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Hi All I'm renovating my house which has had a (hopefully now historic) rat problem. The hose is currently stripped out with the cables exposed. I've found a few areas of chewed cable and just want to check a couple of things about repairs I'm thinking amalgamating tape will be suitable where...

Hi all I'm looking to fit some external composite doors + frames The external openings seem to be unusual sizes (period property) I'm having difficulty sourcing exact sizes within my budget so looking for advice on how / if to fit frames that are smaller than the structural openings I have my...

Hi all. I’m opening up a fireplace to install a wood burner I’ve done this a couple of times before and found it reasonable easy to identify the original builders opening, what is infill and what is structural corbelling However, this time I’m struggling a bit. You can see from the pics how...

Hi all I've just bought a period stone house inappropriately pointed with a strong cement mix. In an ideal world, I know it needs to come off and be replaced. I've done the same job on my current house so i'm fine with how to repoint stone with lime (extremely therapeutic and highly...

Hi All Ok, current situation is that guttering from my terrace property (and neighbor) currently runs via downpipe to soak away in my front courtyard /garden Problem is that front 'garden' is tiny and the soak away does not cope resulting in flooding and damp problems. I’m thinking that...