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Hi there. I'm looking to create a covered area between my house wall and my boundary. About 7m long and just over a metre wide. It'll be invaluable ging forward, we really need the space. I'm struggling a little with the design and would appreciate and ideas/advice. I'm thinking 4" x 2"...

Hi there. I've just had to replace some of the cladding on my shed. Nailed the boards on and I need to get them protected asap. I coated (x3) the boards with preservative, but I want to make sure the nails don't rust through onto the paint as I've had before. What do I use on the nails? I've...

Hi there, so the situation is that currently, the mains electric supply cable comes from the road to a meter, which is mounted in a recessed wall box on the front wall. From there, power is run to a consumer unit directly inside, behind the meter box, this is in our existing kitchen. We are...

Hi there. We currently have a lead supply pipe and I’ve decided to replace it prior to embarking on a large building project. Whilst I’m doing it, I’m planning to T-off the new supply pipe to a standpipe (to wash cars/bikes/boots/dogs etc) and I’d also like to consider plumbing hot water pipes...

Hi there. I'd originally posted this in the Garden forum, but actually I think this might be the better place for it, apologies to anyone who's had to read this twice! I need to run hot and cold water supplies to an outbuilding and also to either end of my garden. What's the best way to go...

Hi there. I need to run hot and cold water supplies to an outbuilding and also to either ends of my garden. What's the best way to go about this? I'm guessing I'll need to use blue plastic water pipe (I need to replace the house's lead supply pipe anyway), but how deep should I lay it, how...

Hi there. The situation is that I have just built a shed half way down my back garden and in the future we will want a log cabin/office at the bottom of the garden and maybe a workshop/tool shed down there. Currently the house has old wiring which will need replacing but I don't want to do that...

Hi there. What's the score with plywood now? I was amazed to see that WBP now seems to be scarce or unavailable, it used to be my go to product for all sorts of lining applications where water might be involved and now I can't find any. I need to line a shed after insulating it and I thought...

Hi there Well, I need to construct a lean to over a path between my house and the boundary fence. I will of course be checking planning requirements and with the neighbour first. My idea is to use polycarbonate sheeting for the roof, but I'm not sure what the best way forward is for the walls...

Hi there. We're going to build an outbuilding at the bottom of our garden. It's about 50m from our house's back wall and about 60m from the nearest manhole drain cover down the side of our house. I want to have a plan in place for running electricity, hot and cold water to the outbuilding. We...

Hi there. I bought some light fittings for my garage a few years ago and they've worked without problems until very recently when 2 have stopped working. They were from B&Q, not sure of the make, they have T8 18W tubes. I thought it would be the tubes and fitted new ones but still no joy. They...

Hi there. I'm going to replace the lead water supply pipe to my property with new 32mm MDPE pipe. I'm pretty happy with how to go about it, but any tips would be gratefully received. I know it has to be 750mm below surface level, from what I can see I don't need to bed it in sand/gravel or...

Hi there. We want to extend onto our 1920s house, both alongside and going up. Preliminary digs have revealed next to no foundation, the walls appear to be cavity brickwork with render. Not sure whether there is a damp proof course, but if there is it's not working, we get write a bit of damp...

Hi there. We have an old fashioned fuse box - MEM, with cartridge fuses. Can't replace it yet as it would be a waste of money, big project to do at some point which will mean replacing all the electrics. Problem is the 30A fuse for the 9kw shower keeps going. From my maths it's not a big enough...

Hi there, can anyone recommend an online/store seller of lawn treatment products? I have a large lawn in dire need of treatment, so I want to buy in bulk if poss. There was a well recommended website up a few years ago called something like the grassman, but I can't find it now. Any...

Hi there. Well it's a long time since I was a regular on these forums, but the time has come to get stuck into DIY again and to be honest I'm really looking forward to it! I have some big stuff to do, but I want to start first with some smaller stuff. Namely, we have a passageway with a...

Hi there, has anyone any particular recommendations regarding ICF blocks? I've been looking at Logix, Becowallform and Durisol so far, which differ greatly in design. Just wondered if anyone had any recommendations?

Hi there. I'm trying to decide what to do with our house. One thing I keep coming back to is that I've always wanted a basement with whatever we do with it. What I'd like to know is, how is a basement retro-fitted to an existing property - what is the process? I might have to underpin the...

Hi there, I've done a fair bit of research on this, I hope you can help. Here's a couple of pics of my loft - it's a 1930s house in which we've had a few dampness issues over the years, due to driving moisture etc. We live in a pretty windy spot and close-ish to the coast.... I...

Hi there, we've just moved into a house with a built in NEFF fridge, probably a good few years old. It's not getting cold enough, we've tested the temp with a free standing fridge thermometer and it wasn't going below 10C, so we were throwing loads of food away. Following the advice in the...