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Hi all, Just in the process of constructing a new pre-fabbed shed. Planning to store some tools and a few other bits in there so want to make sure it's insulated. At the moment the shed has 40mm studs. I've picked up some Thermal foil insulation (acts as a vapor barrier), and was also planning...

Hi, Having a bit of trouble finding a plasterer to make good the area around some new windows I've had fitted. I've had a few quotes and I keep getting told different things. The main thing I'm trying to avoid is huge architrave that covers the whole span of the gap. One person told me there...

Perfect, thought this might be it! going to give this a go once I pick up a bevel! luckily ordered a bit of overage so going to give it another go - but failing getting it closer, will do!

Hi, just in the process of fitting some new skirting board to my Victorian terraced property. The walls are slightly out (as to be expected!), and I’ve had to fix new battens below the plaster line to attach the skirting to. I’m having an issue with joining the skirting at one end with a...

Which way? Forward? (Toward the jamb?)

Hi, Took some doors off to paint recently, and also fitting some new hinges. I've hung the door but the top corner is sticking out slightly and not sitting flush with the door. Here are a few pictures. Top Hinge: Bottom hinge: Other side of door: It's not totally clear from these...

the internal box is at the back of the house, and it looks like there’s a black cable which runs along the side of the house and into the back (connecting into this). I haven’t seen another box outside but I’ll take a look. I was planning on just cutting the cable and leaving it stuck to the...

Hi all, currently in the process of renovating my house. There’s an ancient tele west cable box point (pictured) on the wall that I want to get rid of. Just wanted to check and see if anyone knew if this carried any voltage? I don’t want to get a shock trying to get it off the wall! Normally...

Perfect, thanks for the advice. I've ordered a mount and am just waiting for it to arrive! Have picked up some of the M8 anchors. Will use my cordless to drill these holes for fixing the TV mount, but planning to get use an SDS and core drill to cut a 40mm(-ish) cable channel through the face

The centre of the TV will only be just over 61 inches from the floor when mounted in the position we're looking at, which I think is fine... and we don't really have too many other options for a screen this size! I'm more concerned about whether the single brick thickness will take the weight...

Hi, In the process of purchasing a LG 55CX OLED and looking to mount this on a cantilever mount. I've been recommended Sanus mounts, but none of their mounts seem to say they’re suitable for mounting on a brick wall The chimney is unused (and the alcoves either side are too small for the 55")...

Thinking about mounting our TV on our chimney breast and would like to ideally run the cables through the breast and out to one side of the alcoves. I'm just wondering what the best approach to this was and if it would cause any structural issues? Here's the chimney breast as it stands - red...

Thanks for the advice. I pulled as much out as possible, then used a 110mm adapter & wedged this into the clay pipe after angle grinding it. There was a small gap on one edge, so I've used a silicon adhesive to seal this up, then applied a liberal amount around the pipe. It's not the neatest job...

I know exactly where the manhole is, so I think I know roughly where it's going... there's just a foot of patio above it, haha! I've cut the PVC pipe about a meter up and removed this to have a better look. In the process the rest of the surrounding clay pipe has seemingly fallen of, held just...

So bit more digging complete, and it looks like whoever laid the patio had previously shattered the clay pipe and then tried to repair it with cement. Here's a few better images: There's quite a bit of rubble and debris inside the clay pipe, but other than the top cracked bit, the bend...

Thanks - I’ll take another look at it tomorrow and do a bit more investigating (and get some better photos) It’s right next to the foundations/footings of the house which are quite shallow (they begin roughly 25cm below the DPC) so not too sure if the pipe could be that deep? But will have a...

Hi, I have a victorian property that I purchased earlier this year. We're just in the process of digging a French drain around the property and as we removed the top layer of patio slabs next to the soil stack vent, I noticed that the pipe in the ground was not connected to the pipe running up...

Doesn't look like there is an air bubble under the glass but I'll take another look. We have an outside stopcock in the boundary box, however it's a shared supply with the neighbour so turning that off could be problematic.

There's definitely a musty damp smell in that area when the boards are lifted. The air bricks are clear as far as I can see, however as mentioned the bottom of them is touching the top of the patio (no idea why it was built up so high! a true facepalm moment if I've ever seen one...), so this...

I recently bought a Victorian end of terrace and over lockdown have gradually been making progress with restoring it. We ripped up the carpets in the dining room and noticed the floor boards were in a bit of a state, with some breaking away. I should also add we had the house re-wired and...