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Hi, I would like to have some AC downstairs, in a cheap way that doesn’t involve coring big holes in brickwork. I was thinking of venting a portable DUAL hose AC into the sub floor void, where air would circulate ultimately through air bricks at the front and back of house. House is a hundred...

hi, I have some gravel on the side bit of my garden. I want to put some 20mm thick 600mm x 900mm porcelain tiles down on the main bit people walk on to avoid a constant crunching noise. Can I just lay them on the gravel (it is c. 20mm angular kind of gravel), or should I put them on sand, or...

Hi all, I want to change an outside wall light to some festoon / string lighting. They both run on 240V but the festoon lights have a fixed plug on the end. Can I convert the outside wall light to an outdoor socket? Does it have to be RCD socket? I would have taken the plug off and hard wired...

On a bit of a budget and need to choose some sleepers. I need c. 22 of the 100mm x 200mm x 2.4m ones. They will in contact with soil to make a 40cm high wall (laid widest side down) and, although I've never seen the area particular wet, I am worried about how long they last. I can choose...

I live in a small Victorian terraced house. The front garden is tiny (1metre between house and garden wall apart from where the front door is as that is set back) and is currently flagged. I need to rebuild the front wall (1/2b currently spanning 3metres) because it's falling down and I'd like...

Hi. I want to tile over the floor tiles in my kitchen, because I have been told by the Mrs that I need to get the job done quickly. It is also somewhat temporary as I've been told we will be completely redoing the kitchen in two years... Original tiles are laid on concrete. They are glossy...

I have screwed some 9mm ply over floorboards. I want to use SLC to make it more level before installing a floating engineered floor. I have some primer I am going to go out and get the flexible Mapei Ultraplan Renovation SLC. I have two questions: - what is the best way of sealing the gap...

Hi All, I am concerned about subfloor ventilation in my Victorian terraced house. The distance between airbricks at the front and back of the house is about 7.5m but there are loads of dwarf walls in between that are not honeycombed. I don't really fancy altering them. Could I install a quiet...

Hi, Has anyone had any experience of using a floor levelling solution similar to EcoPearls / Cemwood? I am looking to install a floating engineered wood floor over my floorboards, but the room (7.5m x 3.8m) dips heavily in the middle and is uneven in many places. I will get a laser level guide...

I live in an old house, built around 100 years ago. Ripped up some old laminate flooring downstairs because I wanted to replace it, and thought maybe I could try and make the floor more even below because I want a 240-litre aquarium to go in the corner of the room. Is it a suspended timber...