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Hi all, I'm wanting to repurpose an old dishwasher and turn it into a parts washer for my garage. My aim is to run the dishwasher from a recirculating water based solvent solution. This would require a header tank, a filtration system and some sort of pump. The dishwasher intakes water at a...

Hi all, I've got an issue with a retaining wall at the front of my house. As you can see from the pictures, it's a single leaf, stone built retaining wall. Behind is what looks like tonnes of backfill and rubble. I'm assuming the current retaining wall isn't really up to the task, hence why...

Hello all! Firstly, thanks for taking the time to read my post. Throughout the process of renovating our property I hope to address the central heating system. Currently the system runs off a combi boiler placed in the garage below the living room and all radiators are on the single floor...

Hello all, I'm currently in the process of replacing the subfloor in our house, taking the opportunity add insulation whilst it's up. Having reached the bedroom I've noticed the floor joists run out by up to 20mm. This does not bode well with my OCD. Not wanting to try and use a levelling...

Hello all, I am hoping to achieve the following look for two windows in our property. My question is about the building detail. Does anyone have any experience with such a detail? Would it be better to plaster/plasterboard the surround prior the making the "window box"? If not, what...

Hi all, I'm wishing to buy a corded SDS drill with isolated chisel function for the following tasks: - Chasing radiator pipes, plug sockets and wiring into a block wall - Removing cement render from the exterior of our property With a budget of around £100, I've narrowed it down to the...

With part of our renovations I'm replacing the terrible chipboard subfloor in our bungalow with T&G WBP spruce plywood. The area we are working on has been gutted and taken back to an empty shell. I'm making provisions for additional subfloor rigidity and strength at the moment. Joists are...

Hi all, In our bedroom it seems someone has removed a patio door and replaced it with a window. From the images, can you tell if this has been done correctly? I was under the impression you were supposed to "tie in" the bricks into the existing wall? Further more, the inside lintel is...

My girlfriend and I moved into our first house in October 2015. When we bought it, we knew it would need some work doing. After starting work, we soon realised it's certainly the house that Jack built. Allow me to show you some examples: Is this how your supposed to join two studded walls at...

Hi all, I'm taking my existing plaster off to fit plasterboard. Do I need to take it back to block work or will it suffice to take it back to the initial layer of plaster? I ask because I'm removing it by hand and it's exhausting work taking the first layer of plaster back. I've attached an...

Hi all, Whilst renovating our bungalow we will be fitting additional & relocating current sockets and switches. The lighting wiring runs throughout the loft space and the socket wiring runs below the suspended timber floor. Can I run conduit to the back boxes with the intention to upgrade and...

Hello all, My girlfriend and I are carrying out a substantial renovation to the "west wing" of our bungalow. This will involve insulating below the floor and replacing the chipboard subfloor. We are weighing up the costs of what materials and insulation to use for the subfloor. What are our...

Hi all, I'm considering the idea of replacing all the current copper pipes on our central heating system after the boiler. I'd like to incorporate a manifold and paired runs of pex (or some other plastic pipe) to each radiator. Making the system simpler and reducing the amount of joins. We...

Hello all, My Girlfriend and I are considering a floor-to-ceiling fixed feature window at the end of our bedroom. We like the idea of non-opening, single pane, aluclad & double glazed, in RAL7016 to match our external doors. The sizing would be 3300mm x 2330mm. We have another window in the...

Hello all, This is my first post, so please be gentle. I've gone through a number of searches and found various answers to my issue, I'd just like to narrow them down slightly. Having recently moved into our first property together, my girlfriend and I have started decorating each room to our...