board but not quite. What can i do to...

Hi, I've bought a fairly heavy oval mirror (33 inches x 27 inches) that I would like to hang above the fireplace but I am not sure what the best way to go about it is. Behind the chimney breast plaster there's a mix of old bricks and mortar as well as a wooden lintel mixed in ( see attached...

Hi, the hole I cut in my tiles isn't quite big enough for the socket plate to fit in so I need to make it bigger. What would be the best way to do this? I have an SDS hammer drill (Bosch PBH 2100 RE) but I don't think I can get a tile cutting drill bit for it. Do I need to buy a...

Hello I have just bought a detached period cottage, constructed in 1850. It's been vacant for 2 years and is in a poor state. It has a damp problem, uses oil as its off the gas grid (though it hasn't been used or serviced for 2 years), has poor electrics and plumbing. I am looking at possibly...

I've taken some close up shots of a period cottage that i've bought. From numerous sources i have been told that the filled in cracks have been there for at least 30+ years. What do you think?

This problem is a bit beyond my basic DIY knowledge, but would anyone know if this crack that is filled is likely to be something serious or more superficial? Basically I'm buying a property and it has this crack running up the outside wall, I've question the vendors but have only been told...