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Hi I had BC out today to inspect a 2 story extension we've had built, builder did the shell and we did the internal ourselves, hes noted 3 items which we need to address, 2 of which I'm curious about. We have smoke detectors in the garage (attached), utility room, landing, new bedroom and...

Hi We’ve had a small leak from the shower and I’m trying to work out the extent of the repair required. It appears the corner bead is rusty, so does this need removing or can it be repaired at all? Thanks

Hi I have a fire door fitted between an attached garage and utility room, it’s plastered on the utility room side but not the garage and I suspect building control will want something in the gaps. Any idea what I can use, hinge side there is room for fire board but it’s only 50mm, there’s a...

Hi I’m attempting to fix the squeaky stair issue from underneath the stairs, the house was built in the 80’s and over the last couple of years they have got worse. I’ve seen a could of bits online but wondered what’s the best way, I was thinking glue round the joins and screw a 2x2 to the...

Hi for a 610mm door what would the internal dimension of the door lining need to be, looking at a 762mm lining it measures 770mm so I’m assuming it needs to be 618mm but want to double check thanks

Hi not sure if this would be better in the carpentry forum or not... I purchased my house with and extension already built in 2008, I want to remove the ceiling a vault it which would mean cutting away the ceiling joists. Would I need a roofer to look at it to determine if additional supports...

Hi I’ve been trying to balance my radiators and after the hearings been on for a 10 mins and settled most of the radiators are reaching around 50 degrees while 3 are just 26 degrees. question is do I restrict some of the ones reaching 50 degrees on the lock shield or open it to allow the water...

Hi I have a detached house and the drive slopes down towards the garage with no drainage in front of the garage, the water runs down the drive into the path to the side of the garage. so I want to put a Aco drain in front of the garage but not sure where I can run the water to, there isn’t any...

Hi I’ve built a raised bed which is a retaining wall as well, i was talking to a friend who said I should line the inside of the sleepers, just looking for advice, picture below. I was initially thinking of putting gravel between the soil and the sleeper so it just drains but now I’m not so...

Hi I have a Greenstar i24 boiler which I noticed had the reset light flashing, the pressure was on 0 - it’s in the loft so I hadn’t noticed it. I filled it back up and pressed reset for 3 seconds, it tries to fire up but it locks out again Any ideas or do I need someone out? thanks

What should I lay sleepers onto, I can’t imagine straight onto soil is ideal so I was thinking of concrete square pads at the end of each sleep so they have some support is the best way or lay a try mix under the sleepers so it goes off over time Thanks

Hi I'm looking at rebuilding a retaining wall from railway sleepers laid flat so they are 200mm wide and 100mm high, it will be 2 x U shaped sections 5m long x 300mm deep (small flower bed) but I have some questions. The steps between the two levels has been built using a pre made step...

Hi I’m having the stair carpet replaced and want to try and cure the squeak on each tread. I’ve tried screwing down into the riser but that didn’t work - I’ve since seen comment about pilot drilling the step so the screw just bites into the riser not the step. I have no access to the u...

I have a small hallway so I went for real wood floor opposed to laminate, I chose this floor and hope someone can answer a couple of questions. The flooring I got is this https://www.wickes.co.uk/Style-Garden-Light-Oak-Solid-Wood-Flooring---1-5m2-Pack/p/184314# When we removed the old floor...

What’s the best way to finish this off (see photo attached) I don’t know if I should trim the existing timber which runs down the stairs back flush with the wall and then fit the skirting or fit the skirting and then cut the overhang off. Any ideas? thanks

Hi I removed my wireless keypad for decorating and for a while it was sat on the side, one of the kids knocked it off and the batteries came loose, put them back in but it just says no ricochet network found. I don’t have the engineer cable that came with it anymore and I’ve put a hard wired...

Hi please see photo attached, it’s a kitchen tap which is leaking when the lever is lifted so I was going to change the cartridge inside but I can’t get the thing off. I’ve removed the Allen screw which is behind the plastic bung and I thought the top would just lift off but it’s not budging...

While I await for autumn to scarify and aerate my lawn I’ve looked into what’s underneath a bit. I had to concrete in the washing line post holder, as it was a hot day and being lazy I poured water before digging, then dug a bit and added more water, the water just sat in the hole and didn’t...

hi I need to scarify my lawn but aware June isn’t a great time of year, is the only reason because it’s summer and it needs water after the procedure? If so as long as it’s watered I presume I could scarify in June? Thanks

hi I need to make something similar for to the image attached (for our school fayre) but unsure how to go about the feet. Can you buy these, is there a specific name or could anyone advise my best way forward? Thanks