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Hi All, I had screwed in flooring joists for my garden room 2 years ago and covered them in tarp which later on broke in some areas. I wonder if I can use these joists or should I buy new ones? I was told by the seller that this timber was treated, any advice will be greatly appreciated...

Hi All, I am planning to create alcove bookshelves that are 300mm deep and 1100mm long. Given that I am a newbie to woodworking, I am thinking to achieve that with screwing angle metals to the solid wall on both ends and then screwing a wooden board in to secure it. Problem is that after much...

The plaster is grey in colour, the edge where crown molding and plaster meet are remains of multiple layers of lining paper, wallpaper and paint. I have applied zinnser gardz to the surface and will do a mist coat of paint. To remove this bits do you think using a delta head sander would be a...

Hi all, I am really new to DIY and need some help, I have recently pulled down the wallpaper from master bedroom of the house I bought but I can still see some of the old paint and wallpaper at the edge of the crown molding. What is the most easiest way to finish it to prepare it for paint? I...

I am not planning to use it for heating at all. Just want to paint it with the same colour as the wall and make it presentable. The top bit of the chimney opening is partially covered so I will leave it at that in order to keep the chimney ventilated. It does seem like insulation, is there any...

Hi All, I have just moved in my first home and have removed tiling from a non-functional chimney and want advice on plastering it, so it can be painted. While removing the tiles from the bottom I found some sort of an insulation or a board(it seems to be soft foam like), I'm unsure how to...