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A few years ago, I fully refurbished my house. During that time, whilst ceilings were down, the builder replaced the joists in the attic in preparation for a future loft conversion. Plumbing and electrics were also brought up and a staircase was also fitted. All of the above was done to meet...

I have a window that fails to close properly and was wondering if anyone here knew what could be causing it? When open, it seems to be in a normal position. When closed, the left side (especially the top part) doesn't sit flush with the rest of the frame. The right side is pretty much ok...

Bit of an issue with my central heating this past few days, it's struggling to come on. When I turn up the temperature to trigger the heating, it often seems to fail. It's hard to say how often, because it can work fine for a few minutes whilst testing, but then minutes later, or a day later...

Bit of an unusual one, but I have interior stone walls and am trying to find a solution to filling the gaps between the unevenness of the stone and the straight edge of the coving. Maybe I should have gotten a plasterer to make a smooth surface at the top for it to fit against, but then I'm not...

Bit of an unusual one, but I have interior stone walls and am trying to find a solution to filling the gaps between the unevenness of the stone and the straight edge of the coving. Maybe I should have gotten a plasterer to make a smooth surface at the top for it to fit against, but then I'm not...

What's the best way of fixing glazing into wooden frames? Both are externally beaded and so I want something as secure as possible to hold the glass in and make it difficult to remove. I have one double glazed unit and the other is laminate glass.

I recently had a new central heating system installed, with Worcester boiler and Oso unvented cylinder. The electrician finished connecting the Nest up today, but I can't see how I would use the immersion heater in the cylinder (for example, in event of a boiler breakdown). Is this something...

I need a new front door made up, but I have been advised by a joiner not to use oak due to warping/movement. Is this really true?? My first thought when it came to a front door would be oak as it's such a traditional wood. My house is 1800s, and so I want something that's going to suit it...

Are these available? I've seen plenty of non-fire rated ones, but need a triple unit.

I'm going to repoint a fireplace which I've opened up, but I want to understand the difference between regular cement and fire cement. Is there really any difference? As far as I knew regular cement was already pretty fire resistant. Or will the heat of a fire eventually cause some issues if...

I have an old cottage, which has exposed stone walls inside. My problem is, how to finish the plaster against the stone neatly around the ceiling? Because of the unevenness of the stone, the plasterboard has of course left gaps right around. Filling the gaps doesn't really look possible with...

I am building a timber washstand, which is going to have a surface mounted basin on top, in the center. The waste on the sink will also be in the very middle. A little below the counter-top, there's going to be a drawer. My problem is, the waste/trap beneath, is going to stick down, and...

Hi, I'm about to have a new staircase plastered, and I'd like the top winder to be smooth and curved. I've seen it done, where the plasterer uses some metal wire mesh, to produce the shape, prior to the plastering. Is there a specific name of this product? Where can it be bought from?

Can a radiator be mounted on a Thermalite wall which has been dot & dabbed? If so, which fixings would be best to use?

How can I fix a radiator to a stud wall, when the timber isn't in line with the fixings on the back of the radiator (towel radiator)? Hanging from the plasterboard isn't something I want to do, nor is breaking open the wall to fix additional noggins. A wooden batten fixed horizontally into...

I'm due to have part of my house plastered and was wondering if there would likely be any issues with plastering onto the old stone walls? It was originally plastered, I guess with something lime based, as it's from 1870s, however I hacked it all off as it was in bad condition in many areas...

I am looking to open up an old fireplace, as part of a refurbishment of my property. In the future I'd like to fit a woodburner, so want to make the space for it. Am I correct to assume that everything below the original arch (aside from the edges), should be safe to remove? The bottom...

Hi, I've fitted a new rear door, but over the past couple of weeks, it seems to have dropped a bit on the hinges. From what I can tell, the frame itself hasn't moved. When the door closes now, the bottom corner on the side of the latch, scrapes across the bottom. Do these doors have some...

Are there any uplights available, that could be used in the bathroom? I want to have a spotlight, lighting up a stone wall just behind the bath, but obviously want it done safely (but not battery). It would sit on the floor of the bathroom, between a freestanding bath and the wall.

What's the regulation regarding drilling through joists? I want to put a shower in a small alcove upstairs, in between the front wall of the house and the stairs. Because of the stairs, the waste pipe can't just run between the joists. The drainage on the shower is right in the centre of the...