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I think this is painting. Might be gardening. :) We've had a couple of stones set in our new boundary wall with the house name carved in. I'm wanting to pick the letters out in gold/bronze to improve readability. Can anyone recommend a paint for the job please? Picture attached. Any other...

In the process of specifying works for our bungalow refurb. It needs a pretty much full rewire and we're keen to do our best to future proof it. What home automation we currently have is Alexa and some wifi light bulbs and sockets so nothing much. So my question is, what do I need to be...

Had Welsh Water out to fit a water meter and it's all gone pear shaped. The stop tap inside the property is about 10mm off where the incoming water pipe pops up through the concrete floor of the bungalow. Bless him, the WW chap spent about an hour with scanners, divining rods, you name it trying...

We're in the early planning stages of the remodelling of our bungalow. PP is passed with next to no conditions (Yay!) so we're on with the internal stuff now. As the current heating is old and crap, we're planning on fitting all new gas central heating and hot water. We'd like to do individual...

Quick question. We're planning to build a double garage. Got PP approved. It will be Cedral clad and roof tiles on the roof. Which is cheaper/easier? Steel frame or timber? I don't really have a preference functionally. Planners only care if it looks like it says on application so they're not...

Firstly, thanks for the advice some time ago (seems ages) regarding finding an architect for an extension to our bungalow and being told to get an architectural technician. I did that and my plans went in to the planning black hole on Monday. I've no idea when they'll pop out the other side...

After some advice please. Planning a chunk of work on my bungalow and one of the things we're planning to do is plant a permanent Christmas tree in the front garden that we'd like to illuminate at appropriate times of the year. Having a cable trailing from the tree to the house ranges from not...

Are there any restrictions on where a gas meter box can be installed? Is there a guide anywhere? We don't currently have gas at the property and just trying to get my head around where things would go if we got a connection. It is in the road. Neighbours just got connected.

I currently have an ASHP in my bungalow feeding radiators with an immersion heater to top up the DHW and it's on E7 electric. We're planning on adding an additional bedroom and extending the dining room. Current levels of insulation vary from OK in some rooms to dire in others therefore we're...

I've put a few posts on here and I'll no doubt have more in time so thought I'd introduce myself. The username Kistelek is my kennel name and I breed and show Hungarian Pulis, a small Hungarian sheepdog with dreadlocks. Here's a picture of my boy having a go at Agility. Billy Agility by Kistelek...

There is a Village Development Plan for the village where my bungalow is, with the boundary of the village running along my boundary. At first glance this, along with the county council's anti-urbanisation regs, would seem to preclude me ever getting a change of use from Agricultural to Domestic...

My bungalow has a mass of south facing roof and is currently Economy 7 electric only heated with ASHP. I'm interested in getting solar power, along with something like a Tesla battery to make the most of my free energy and, with the latest software it seems, cheap night time power. We don't have...

I'm hopefully soon going to be looking for a builder to put an extension up along with a bunch of other work on my new (to me) bungalow which is about 3 hours away from where I currently live. Normally I like to hire tradesmen on word of mouth from people I know who've had good service at a...

I wish to have a new boundary wall built at the front and side of my bungalow property. I know it has to be no more than 1m high next to a highway. Q1) Where is that measured from? My side (about 18" higher) :) , the road side (who knows where that is. No kerbs) or the middle of the road...

I've just been left a lovely bungalow on a good plot of land which we'd like to move into but to work with our family it needs another bedroom. Having perused the tales of woe on here about extensions, planning, builders (obviously not the ones on here :) ) etc. I was wondering if there's an...