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Hi, Not really sure where to post this but here seems a good pace lol Our broadband provider is virgin and we have a brown junction box outside which connects to a white box inside that goes to the router. Does anyone know what kind of cable goes from the brown box to the white box? Is it...

Afternoon, My wife and I are not gardeners however we are going to attempt to lay some turf in the garden for the children to play on this summer, when we purchased this house it was on a bit of a mess and the garden even more so… what grass there is isn’t really grass more dandelions and weeds...

Hi I’m going to be installing a velux into my loft in the next month, it’s been sat in my living room for 6 months lol anyway I know I have to double up my rafters either side … do these need to go all the way to the wall plate or just so far? I’m going to really struggle taking them to the...

Hi Can you still build with a 100mm cavity or does it have to be 150mm Thanks Jake

Hi all, just preparing for a new shed summer house we are going to be building in the next 3 months, we are trying to get the garden sorted for this summer as it’s never been in a condition for the children to play in it however I’m struggling finding the answer re foundations. It will be wood...

Hi, It may sound obvious until I start speaking lol . We are going to be prepping a concrete base for a shed/ garden shed thing ready for the warmer months until We get get around to building it. Normally I would dig dow 3inch fill that with type 1 The 3-4 inch base on that shuttered the...

Hi, I’m going to attempt to Render a bit of my house wall where the porch is … it’s only a couple of m2 so thought instead of using sand/ cement I’d use one coat … maybe like tarmac etc any How do you still need to use mesh when using one coat? It’s going ontop of tile backer Thanks Jake

Hi This is my Loft, there’s no Other like it ! Thank Goodness lol any how i Need to strengthen the joists I haven’t got the head height to lay Them Above the old joists so will To go next to them Parallel. The current joists are joined as shown in the picture And these rest obviously rest on...

Afternoon, I’ve now got a porch on the front of my house and a canopy that goes right across with a supporting wall at the end of the canopy What I’d like to do is bring my living room window flush with the porch creating a bay window in my living room, As the porch and canopy is already...

Afternoon, Thought I’d use my relaxing afternoon to post a couple of questions that I don’t know the answers to but need help before I progress lol We currently have a loft hatch that runs in the opposite direction to the joists however I need to make it bigger to get some building materials...

Evening , Hope someone can advise me on this… we have a inspection chamber in the back garden right in the way of where the conservatory is going to be, moving it isn’t a option due to cost! I have a build over consent providing I don’t use traditional footings as the inspection chamber...

Hi, Bit of a embarrassing post I’ve been doing some plumbing in my own house but had to remove some cables from my stairs To the lights( I’m a plumber which explains the issue lol ) Anyway I took a picture On my phone of the wired but then smashed my Phone so lost the pics . I have a light Sw...

Hi all, Could someone explain a raft foundation to me? I sort of get the just that it’s a concrete slab with rebar but wondered if anyone can go into more detail. I’m currently looking at PD for a two story extension however as the soil is more soggy clay would a raft be better then trench...

Hi we have a stair case like this however we would like to make the ceiling higher in this section so it eats into some of the loft… maybe 1 metre higher then it Is now. I can appreciate the joists in the loft will need this section cutting out and also aware the joists are there to stop the...

Morning I’ve got some insulated plasterboard for the new en-suite ceiling I just wondered if someone could advise on down lights in this scenario or am I better removing a section of insulation where the down lights will be? If the latter how much space around the down light would you recommend...

Evening all, Not really the right group but if anyone knows you guys will, there’s not really a category for this‍♀️ Just finished extending a brick cupboard in our bedroom to make into a en suite , the extended part is stud . I’m going to be putting pvc panels up instead of tiles, not used...

Hi all, Came across this ‘pro’ video on strengthening joists just wondered what your thoughts are? I’m not sure if there should be a gap between the new timber as it seems the old joists are taking all the weight? Could be wrong ‍♀️ Best wishes Jake

Hi we have a canopy over our front window and is supported with a brick pillar(pillar similar to pic )however we would like to build a wall between the pillar and the house to the height of the canopy I’ve looked all over the net and can’t see anything in relation to planning needed or...

Merry xmas all, So in jan I’ll be starting the foundations for a front dwarf wall which my windo will sit on and a 80 cm x 2m h block wall … it’s going to be connecting to my side wall of my front porch and supporting pillar… it’s not actually taking any weight as the insulated canopy is...

Evening , Hopefully someone can advise me on this … I’ve got a block pilar supporting a tiled canopy at the external front of the house, it’s not got any finish on it as of yet however I’ll be opining some insulated tile backer board on it before I tile it however und like to pop some sand and...