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I don't have the exact measurement to hand but a layer of laminate and underlay has been removed. So I now have clearance a little more than the depth of those two layers. The front door was previously pretty close to the top of the laminate, so it isn't going to be much but I think enough for...

I would like to make edging to a recessed mat well, similar that shown shown in this photo. This isn't my house, but the set up is essentially the same with the depth of the floorboards to create an edge. I'm struggling to find a product that is specific to a mat well, other than ones that...

I hadn't really been thinking about this from a regulatory perspective. I think if I tried to make everything in this house conform to current regulations I would be in or a very expensive time! I understand the point though - it would be marginally more convenient above the boards. On thing...

I'm quite torn! Option 2 relies on the the recessed floormat eventually being easy to lift. The guy said it would be, but how they do it depends on the joist location so I won't actually know until they start work. I'm envisaging just a piece of plywood within the mat frame but it would be very...

Thanks all. There is a modern one in the pavement outside, which has recently been renewed so does indeed work. I don't know why I haven't though to just turn that one off, it does feel like it would still be useful to have one in the house. For a long time I was mistakenly told we were on a...

In a Victorian terrace, the stop tap is immediately under the floorboards as you enter the house (there is also one in the pavement outside).There's no formal hatch to access it, but the floorboards above have been cut historically so you can prise one up and turn the tap. The local water...

So I've had a chat with two independent roofers and the builder who has done the work. Both roofers agreed that the leadwork and eaves finishing is really poor. One roofer said that it was a more fundamental issued whereby because they had basically just lifted the roof up via deeper rafters...

All sounds pretty negative. The question is though, what should they have done instead? If I have a conversation with them, what am I actually going to ask that they remediate. Because if its that bad to start with then it would suggest they aren't expert roofers.

We've just had some work done on the roof and I have some concerns about the finish. I'd like to know if a), the concerns are valid and b) what I should be saying to the builder in terms of best practice etc. Its the roof of a lean-to extension at the back of a terraced house. Its a small area...