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Hi -this is my second issue. I had an extension built a while ago and the builder basically failed to complete the job- leaving me with things like the guttering and drainage to complete for the building certificate. As we had no where for waste from the sink to go this was the first thing...

Hi- I have two questions for this forum but will post separately. The first: I've been tackling the job of insulating the loft and was considering applying some insulation to the undersides of the roof but it just occured to me that there is no felt and I am looking directly onto the back of...

I am planning to fit two exterior wall lights. The cabling is already in place (it was done by the electricial when my extension was built) so I'm not attempting to do anything too complicated (I hope!) Looking at the instructions for fiiting the lights, it says that they are double insulated...

Hello- I really need some advice. I have a double switch downstairs that works the hall and landing and one upstairs for the landing and bathroom. I changed the switches for new ones yesterday, took pictures of where the wires went and thought everything was fine (i tried all four...

I had my extension rendered a few of months ago (end of terrace). The person who did it had done a lot of plastering in my house with no problems but was completely useless with this job- he did the scratch coat(?) during good weather and then failed to show up the next day. When he did come to...

I am trying to replace a two gang switch with a new one. One switch controls the hall light and the second controls the landing light. At the top of the stairs there is another 2 gang switch that also controls the landing light and the bathroom light (I've looked at this one carefully but it is...

Hi My boyf and I are having a solid fuel fire fitted next week with a split granite hearth. We also have a mountain of solid oak wood flooring that needs to be fitted. The boards are beautiful but a very, very dark stain so I guess proved unpopular and were the offer of the century. Two...

(On the boyfriend's insistance) We are fitting a solid fuel burning fire into our house in the second fireplace. My boyfriend intends to fit it himself but I am going to get a HETAS installer in to do the job (or at least finish it off) and make sure that it's safe and we don't die. However, I...

I (or rather my boyfriend has) knocked through a whole in the chimney breast and put in a lintel. We plan to board it out and plaster to create a decorative opening. We have a gap between the lintel and the brick in the chimney. We were told by someone we should fill the gap with slate. I'm...

I'm having an extension built and I know that the wiring in the main house needs to updated first. Is there anyone nearby who's fully registered that can have a look at it/ do the job? Norah.

I want to fit a curtain pole in my bay window. It's a bendy one to fit in, the trouble is when I looked at the curtain track that is currently up; it appears there is nothing but plasterboard or something like it above the window. The curtain track is fixed to wooden blocks that are inserted...

Hi I'm posting a lot of questions and apologise to anyone who's getting sick of hearing from me but I'm a first time buyer- property 'in need of modernisation' (ie. a wreck!)- with a very tight budget and I'm finding this site such an amazing resource. I am having an extension built onto...

I moved into a 1930s house in January and the the bolier packed up after about 6 weeks. It is a back boiler in the downstairs back room and very old. I planned to change it anyway but first it stopped heating the water and then pipes started making strange loud noises so I've stopped using it...

I've just removed the tiles in my bathroom- they were the original 1930s tiles and cemented on. I also have the same in my kitchen which I plan to remove later this weekend. My problem is I am now looking at bare brick on the bottom half of the wall. Do I need to take the rest of the wall...

I have a very tiny kitchen in a 1930s end of terrace and I'm planning to have an extension built on to lengthen it and then build out widthways too, to extend the main house. Under the lino in the kitchen is the original tiled floor- same as in the hallway. My builder says this has to come up...