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I'm currently obtaining quotes for the above. I've asked the two companies whom I have already had quotes from how deep they would dig to do the prep. work, and have had quite a difference in their responses. One said about 200 - 300 mm. The other said about 600mm. I realise that the...

I've nearly completed a two story extension to my house. The bottom half of the house is done in facing brick and the top half is roughcasted. There is an expansion joint that runs from the bottom to the top. The roughcasters placed a metal bead in the joint to finish the top half. However...

I've recently had the boiler removed from kitchen to garage. The bolier in the kitchen was vented through the external wall. The removal of the boiler flue has left me with a 200mm diameter hole to be filled on the outside. I was intending blocking the hole off with glass wool and fixing an...

I'm currently in the middle of a home extension and have replaced the old moss covered roof tiles with shiny new red ones. In order to prevent the regrowth of the moss, I am thinking about having a copper ridge attached along the roof. I have heard mixed reports on the effectiveness of such...

I'm in the middle of a home extension and have given the new facia and soffit their first and second coats without priming beforehand. I have used Butinox 2 for both coats. Is this a schoolboy error or do I have nothing major to worry about? Cheers