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Hi, Hoping for some advice on wall mounting some chrome pipes. I've been doing some home renovations and replaced all my upstairs radiators and removed all my old radiators downstairs. This was due to going mostly open plan. Downstairs I've left a few inches of the copper pipes hanging down...

I'm currently fitting a kitchen with reclaimed in frame solid oak doors. The doors are standard 72cm but I want the cabinets to go to the ceiling. Unfortunately as my ceiling aren't very high a 90cm tall wall unit wouldn't give the clearance I want above my countertop. Because of this I've...

I've asked a few questions recently as I'm in the process of renovating my kitchen. I'm moving a couple of sockets around in my kitchen but not adding to or extending the circuit. I was told by building control I can do this myself without the need of an electrician I have a socket under the...

As part of some home renovations I'm going to be putting the electrical cables in the wall. Some building work is going through building control but when I queried the electrics they said i was fine to move cables and boxes as long as I'm not adding to or extending the circuit. Having looked...

I'm in the middle of doing so home renovation and needed to move the main water pipe coming into my kitchen. I had a plumber come and move the pipe but I now need to fill what has been dug up. He has taped it and said I will be fine just the screed over it but I should put a bed of sand...

Hi, I'm in the process of renovating my house which has meant I've started to accumulate a collection of tools. I keep some in the shed but I need to find a home for my power tools and tools I want to avoid rust. I need somewhere to house them when I finish all the work I'm doing. The original...

Hoping to get a few opinions about removing the wall under my stairs. I've recently had RSJ calculations done and while the structural engineer was here I asked if the wall under the stairs was load bearing. He thought it may be but advised that a simple post positioned under the stairs should...

I live in an end of terrace house with a 1.5m to 2m wide concrete path down the side. I want to block this off to make more secure and provide more privacy. I thought about making a lean to shed in the space. Nothing huge 2x3m and under 2.5m high. I spoke to my local council planning dept and...

I'm planning on blocking my existing backdoor which is on the side of my house and move it to the back. The construction of the cavity wall is block on the inside and brick on the outside with (I think) injection cavity insulation. I'm planning on removing the door and plaster/render to reveal...

I'm renovating my house and have removed some internal walls. Where the walls stood there is now a 2 inch trench that needs filling. There was some dpm under the walls but it didn't continue under the floor. The dpm was damaged when removing the walls. Is it necessary to replace this? Also what...