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Hello all, I know this is probably a very common topic for discussion but it seems most of the threads I have seen are all different in their own way. I own a 3 bedroom semi detached house, it's mostly red brick apart from the top left front of the house which has an old (and aged) white...

Hello all, Moved into my house back in 2013 and have largely ignored the back garden whilst concentrating on the inside. Besides regular grass cuts and hedge trimming I have not done a great deal to it. Having seen a nearby neighbour who has laid astroturf in their garden I am now thinking...

Hi all, Just wanted to throw this out there. I am replacing my kitchen windows next spring/summer, and after that I am considering rendering the whole outside to give it a smarter look overall. Firstly, a standard 3 bed semi detached house, does anyone have any rough idea on the cost I should...

Hi all, I had a near disaster with a leaking toilet whilst away for a weekend during December (these things never happen when you are at home) I have an en suite toilet that (I am told) was designed with a left and right hand fill. So on one side there is a plastic cap acting like a bath plug...

Hi all, Noticed that a couple of the screw covers on my shower screen have split where it attaches it to the tiled wall, it's been in about 1 year now and so still fairly new. I have a plumber popping over in the new year to service the boiler, from the pictures is anyone able to tell me if...

Hi all. Have some new patio doors, finding that if they swing in the wind then the hinges are scrathing against the brickwork. Any ideas on how to avoid? I thought of maybe running a small line of silicone along the brickwork where the hinges meet it, to act as a bit of a cushion. Or I could...

Hi all, I've put some curtain poles up today but the brackets that are screwed to the wall and showing and wondered if there is anything I can get to cover them, bar replacing with a more expensive pole that would hide them. The screws don't look too attractive and the brackets are not pin point...