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Hi all, After some advise about what to do with the flooring in my house. It's a 200 year old farm house which has had a solid concrete floor laid in the last 15 years ( before I bought it). It's basically cold and I doubt there is any insulation beneath it. That coupled with an extension...

I have a standard consumer unit which is full and would like to expand it to accommodate some outside lighting and power. Ideally I would like a second consumer unit mounted a distance away from the primary one. I’m not an electrician but want to plan and do most of the leg work. While Ill get...

Hi, I am seeking advise on cavity wall insulation. My house is 90% Solid wall but in one of the bedrooms and maybe bathroom there has been a thermal brick wall built secured with metal things to the exterior wall. The gap is about 80mm wide and I would like to fill it for thermal properties...

Hi, I am seeking advise on cavity wall insulation. My house is 90% Solid wall but in one of the bedrooms and maybe bathroom there has been a thermal brick wall built secured with metal things to the exterior wall. The gap is about 80mm wide and I would like to fill it for thermal properties...

Hi, I am about to start work on internal insulation on my old, solid wall house. Its quite damp on one wall in particular and I have some ideas on solving the damp (french trench, chemical damp proof course, fixing render etc) but my question is: What would be the best method of internal...

Hi all, I have an old 1850 farmhouse which suffers badly from damp. Its been neglected for the past 10 years. It is sold wall and rendered outside. It has been chemically injected into the brick some time ago but that has obviously failed. What im thinking of doing is getting a new damp...

Hi, I'll start off by saying I'm not a plumber but keen DIY'er. I am in need of replacing all the Rad's in my house as they are about to burst. They all have a corroded spot at the top. At the same time I think its best to replace the pipe work incase the whole system is rusted from the...

Hi, I have just bought a property where the heating system is very old and basically needs replacing. All the rads have burst and the boiler is about 30 years old. I have some good quotes at replacing the whole system: new boiler, pipe work and rads. The question im really trying...