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I noticed while drilling into the exterior house wall the other day that on a few bricks i would drill about 3-4cm and the drill would suddenly go all the way in, like half the brick was missing. Does anyone know what could be causing this and if it is something i should be concerned about? I...

Hello, We desperately need our CWI removed (water drips down the walls it is so bad) and have had a few quotes around the £1800 mark. Tried going through CIGA as it should never have been installed in this property, on the side of a mountain with very porous bricks, to no avail. Next door have...

Hello, Our house was built 60 years ago with a chimney and coal use to be delivered to be burnt. Reading up about log burners / fire places and you have to get a flu liner installed. My question is - If the house was originally built with a fully functional fireplace and chimney, why can't it...

Hello, I am in the process of putting a very heavy raised chicken coop together. I've fixed some extra wood along the base and i'm not sure the best way to connect the posts. The first way would make life easier but then i wonder can 4 screws in each post support the weight above (very heavy...

Hello, I can't seem to find an answer to this online. Purchased a second hand chicken coop with an OSB floor and roof and want to protect it as best as possible. I am getting some Barrettine wood preserver for the rest of the wood - Does anyone know if wood preserver is suitable for use on OSB...

Hello, I've decided to do my first ever bit of electrical work - Starting simple with replacing a plastic wall mounted light switch with a sunken metal one. I noticed on the consumer unit that half of it is RCD protected and the other half isn't, the lights being on the side that isn't. It...

Hello, We have a wooden bed for our son and lost some of the barrel nuts. I purchased M6 ones and the bolt is too big. Must be M8 i thought, nope bolt is way too small. From my google search, M7 barrel nuts don't seem to exist. When i measure the thread from side to side i'm getting 6mm...

Hello, I've been searching for a wood stain ideally oil based for our new garden gate but can't seem to find the colour i want. Every time i find something that looks good i look at the reviews and people either say it's orange, starts peeling in a few weeks or isn't actually oil based and...

Hello, Hopefully this is the right place for this question. So basically we purchased a house (built in the late 60's), had a full structural survey and the walls were described as "good original workmanship" and also a bit contradictory "the pointing is in basic condition" and "the pointing is...