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I have a relatively newly installed engineered wood floor. One of the boards is squeaking. It is a floating glued T&G floor on 8mm ply on wooden joists. Is it possible to fix this or at least make it less noisy? Getting the builder back who installed it is not an option.

Over the past two weeks, I have noticed a damp patch appearing on the bathroom carpet. It has got steadily darker and bigger. The carpet (now removed) was over the original vinyl tiles stuck to a concrete slab. Since removing the carpet it seems there is only a small amount of moisture but...

I live in a bungalow and would like to convert a non habitable room into a bathroom and the bathroom into a bedroom. I have attached a floorplan which is not to scale but gives an idea of the layout. The non habitable room was partitioned off from part of the living room to, functions as a...

I need to break into an existing manhole for a new foul water branch from my garage conversion. Is the best way to stitch drill or go in with a core drill? It is not something I have done before so any tips appreciated.

I am converting my garage into a habitable room. I need to build an internal stud wall to separate off the en-suite. I have a concrete slab floor which I am covering with a DPM then 50mm of celotex with 18mm chipboard T and G flooring with glued joints, floating on top. My question is: can I...

I am converting my 1960s bungalow garage to a habitable space. I plan to build a timber frame infill wall to replace the door. I have removed wooden panels that were at either side of the opening to reveal a cavity wall with a 50mm, uninsulated cavity. The inside leaf is block and the outside...

I have searched high and low and not been able to find a solution to my problem. I want to convert my garage to a bedroom. It is the link between two bungalows with traditional pitched rooves. My problem is that the joists run at a right angles to the normal path of cross ventilation, across...