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Got some new french doors delivered which were dropped off whilst i was at work. Looks like they have been scraped about a bit which im not fully happy with. 1. Is it now normal for them to come as completed units i.e. with glazing already in? The 1st thing i'll have to do is take glazing out...

Hi guys Can someone please check the attached plans? We are looking at having a load bearing internal ground floor wall removed and replaced by a steel. My concern is with the padstone placement. The wall running vertically in the left of the picture with the french doors opening into the...

Hi all How many/what centres do I need for circular soffit vents in an otherwise solid 9 metre run of uPVC soffit boards? Thanks.

Hi guys I live in a house a bit like the one attached but the external render is smooth rather than pebble dashed. 1. Can you recommend a good quality cost effective paint? 2. Also is there a calculation for how many litres required per m2? 3. What is the brown layer above ground level? Does...

Bit of a funny one. Got back from 2 weeks visiting family and the upstairs bathroom soil stack is now making a noise I can only describe as an echo of filling water when I either flush the bog upstairs or even worse noise when I run the basin taps. Can't see any evidence of backfilling but it...

My digistat 3 has decided the room is 38 degrees today so im guessing its internal stat is knackered. I'm considering the Salus IT500 in replacement just to control the CH side as a direct replacement. How does the wiring differ between the two? Ive not taken off the digistat yet but I seem to...

Roughly what would you charge to hook up a supplied new four ring gas hob? Currently I have an electric hob and electric oven. When I was replacing the oven I noticed there is a capped off gas pipe that could be used for the hob behind the oven. So basically I would pull out the electric...

Currently got a Dewalt 18v Cordless Combi which has left me needing a bit more power on some recent jobs, so started looking at corded SDS's. But why is the Dewalt D25052KT more expensive than the Dewalt D25133K? On most of the spec the cheaper one is better. Any others to consider such as the...

Some photos of my recent en-suite refit. Very happy with it.

Hi all Just starting to plan a new bit of raised decking at the bottom of my sloping garden. The slope is such that at the bottom of the garden, the deck will be around 5ft off the ground with the top end level with the ground (not connected to the house though). I am after some advice for...

Going to deck the bottom of my garden which has quite a severe slope. For the deck to be level, the bottom end will be around 4-5ft above the ground to make it level with the other end which will sit at or around ground level. Do i need planning permission under the above 0.3m rule? Seems a...

Can someone recommend me a hand saw for upvc shower panels. Ive got a 14tpi Spear & Jackson Predator uPVC saw but its still not gliding through particularly easily on practice off-cuts. The shower panels seem to be flexing too much. I can probably make do with the predator but if someone knows...

Thought I'd post a few pics of my recent DIY refit of my understairs toilet. Main aim was to rip out the **** stained carpet, get rid of the yellow uneven walls, remove a dodgy tiled splashback and replace a radiator that didn't work. Total spend less than £150. Never used so much filler in my...

Hi all. In our en suite the shower tray will fill up sometimes to the top to the point of overflowing before then emptying out properly with a big gurgle coming from the sink. After the trap, the shower waste appears to go down under the chipboard floor where I assume it links up with the sink...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00B5019XQ/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_e4Euwb06THJ8Q Seems very reasonably priced, what do you think?