Search results

The grass in our garden does not go right up against the concrete base of the fence, see image. The gap varies but makes it look untidy. Is there a gap for a reason? i.e. to stop moisture from the soils up against the concrete? Or can I fill it with soil and then seed over it? Or should I...

I want to build some simple (and cheap) shelving for my garage. My plan is still use 38x63mm studwork timber as the legs. Then use 18x38mm timber on the horizontals. Then on top of these place 9mm mdf sheets, probably screwed down. The main concern is the horizontals being too thin, but this...

I am trying to find a rough cost of adding a conservatory to my house. Nothing fancy just a small one to add some space, maybe 3x2m. Looking online prices seem to vary wildly from a few grand to 20 plus grand. Can anyone give an idea or does it really vary so much that my only option is to...

So I am looking to repoint a garden wall. Not attached to the house. I would like to do this myself, one to save money, but also just to learn a new skill. Is there any training courses that would cover just this, like a one day thing? Or would it just be a YouTube deal? I would prefer to...

Not technically in the garden, but noticed wasps going into a little vent on the outside wall of the house. Any ideas how I can get rid? And if possible stop them coming back?

So today I noticed we had a leak from the bath. I have identified one place it is definitely coming from and one it may be from. Obviously getting someone in to look at it right now may be tough so need to know if this is something I can do myself. Definite leak is from the overflow, how would...

Having issues with some LED lights, will try and explain as best I can, would like to know what is causing this. I recently converted half my garage into a hobby space and added 2 LED batten lights. The garage has a separate fuse box and this was wired into the existing light. This was moved...

I have two leaks. Can anyone advise if this is something I can fix myself or do I need to get someone in? Any help would be appreciated, details below. Leak 1, Boiler: Underneath the boiler there is a plastic pipe which looks to have a crack in it. Water is dripping from here, very, very...

We have a downstairs loo, both the toilet and basin empty slowly. When you flush the bowl fills and takes about 10-15 minutes to go. I have used buckets of water, a plunger and a drain snake on the toilet and that did nothing. Today I opened up the drain which is about a metre from our front...

I sized some plasterboard today with wallpaper paste. The box stated to mix 12 pints for normal paper or 16 pints for sizing. I went in the middle with 14. I am planning to use 1000 grade lining paper. Will this mix be ok to use or will I need to ditch and start again?

Will keep this short. I am converting a garage to a hobby space, cut the garage in half with a stud wall and because I am a muppet and messed up the doorway it’s a bit on the small side. It roughly measures 56.5cm by 202cm. The smallest door I can find in Wickes or similar is 61 cm and you can...

Will try keep this short. I have put up a stud wall in the garage, in a recess so there is a gap behind it. To stop insulation pushing / falling out the back I thought about putting a few thin strips of wood behind it. The wood is 19mm x 32mm x 1.8m. I thought Gorilla grab adhesive would...

Another query on stud walls in a garage. Stud walls are built, insulation will soon be in. What should I cover the walls with? OSB or plasterboard? I can see benefits and drawbacks to both. Would be great to get some thoughts from people who know far more than me

I am putting up some stud walls in my garage and am just trying to decide what to use for insulation. It is only for a work / hobby area so does not need to be particularly warm. I have seen the below and like the sound (no pun intended) of the acoustic insulation. Would this offer ANY thermal...

I am about to do a part conversion on my detached garage, to give me a workroom and storage area. I am going to build stud walls to add some insulation. As these will touch external walls I understand that I need to put a DPC in between any wood that will touch brickwork? My question is, how...