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I'm thinking of replacing an ugly 1930's style tiled fireplace with a cast iron Victorian one. The house is a Victorian terrace so the change should be an improvement. If I get the current surround off will I also need to replace the firebricks etc inside the fireplace opening or can I simply...

Hi, I've got a kids playhouse to assemble that sits on a wooden tower. I've got to screw the back legs on through the frame with 6mm x150mm screws. What size pilot hole and clearance hole do I need for softwood?

I'm looking at a property to convert. At present it has two small rooms in the roof space one at either end of the building each accessed via its own spiral staircase. This leaves a large portion of the roof space unused, at present the this middle part of the building is opened up to the roof...

I've got a small commercial unit that is around 10 yrs old that adjoins two older properties, my building shares two solid walls with these older properties. These old solid walls are damp in various degrees. I've been advised to cover with a waterproof membrane (Newton or similar) and...

Hi, I'm looking to purchase a small industrial unit and at the last minute have just been informed that I will need to have a separate electricity meter installed at my own cost. It's taken me by surprise, the unit has a power supply and fuse board bit it seems hat this is metered in...

Hi, I'm going to replace my kitchen and utility floor tiles which totals about 20m2 I've seen some very good deals on the web for travetine tiles in honed and tumbled finishes. I don't want to name companies but are these bargain priced tiles (between £16 and £24 per m2) any good? I'm...

Hi, I'm considering purchasing a commercial property to run my business out of. It's a steel framed building with brick and block walls. It's basically a square shell to the moment of about 120 msq which is open up to the pitched roof. I'd like to partion of one end into a seperate...

I've been using Dulux satinwood for years and always liked the finish and appearance it gave. I've just painted the skirting and doors etc with a new tin of Satinwood and I'm less than pleased with the results, it's very shiny and I can't imagine it's going to lose much of that gloss anytime...

Hi, I've just had a letter at work from the local water supply company about a forthcoming inspection. The building I'm in is late 60's early 70's and doesn't seem to have check valves fitted to the toilet cisterns or any of the taps, will double chck valves need fitting to these? I do...

Hi, My girlfriend has roped me into helping her make a "role play" area for her school in the style of a shop/railway station etc like this one: http://www.e-quip4education.co.uk/acatalog/info_TT3271.html i'm going to be using 16mm MDF for the panels, what will be the best thing to...

Hi, I'm going to fitting some Rubberwood worktops, I'd like to round off the edges and put a radius on the corners of the wood. Can I just check which bits I should be using, for rounding off the edges I take it I should use a "rounding over bit" I see they come in different sizes any...

Hi, I want to replace my eight foot flourescent tubes that are fitted at work ( as they don't make 'em any more) with smaller five foot units . At present there are three single tube fittings arranged in a U shape with two units running off 1 switch and one switch running the other unit...

Hi, I'm thinking of laying a soild oak floor in the living room/dining room/hall. The present floor is chipboard (green coloured stuff) I've got a few queries. 1) can I lay the Oak boards over the chipboard? 2) If yes, What fixing method should I use, secret nailing or floating floor...

Hi, I have a house bulit Circa 1999/2000 that has had pretty much all of the loft space boarded over, as 8'x4' boards have been used it must have been done by the builder. I thought this was great till I happened to notice that there is maybe only 50mm fibre glass underneath that doesn't cover...

Hi, My heating system is not functioning properly, a couple of rads don't heat up. initially I thought it was down to a faulty Thermostatic valve, however after removing the valve finding a load of rusty gunge in the water I think it is actually a sludge problem. Power flushing would seem to...