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I have a breeze block wall around my garden about 1m height. I want to fix 0.91m lap panels to the top of the wall to increase the height. What's the best way to go about it? The tradesman I spoke to suggested fixing fence posts directly to the wall and attaching the panels to this. Will...

I've just replaced all the internal doors with moulded MDF doors. I want to screw coat hooks to some of the doors. Given that these doors are hollow, will they be able to take the weight and if so will a simple screw do or will I need a special fixing.

I'm looking to get a raised decking installed in the garden. It would be approximately 2.4m wide x 5.2m long and 0.4 m height. I want a couple of small stairs to the front, wheelchair/pram ramp to the side and a simple banister around the perimeter of the decking. I'm about to get a company...

About to start painting walls, ceilings and woodwork in the house and planiing on going for the following paints: Ceilings - Dulux Matt Emulsion (White) Walls - Dulux Endurance Durable (Coloured) Woodwork/Doors - Dulux Endurance Tough Satin (White) Is the above going to give me a good...

I have a crack in the my plastered living room ceiling along the join between the main ceiling and the ceiling above the bay window. Any advice on how to repair such that is doesn't reappear. Would "No more cracks" do the job?

My staircase is stained with a dark mahogany wood stain and ideally I'd like to sand it right back to the wood and just coat it with a clear coat of varnish. Is this going to relativly simply or does the wood stain pentrate so deep that it's going to take a lot of sanding. Any suggestions for...

I'm looking at replacing my interior doors (7 in total), as most are badly warped and don't close properly. What is reasonable time an experienced joiner would take to fit a new door including cutting it to size and fitting locks, handles, etc. Also what is a reasoanble hourly rate to be...

The walls in my house have been papered and painted by the previous owners. There are horizontal cracks starting to appear on the wallpaper on external walls. Is it likely that is just the paint cracking or do you think the actual wall is cracking? Also what would be quickest way to repair...

My loft is boarded over but with no insulation underneath. I plan on lifting the floorboards, fitting insulations and refitting the floorboards. The joist height is 120mm. Obviously I could install 100mm of insulation, but is there any benefit in installing 150mm insulation and compressing it...

I've recently replaced the outlet flush valve on my close coupled toilet cistern and cannot get the backnut to seal. Water leaks by the nut into the pan causing the system to fill periodically(annoying). Due to the size of the backnut, I haven't been able to get it more than hand tightned...

I live in an old house (circa 1935). All the walls, and some of the ceilings, in the house have been covered in lining paper and painted over. In many cases the original wallpaper has not even been removed. This was all done by previous occupants. The finish looks fine, however I recently...