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We have just moved into a house and after getting the bath waste redirected from the storm to sewer drain, we now realise there is no trap on the bath, and needless to say a bad smelling bathroom. It's an old cast bath with lead pipes and no access to install a trap without removing a ceiling...

We are approaching the end of a house renovation and need to start thinking about painting. We have tall skirting, dado rails, wood panelling and panel doors currently varnished to a dark finish. We need these white. I've been testing various paints and can get the dark covered with two coats of...

We have a single story extension that has rotated. Structural engineer says movement stopped decades ago and it is worth trying to save the extension. We can't afford to pay for the work so I'm trying to scope the DIY job needed. It needs a floor and some new lintels over windows/doors but I've...

Hi, I'm spending some time trying to work out whether I can dry verge my own roof. I've chipped away some of the existing wet verge and can see that the battens are cut flush with the barge boards. To fit the universal units I've bought I need to extend these by about 5cm. I was hoping I...