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Hi gang, I'm looking for recommendations for an exterior wood finish/woodstain. My house is a typical 1970s end of terrace with a small downstairs WC/Porch on the front which is clad in pine boards stained dark. We have recently had a new driveway and the woodwork is letting down the overall...

Hi Gang, Anyone experienced with the different types of Marhshalls paving available? I'm looking for about 40-50sq metres of concrete block paving - probably going to be using the standard 200x100x50mm blocks in brindle. Had a couple of quotes from local suppliers (Travis Perkins and...

Hi gang, I'll try and keep it short and sweet! Got a hedge that's planted along the boundary running beside the house from front to back - it's about 8 metres long. Current hedge has to go as it's overgrown and unmanageable. Rest of the back gardens are walled up (6ft tall) to where...

Hi Gang, I have some plain MDF doors in a utility area to cover washer/drier etc. Am thinking of painting them the same colour as the walls so they disappear/blend into the room. I have a good amount of the same emulsion paint left over. Would I be able to use this on plain MDF? It's...

Hi guys, I have a a Halstead Finest Gold Combi boiler - around 10 years old. It's mounted in the loft on an outside wall. Once in a blue moon (perhaps once or twice a year) it has been a bit sluggish when responding to demand for hot water, usually in cold weather. Usually after closing...

Hi everyone, Been trying to tidy up the back garden over the last few weeks. Was completely overgrown when I moved in a year or two back. Managed to get it all cleared out. Sorted the shed out, new path and cleaned the patio up etc. Thinking of levelling the lawn out a bit and re-turfing...

If you were re-turfing/seeding a smallish lawn (50m2 - ish), what's the best way to go about things? Basically, the lawn where I am is all over the shop at the moment - parts of it are dead where they were left covered by stuff for ages, a pile of soil has been moved from where a shed base...

Hi everyone :) Currently finishing off some work in a downstairs W/C / Cloakroom. Am in the process of fitting a new basin and a single (monoblock?) mixer tap. Tap is a Tavistock Kinetic TKN10. Questions I have are: There's no hot/cold markings on the tap or it's connections - I...

Hi everyone, I need some advice please for a hedge. Basically, a friend of mine whom I share a house with decided to remove a mature boundary hedge. Our property is on a corner plot and this hedge provided neccesary privacy and security as the boundary is with a public footpath. As our...

Hi guys, Just a very quick question for someone if they've got a moment 8) Basically, I've finished building the structure for a flat roof on a small workshop/shed. Plan to get it felted with the help of a friend who's experienced with torch on stuff (he's away for a week or so at the...

Hi everyone, Im currently making a small workshop/shed in my garden, it's been built on a concrete base using pre-fab concrete panels (just like a concrete sectional garage, but smaller). It's about 8x10ft (2.4x3m) in size. Basically 5 panels long, 4 panels wide. I'm trying to build a...

Hi everyone, new to the forum - looks as though there are some very knowledgeable people on here so would appreciate any advice for the following. 3-bed end of terrace house, built in the late 70's. Concrete screed flooring downstairs. Previous owners fitted a new boiler and changed the...