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Hi all, Today, I had a go at being a little practical / hands on myself and put up some Ben Simpson floating shelves... I had my Dad help me but I did make a fundamental error with the second shelf... I got the measurement 2cm out and ended up with 2 shelves that were not aligned with each...

Hi, I was wondering if the way in which these tiles are sitting can be considered normal / OK? It is a house we have lived in for a year and I am certainly not a roof expert but I would expect them to lay flat. I know the bottom couple of courses of the valley needs re-pointing and it's on the...

Hi Folks, Out of interest, if you were to board out your loft with joists and OSB boards, would you measure and cut everything inside or outside the loft. I've heard a few different views on this. It's more practical to cut boards / joists etc once in the loft space but of course this leaves...

Hi Folks, Might sound a bit strange but I am planning on replacing a section of drain channel on my block paved drive as it's snapped on the edge. I suspect something has hit it at some stage. Should these just pull up vertically? Do I run the risk of upsetting the block pavers around it...

Hi all, We purchased our house last year and I have some questions relating to lintels or rather the lack of in the outer skin. I know the house must have them on the inside as the chap fitting our blinds upstairs destroyed several drill bits getting into them. On the lounge window, there is...

Hi, I have a portion of long skirting board that is ever so slightly loose in the middle (cracked the caulking and pushing it closed the crack). I'm sure some folks would say just leave it and fill with more caulking, it moves like 1mm if I push in the middle to close that tiny crack. I...

Hi Folks, Probably a laughable question to those in the know. On a house we purchased last year, having come to decorate some of the rooms, i've noticed some of the interior window sills have these round things intruding the wooden sill. I am guessing these are one of two things, either a...

Hi, A number of hinges in my house have this horrible sticky black stuff coming out of them... I'm tempted to remove them and soak in white spirit etc. to get rid of it. However, I presume this is some kind of lubricant and may run into problems when re-fitting. Any ideas? Cheers...

Hi, Anybody know what these are from? Cheers...

Hi all, I am pretty novice at DIY and am looking to attach a TV bracket to a dot and dab wall. I have chosen to go with the Corefix fixings as they seem to be the best for this application to bridge the gap between the plasterboard and the solid wall behind. The problem is they only do...

Hi all, We recently treated our garden furniture with teak oil and large areas are still sticky over a week later... Upon advice on other forums, I have done the following using one chair as a test: Attempted to clean with soapy water - no success Attempt to clean off with pledge - no success...

Hi all, I had cavity wall insulation installed in my end of terrace property today. Now I have the following resulting after the works are complete. 1) Slight fumy smell / dustiness in the hallway / kitchen which I am told is normal and the result of small holes in the cavity. This should...

Hi all, My loft is boarded using CLS as the supports which have been screwed into the trusses. Boards are then laid and screwed on top of them. I've noticed a couple of these CLS beams now have what looks to either be rot or perhaps the sap coming out of them. As you can see from the...

Hi all, I have a question regarding my loft boarding, which a friend (who is very skilled in DIY / Carpentry) did for me. The centre of my loft is boarded (the middle of the W) I have a W shape roof truss and his recommendation was to not simply raise the ceiling joists / bottom chords and...