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I've never bought/owned a shed so I'm after some simple advice, rather than make a costly mistake. I can get fit an 8ft wide (fence to pond) by 7ft long (fence to grass) paving slab base comfortably in the corner. This would make the shed only accessible from one side, would this hinder...

Well I think its cement anyway, its definitely not plaster. The pictures below are of the inside of my conservatory, is there a DIY alternative to smoothing the walls without resorting to pay a plasterer to do the job? Something like Polycell SmoothOver, if that's not blasphemy around...

My conservatory roof is about 13 years old and past its best, as you can see with all the mold and water inside it. If at all possible I would like to replace it with either a Victorian or Georgian style roof (bath waste pipes may be in the way, as seen in the photograph) or at the very least...

What results should I expect from using this? After leaving fresh kiln dried sand to compact over a couple of weeks I applied some sand joint stabiliser which I bought off ebay. Mixed as per the instructions, I was expecting it to turn the sand rock hard but instead its just firmed it up a...

I've just refurbished my block paving because it had been severely neglected. Looks a million times better and I've got some very expensive Resiblock superior (matt of course!) to go down but I'm concerned the concrete blocks won’t dry sufficiently - this will lead to premature failure of the...

I’ve got some tatty concrete fence posts and gravel boards that really need tarting up. I wanted to paint them and keep the colour as near as regular concrete as they are e.g. an off white colour. I bought some masonry paint samples from Dulux online but they are all quite different as...

I fitted a new kitchen sink but used the existing plumbing, unfortunately due to the slight difference in location of the plug holes I've been unable to get a perfect seal on some of the plumbing joints (despite my best efforts!). I've used some external leak sealer which has successfully...