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Hi A general curiosity question I'm looking at getting some upstairs doors replaced in my 1930s house After measuring up I have found that the bathroom and boxroom doors are narrower than the two big bedroom doors Is that normal? I would've expected all the doorways in the house to be the...

Hi, Being a man I cannot tell if my hallway colour scheme looks any good! Would like some opinions please I have a minton floor that I am trying to incorporate, but I am not sure how it looks with my newly painted grey walls. I really would like to avoid painting the big stair wall again if...

Hi, For reasons I won't bore you all with, I am replacing the skirting board in my hallway. As is common, the plaster doesn't go down to the floor behind the skirts. A few years ago I had a plug socket added to the hall, and they ran the supply cable in plastic trunking along the wall...

Hi I know there are already lots of threads about removing pebble-dashing, but hear me out! I have inherited my parents old house which I intend to live in. The whole front of the house is covered in pebble dash. I know the top half is original and would've been built like that in the 1930's...

Hi, I have this stone trim on the front of my house, part of it has been removed to allow a porch door to be installed. I want to remove the porch door and as part of that I want to replace this stone trim. I am just wondering if its something that can be bought pre-made and if so what is...

Hi, Over the past year a disturbing crack has developed over a first floor bedroom door. I know that houses move all the time, and that a few cracks are normal. However this has me worried. The house was built in 1936, and I have always believed it to be a very well built house. The walls...