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Hi, There is a 15 M fence in my garden on its last legs. It’s about 7ft tall but would replace with 6FT. Guy just told me these days that would be 4.5k which I think is ridiculous. He said it was cost of wood . I just priced materials online and it would be no more than £1200 even not...

I have a few tree stumps in the gravel border I am creating. I am not attempting to dig them up due to time and from what I hear it’s an absolute nightmare of a job! They were felled last year. Question is, they have been left for a year and are a bit dank and wet. Can I preserve them when...

Hi, My garden borders are a mass of weeds on account of me doing no gardening! I want to dig it out and fill the borders with gravel. A lot of the edging I see at b and q are £13 per M which seems expensive and it’s only wooden. Anyone have any ideas of a cost effective way to do it? I...

Hi, As I look out from the back of my house, the fence on the left is down, one panel. The posts are inside her garden. She just spent thousands remodelling her entire garden. Just prior to this she complained about my trees (which have been there 80 years) because the seeds interfere...

Hi, My front and back only needs a couple of weeks and I have non stop brambles and bineweed. I’ve tried spraying it all with weedkiller after cutting but it does absolutely nothing. Thinking of putting black plastic down round the borders. Even the grassed bits have brambles in there...

My wife comes from a hot country and it seems all their buildings go up very quickly and cheaply using concrete and steel poles. Currently in Greece on hols and it seems this is how it’s done here. Our poured concrete houses in U.K. all got either condemned or rebuilt. Is it because of...

Just had some work done. Final work is £900 more than quote. It’s a big job £8-9k so 10% more . I understand materials might have gone up but not that much. It wasn’t a signed written agreement but my feeling is if you quote a price that’s the price. Nobody said halfway through that x y...

Hi, Window fitters just took out a door for me. Guy said it might have exposed asbestos but didn’t know for sure. See pictures. This is in my ceiling basically. I don’t mean the white polystyrene, I mean the grey board in the gap which has a hex pattern on it. This is now open in my hall...

Hi, I took a wall out and paid the fee. The council came and had a look and said send pics when painted and finished. Due to issues with money, and other work, I haven’t done the work and only completed it 18 months later and have realised I dont have paperwork. Searching my email the...

Hi, I am about to put up a new living room light but instead of a terminal block it has no space, just a L and N and says to just put an insulated terminal block above. How do they expect the wiring? Terminal block with tape shoved up or floorboards up and junction box above? Seems pretty...

Hi, I posted prev about a brown spot on ceiling in bedroom. The gutter cleaning guy took a look and said the first 2 rows of tiles have a lot of damage. When I bought my house the neighbour said the previous owner had it re-felted and tiles re laid recently so I hoped all was well. So...

Found this on my bedroom ceiling. A storm a few months ago was really strong and I noticed a bit more daylight in the loft over that way but it all looked dry but can’t get over that far without a lot of difficulty. If it is likely a leak, what’s the usual procedure to fix? I’ve heard not to...

Hi, I floored my entire ground floor (almost succesfully)! Where the wall was taken out I filled it in with compound. I tried to get it as level as possible but there is definitely movement so there’s obviously a void and unevenness. I could potentially take it up - it’s not far from the end...

I have 2 alcoves in the bedroom both about 1.5M. Just checking online and the costs are staggering! £4-5K seems the going rate. I’m sure these must be more work than I give it credit for as it must be a hugely complex job. Any hacks, or cheaper options as I just can’t afford that kind of...

Hi, I have a load of undergrowth down the side of the balcony but I’ve just gone to sort it and it appears a small tree is growing out of my drain! What’s the recommended procedure for sorting this? Thanks

Hi, Putting doors on coal bunker, wanted some screws which a thief can’t just undo to get in. I got some security screws from screwfix, they are TX security drive type. I have a bit to drive them in, but how do they work? Surely if a robber has a screwdriver set he can get in, or do you...

I’m making a frame for a coal bunker door. I bought some turbogold self tappers and glued the frame in clamps. Tried to drive one of the screws in and it just stuck halfway and now won’t turn either way. (See pic) I’ve tried my cordless, my mains and all my screwdriver heads at every...

Hi, I’ve floored my ground floor in laminate but on adding the thresholds under the doors I find they won’t fit due to the increase in floor height. all the ones I’ve seen in screwfix and b and q are slightly domed at the middle. If they were closer to flat they would fit. The old ones were...

Hi, there’s a ton of options out there for security cams. I have a coal bunker with a hatch and I want to store my tools in there. the issue is it’s behind a greenhouse and a fence so it’s an easy place for someone to work in peace getting through the hatch. So I want a security cam above...

Fitted my skirting boards. There were some gaps at the mitres and internals, and naturally at top of skirting. someone who will remain nameless suggested a flexible filler. I was told it would sand. I’ve consequently filled all the gaps, countersunk holes in the belief I can sand flat...