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I have just finished cleaning all the ridiculously thick coats of paint with runs every couple of inches off of our exposed copper heating pipes. (Next job is to do the same with the skiting boards and architraves). If possible we would like to leave the pipes unpainted. As bare copper tends to...

We have a section of drive laid with pavers that butt up against a further parking area laid with tarmac (about 40 sq m). The tarmac, however, seems to consist of a base coat where the top coat has come away (there are patches of about 100mm in diameter where the top coat still appears in...

Current new build regs require a wall u value of 0.2w/m2k. With our wall construction, achieving this requires a PIR board thickness of 120mm, or 100mm if battens are used creating an air gap between the plasterboard and PIR. Ideally, it would be more practical to use 60mm PIR, but this would...

On the Gas Safety Record there is a section regarding service and testing. I have three questions regarding the Inspection section.: - If the certificate has 'Pass' under the heading 'Flue Visual inspection, but around the flue where it passes through the wall there are clear gaps all the way...

The previous owner of our house rendered it with an extremely rough finish. He then painted it with a very dark colour, and we are told it looked so patchy when he rollered it that he then spent many days up the scaffold using a brush to 'stipple' the paint to get it to look right. We want to...

We have an alarm system that has various wireless PIR sensors as well as a wireless Siren outside. However the control panel was removed by the previous owner - he said because it developed faults and would go off all the time, I think it was a Texecom one. Before I get quotes for a new...

This topic is widely covered online, but the recommendations are usually to use matt paint, and car paint aerosols are frequently mentioned. Has anyone any experience of painting a dish with masonry paint - this is matt, developed for outside use, and using the same colour as used on a rendered...

We have a relatively new (6 months) Range cooker which has 3 ovens, one of which has a problem. No matter what temperature is set on the dial the oven heats up to maximum and does not switch off - although the heating indicator light switches off at the temperature set on the dial. I have no...

I was seeking quotes for cavity wall insulation for a detached house which is rectangular in shape with 4 2 storey walls of 6m x 7.5m in length. On searching in Google, according to a couple of sites such a MyBuilder and Moneysavingexpert, the average cost should be approx £200 - £230 per wall...

At our new house the garage floor was recently laid (within the last couple of years) - but not very well. When I walk on it the surface literally turns to dust under foot and the aggregate floats loose on the top. Even worse if I sweep it. At some point I had intended to add levelling...

I have four independent motion sensors - one on each side of the house. What I want is for a single light to come on when ANY of the sensors is activated - either one sensor on its own, or perhaps even two at the same time, and for the light to go off when the sensor/s time out. Is there a...

Has anyone any experience of conduit being used in areas of light traffic to run cable - such as across the entrance to a residential drive. I had seen a reference in the past to conduit which withstands the weight of vehicles without crushing, but I can't seem to find it now. Most of the...

Has anyone used a 'goal post' arrangement of RSJ's to support a wall when creating a 'large' opening? - is this acceptable practice? I have two doors on the back wall of the house with brickwork in between. Rather than 'hacking' away the internal plasterwork and external render to remove the...

Hi. Six years ago I started to build an extension. I was doing all the work myself and choose to do it on Building Notice rather than submitted drawings. Due to loss of income, coincident with an injury, I stopped work and have not done any since. I am now planning to continue the work shortly...