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We have integral garage with pitched roof and I’m looking to make the garage space warmer as we have internal door and use garage for coats, shoes, fridge freezer etc. There are soffit vents are in each rafter space and cold air just pours into the garage. Considered insulation with 50mm PIR...

I’ve erected an above fence screen using 75mm x 75mm posts which are 1.92m above ground with 50cm in postcrete. The panel is double slatted from Wickes and has been cut in half to provide more privacy along the length of the fence. They are fixed to the faces of the posts. My wife now wants this...

I’ve erected an above fence screen using 75mm x 75mm posts which are 1.92m above ground with 50cm in postcrete. The panel is double slatted from Wickes and has been cut in half to provide more privacy along the length of the fence. They are fixed to the faces of the posts. My wife now wants this...

Looking for some advice on best colour to use for caulking between anthracite panel and white wall? I’ve previously used white caulk but not convinced it looks great. Unfortunately the edges of the filler panel are chipped slightly but I can touch in with anthracite colour. I’m thinking of maybe...

I’m after some advice about fitting skirting boards. I made a start today in the kitchen but soon realised either the wall or flooring or both are not straight. I need to have a 5mm gap at one end near the external mitre so it looks true with the floor tiles. Will this look ok when...

I’ve removed the sink from downstairs cloakroom as we are getting new flooring and a new vanity unit and sink installed over the next few weeks. I’m now thinking maybe these isolation valves may not be ok left like this?? If they were going to leak it fail in some way surely they would have by now??

We have a heavy linear pendant light to install above the dining table. I mapped out a spot directly above the table and planned on putting in a noggin in between the ceiling joists that are 400mm centres. When I’ve cut away the plasterboard there is a cross brace structure in the exact place I...

We have a Challenger 8 house alarm. We’ve just had the back door blocked up so no longer need this zone. I’ve opened the panel and created a link wire for that zone and the alarm works fine. My question now is can I just cut the wire at the sensor or do I have to create another link here? There...

I’ve wall mounted a TV and wanted to put a double socket behind the TV. I planned on taking a spur from a socket on the same wall so will run the 2.5mm T&E from the socket through the safe zones to the new spur. The cable run will be 2.4m and the existing socket is definitely not a spur as it...

Hi all. We decided to remove the decorative coving in our living room and go with no coving for a modern look. I’m your average DIYer and have plastered small areas before using multi-finish. Coving and adhesive was stripped off. Internal corners were taped and filled with easifill. PVA mix over...

I have found a tiler to fit new wall tiles in the bathroom. We want to install vinyl click flooring. The tiler is happy to either tile down onto the new floor or tile down to the chipboard flooring and then I will lay flooring up to the tiles. For me the first option will give the neatest finish...

We are renovating the bathroom and I have been looking at a good quality vinyl click or waterproof laminate floor. I’ve found a decent tiler to fit the new wall tiles. Basically I want to know how to get the neatest transition between flooring and wall tiles allowing for the necessary expansion...

I'm after some advice about the preparation of plasterboard walls for tiles. I've stripped the old tiles off and today used a steam cleaner and scraper and made a start removing the adhesive. In the photo shown I've done more work towards the right of the photo and its quite smooth in places. I...

Im replacing old pendant light fitting with metal light fitting in a bedroom. I’ve been researching lighting circuits and various fittings. I had planned on using wago connectors and removing the plastic rose. However I’ve looked today and I can mount the new bracket alongside the existing...

Hi all. I'm looking to run an extension lead from the mains socket to a wall mounted TV on the opposite plasterboard wall in a bedroom. I wanted to hide the cable and do not want trunking. I'm also laying new laminate flooring and skirting and the plan was to run the cable behind the rebated...