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Hi all I have a composite door that I would like to restrict from opening out more than 90 degrees as it is slamming against an external wall. The restrictors I've seen online all require a groove in the door for the mechanism to slot into but as the door is composite I don't have that. Also...

Hi all Heard some scratching under the floorboards last night and I fear we may have unwelcome guests. Hoping it's mice but you never know it could be those 'other' guys :( I've had a quick look outside the house this morning and noticed that a few of our plastic vents seem to have holes in...

Hi all We have a rather large concrete slab in the garden on which a 10x8 shed is sitting. It pings out against the rest of the garden and I'm thinking of painting it a dark grey / green colour to hide it away. Do you have any recommendation on which paints could be used suitable for outdoor...

Hi all We have some decking planters that I am looking to stain with an oil based colour. The decking has a few knots in it and I'm wondering if I first need to treat these somehow - e.g. sealing? and if so what are the best ways to do this? Cheers for advice!

Hi all I have a new and empty 10x8 shed - built and sitting on a concrete slab as of last weekend. After yesterdays deluge of rain I'm kicking myself for not putting some damp proofing down prior to building. I'm considering running some 100mm DPC (the roll type) down under the bearers...

Hi all We have a single walled store room that is adjacent to our downstairs shower room - no DPC . I've noticed that a plasterboard wall in the store which is furthest away from the house is now showing signs of penetration damp and I've been advised that I need some ventilation in the...

Hi all Not sure if this is the right forum but here goes.... The previous owners of our property have used riven slabs as a hearth.... I'm looking for creative ways to get a nice smooth look on these to give a uniform slab that I could paint up. Unfortunately ripping them out...

Hi everyone I need to get a suitable vent for a felted flat roof for my kitchen hood (Neff D79ML86) which I believe takes a diameter of 150mm or 120mm. I'll be getting my roofer to fit in a few days. I'm looking at a couple of options : 1...

Hi there Not sure if this is the right area to post but ... I'd like to finish the edging neatly where my plasterboard wall meets the frame of my aluminium folding door so that I can paint the whole of the inside area the same colour. The gaps are about 1-1.5 cm all round the frame (two...

Hi all I want to paint the new concrete lintel over my garage door in white. Can I just apply some weathershield / masonry paint or do I need to seal the bare concrete first? Thanks for any advice

Hi all We like the look of the horizontal slatted fences that are popping up here and there. http://www.houzz.com/uk/photos/1965458/parsons-green-contemporary-deck-london We have approx 25m to cover and looking at the product from Silva Timber - red cedar - 19mm depth x 38mm high x...

Hi there We are going to have some engineered wood flooring laid in about 4 weeks and we are considering replacing our tired and unloved wooden fireplace surround and stone hearth for a swanky new limestone set. My understanding is that in an ideal world you lay the hearth first and then...

Hi all I've painted up my extension walls and ceiling with Leyland Contract Matt White. Now looking to apply a vinyl coat to those areas we will be keeping white and need to be wipeable - i.e. some rooms and the kitchen ceiling. I want the job done once and right. I've narrowed down...

Hi all I'm planning to move my washing machine from it's temporary home to my new utility. I assume I need a standard 15mm -> 3/4 inch washing machine tap to connect the cold water to the inlet. But .. what do I do about the washing machine waste? As per the image below, you can see I...

Hi all We have a small shower room and have had an extractor fan installed. We still need to get the job finished and have the vent extracting out. There is a small brick store room to the rear of the shower room and the vent currently goes into this room. We have a couple of options...

Hi all We've had a megaflo system fitted recently and our bathroom basin taps have started dripping. They do stop dripping when I close the taps fully closed - but this takes some effort as they seem to be a good deal stiffer now to shut. I have replaced both the washer and the olive...

Hi all I have two tile edges that need finishing - one is approx 17mm in depth and the other is approx 34mm. 17 mm 34 mm I'm not sure if I should buy a corner trim for the 17mm edge like this one...

Advice please! We're looking for flush floor fitting between our dining room and kitchen. The dining room will have 3mm underlay and 18mm engineered wood laid on top of the chipboard subfloor sitting on the joists. In the kitchen we intend to lay Amtico (approx. 3mm). I'm thinking of either...

Hi We have a grohe mixer tap with a pull rod that sticks out from the back to open/close the pop up waste. The rod is one with a slight bend at the end that sticks out but i want to lower how much of it sticks out of the back of the tap when the rod is pulled up as it will be too close to...

Hi all We're in the process of fixing up all the cr@p left to us by our long departed gorilla cowboy builders ... I can think of a few more choice names to call them but I won't Our roof is a mess - flat roof - quite large at 60 odd m2 covering back of the dining room, kitchen and study...