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Hello. I need to replace a flush. Presumably the whole loo needs to come out ?...see two photos. Regards Phil

Hello. Splitting a double garage with a metal stud wall. The plan was to just follow the joist. So, I put some noggins on for lateral stability and ran out of screws. Popped over to ScrewFix and in a moment of madness decided to treat myself to a laser level...be careful what you wish for...what...

Hello. Not sure how to "start" this garage OSB project ? OSB stud wall on joist between garage doors to partition the double garage. OSB ceiling. Main joist spacing 600 mm. Note block wall has two joints close together. 1. Ceiling first then stud ? Maybe painful since stud joist hidden...

Hello...stud wall to split a double garage. Unfortunately there is a strap (that is neither true or fully attached at the bottom) that is just in the way of the first wall stud...can I just remove it ? Any other options ? Thanks Phil

Hello. Looking to replace grey carpet in hall - I will be keeping black entrance island due to door clearance - see two attached photos. I will be removing skirting and undercutting jambs. BUT not sure how I deal with the section under and bottom stair curve...advice please ! Thanks. Phil

Hello. Bought house 18 months ago. House was empty for two years before purchase. Located in South of France…summer 35C…winter 5C worse case. To the left of crack is the extension built twenty years ago. Original house to right built 1970. It *may* be water ingress but pretty sure it isn’t… Has...

Hello. Our lounge has no roof insulation. Its cold. There is no loft. The most straightforward way is to add insulation between the beams, see pictures. The beam thickness is 15cm. Between the beams is plasterboard. I want to DIY this so am looking at advice on how to do this. I want to use...

Hello....removing tiles from bathroom floor. The house was built in 1970 and I am pretty sure they are the original tiles....underneath the tile is a black layer...see attached picture. Is this adhesive/mastic with asbestos ? Thanks in advance.

Hello. We bought a house in France and clearly have condensation problems in the lounge/roof. The lounge is big - 7m X 6m - and has what the Frogs call a "Cathedral Ceiling". There is no "loft" space in the lounge, just plasterboard, minimal insulation in places and then "roman" tiles. Note -...

Hello. Attached is a picture of part of our loft...probably about 50% of the loft is like this. The floor of the loft is concrete...the bedroom ceilings are plasterboard. The house is in the south of France and was built in 1970....summers are hot..30C to 35C and winters can get down to...

Hello...bought a house in France...built in 1972. Am a little puzzled as to how the internal walls have been plastered. Where the wall is damaged, on first appearance it looked like very thick wallpaper but I see now its some sort of mesh...seems to peel off easily..and then under that just...

I have a septic tank 15m from the manhole cover on the terrace. I need to lay a soil pipe from the manhole cover to the septic tank. Horizontal distance from manhole to septic tank is 15m. Vertical drop is 3m. In the three pictures attached the manhole cover is by the wheelbarrow on the...

Please see attached pictures... Some information on how this is constructed ? Materials ? And why the water only pours down above the windows (the gutters are intact and clear) Thanks