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I am planning to lay a deck over a patio, the deck would run to a bifold door cill so it is level with this, however there is not much room, between this and the patio and therefore can only use 2x2 joists, with packers underneath to get level. There is enough room to allow for a gap...

I am looking to fit some decking onto a patio base, however I am not sure if it will be too high, the way I wish to do it. Basically I want to run the decking up to the patio doors for the flush look, sitting just above the cill, if I do this then the decking will be ever so slightly above the...

Looking at painting our kitchen and want to use the light reflective trade paint, however I am not sure which. - Dulux Light & Space Diamond Matt - Dulux Trade Light & Space Flat Matt - Dulux Trade Light & Space Vinyl Matt I want it to be pure white, but not shiny, which do people recommend...

I have bought this light fitting which is made from metal - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00OHR03RC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I have an earth cable from the ceiling but no where to connect it, should there be an earth connection? If not then can I just choc bloc the earth?

Just had a new door put into a new opening that was made. There is now a gap between the door and the existing floor from where the internal brickwork is and the void. What is the correct way to fill this? Can this just be concreted?

I want to remove this old front door (there is a porch) and put a new internal door in and stud the other half. The internal walls are brick and there are concrete lintels above them, am I ok to remove this old wooden door and frame? House is 1960's and at some point new PVC windows have been...

I am looking to build a garden wall that will be rendered, like this one - https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/ff/d6/27/ffd627aa8f2f45f377da8216bd348bf7.jpg The wall will be none retaining and more to just break up the garden. The wall will be about 60cm high. So how deep would the...

We have a Grohe built in cistern which creates a sort of overflow when flushed from the pan, this is a combination of the pan design, and the tall groove cistern creating a bigger pressure when flushed. I want to try and reduce the amount of water in the cistern to see if this helps prevent...

I have an IKEA curtain ceiling track to fix, holding floor to ceiling curtains. There isn't a joist to go into in the exact spot required, so will just have to just go into the plaster board. What is the best fixing for this that will take the weight? Will self drill plasterboard fixings do?

Have had walls skimmed, have painted them and now to fit the skirting. It is MDF which is primed and I have painted. Will grip fill work on painted MDF and painted walls or will it struggle to hold? The walls are brick with a wooden batton on the bottom, could I nail into this, or should I...

Is there actually any difference? http://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-trade-contract-matt-emulsion-paint-brilliant-white-10ltr/82134 http://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-trade-bare-plaster-paint-brilliant-white-10ltr/51004 Need to paint freshly skimmed walls, a good deal on the No Nonsense...

In the house I have recently bought there is a downstairs toilet, it has no sink or door (it is odd!) at the moment, however the toilet will stay where it is, but a new stud wall will be put up extending it, allowing for a window and sink in there. Do building control need to know about this or...

Looking at showers and have found a nice Bristan one, and a nice Grohe one, from research Grohe is great quality but how much better? there is a £150 price difference between the two, is the Grohe £150 better?

After taking the skirting off it has pulled the plaster off leaving a timber base with brickwork on top. See image... What is the best way to fill this gap with, screw some plasterboard to the timber? Then skim?

I am looking at having the lighting system rewired as there is no earth, everything else looks good, the fuse board is 10 years old but all ok. I have had an electrician out to quote for the work, he said to get the Part P certificates a new fuse board would be required, is that correct? Also...

I have removed wallpaper from the ceiling and now cracks are visible in long lengths where I assume the plaster board is joined up. What is the best way to fix this and will it come back again?

What LED downlights do people recommend? After some 5 watt brushed chrome spots, which or where are the dest to buy?

I have stripped a room of wallpaper and the plaster underneath looks good, however there is remains of old paint on the walls, I have chipped and scraped off the bits that come off easily, and wonder if I can clean this up and put gardz on, then paint over? Or do I need to scrape it all off...

In one room we have 2 pendant lights, with double switch for these, one switch works for one light, however the the other switch for the other light does not, after 2 years of living hear I thought I would fix this... Attached is an image of what it looks like, any ideas what is wrong? The...

A house I am looking at buying has had an extension put on it that is over 15 years old and was there when the current owner bought the property. The extension looks ok, however a opening has been created from the original house into the new extension so it is sort of open plan. Without...