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Hi I'm looking at putting a shed together ideally 16 feet x 8 feet but probably a little under that. What are my options with regard to cladding these days (other than the traditional shiplap/loglap/etc), I'm thinking more of a maintenance free material i.e. plastic, metal, etc If you have...

I'm looking to open up a fireplace to have a wood burning stove fitted. My query is regarding using fireboard and how it is finished with the front face plaster wall. See the image (a mock up graphic) for the look we are after. A guy who is putting a quote together for us says it really needs a...

I'm looking for some advice surrounding shed bases. I recently bought a house which has a pre-existing shed in the garden, it's OK for now but the base (flags) has moved, the shed is starting to go in places, and I'm 99% sure it is over foul water drains. I'm starting to think about how I will...

Can anyone offer any thoughts on how I trim down laminate worktop edging strip. The worktop is 40mm tall and the edging strip which came with it (Duropal) is a good 45mm. The material is tough and brittle.

Not sure the is a typical appliance question so airing my question here. I'm proposing to put a 80-90cm gas or induction hob spanning over a 60cm oven housing and edging in to a set of drawers either side. Obviously I'd need to do some cutting out in the side panels but can you see any issues...

Just putting the cabinets in and thinking about what overhang I should have say from the front of the doors to the front edge of the worktop? The units are highline handleless, so I'm thinking of minimum overhang. The worktop are a 40mm laminate, small radius. Is a 10mm overhang enough would...

Our Honeywell T6060 is looking ancient and out of place, what could I replace it with? It doesn't have to be clever, just functional and more up to date. Just taken the lid off and there are 4 wires in there: Blue - Connected Yellow - Connected Red- Unconnected Earth - Unconnected

... than their older counterparts? I'm just replacing the kitchen in a house we moved in to this year (now sick of living in a mess!) and one job leads to another. Looking at the kitchen diner now and the only thing which won't have been replaced is the dining room radiator. it is a double 4'...

Hi I'm in the middle of replacing my kitchen. The previous owners had an extractor which didn't extract to the outside, just used charcoal filters. The reason they didn't vent outside appears to be because a joist is right in the middle of the chimney. As I have the ceiling down I'm wondering...

I'm just starting ripping out my kitchen and have removed the hob extractor fan which hides multiple previously drilled holes where rawl plugs have been in an of course the holes which were holding up the extractor. The internal wall is concrete block (not thermolite), what do you recommend to...

We have recently bought a house which is 40 years old and whilst the house is in good order it is in need of updating. I considering all aspects of updating starting from the top down:-) I'm under the impression that although concrete roof tiles are good for around 40 to 60 the underlay is more...

Hi We've just bought a new house and are mentally preparing to do a few jobs starting with kitchen and bathroom. The house was built in 1981. Just looking behind the kitchen unit plinth and I can see that there are two layers of ceramic floor files. When I look in the cupboard under the...

I'm looking at buying a bungalow which has been refurbished. It is pebbledashed and to me although it has been on probably 50 years it looks in great condition though there are a few areas of damage which have probably been done when being refurbished. Unfortunately it is 125 miles away and I...

We have sold our bungalow and looking at a new build where the builder has given a budget for kitchen and bathrooms. The kitchen budget I can live with £4500, I put a good kitchen in our current house for around that using DIY Kitchens at Pontefract. Now for the sanitary fittings he is...

I'm looking to move to Anglesey where large areas of the island are off grid. I have been spoilt throughout my life in that I've always had mains services. I guess the main alternatives are electricity, oil and LPG. I'll rule electricity out straight away as I believe it is prohibitively...

I want to create a 24" high retaining wall and current thought is railway sleepers. I would propose to use 8' x 8" x 4" sleepers stacked on their narrowest edge ie 3 x 8" to create a 24" high wall over a length of 56 feet. I would use sleeper posts in to the ground at 8 foot intervals and dead...

I have been pondering over this for a while but I need a cheap solution for a retaining wall on a patch of land at the side of my house. I want to semi level the areas and am thinking of using 2 x 12" concrete base boards (24" high holding back around 22" of soil) over a length of about 60...

Hi I'm considering renovating my daughters bathroom whilst she is away in Oz for 3 weeks. I've completed a kitchen in the past with little problem and am feeling that it should be within my capabilities. before I even suggest the idea to her I want to make sure I'm as mentally prepared as...

I'm looking to buy a DIY electric roller garage door (4400mm x 2260mm). Is there any benefit of galvanised steel or aluminium?

Hi I've got an opportunity to buy some agricultural land in rural Wales which I'm considering buying as a base to leave a touring caravan on. Next to the land there is a small row of terraced houses but little else apart from brilliant views. There is a decent high mature hedge which would...