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I am getting confused reading around the net about mix quantity. I am looking to mix some concrete to make a hard standing area for a Pizza oven & total weights would be approx 400kg. Area is 1m square. I had to dig down 30cm due to the amount of bedding under the paving slabs I removed. I have...

Hi, I have some breeze blocks left over & was wondering if I could use them as base for a wood fired barbecue (think South American - not a pizza oven). Could I use these blocks as base? Maybe with a lintel at the top row opening & large pavers on top? Plan would then to use fire bricks for my...

Hi, I have seen lots of threads, videos & posts all over the internet about a 'warm roof' for the conservatory. I was quoted well over £10k for a guardian roof, which is well out of my budget (4m x 3.5m) (would prefer to knock it down & build an extension if I had deep pockets). I have seen the...

I would like to use the loft for storage for sentimental items & the annual things like decorations, suitcases, etc. - Nothing heavy (if a little bulky!) Span would be about 2.5m from rafter to rafter & the length about 4.5m. Joists look like 3 x 2 at about 600mm centres. I do not want to add...

Currently have a converted garage with a door at the back that leads into the Kitchen. We are looking to block up this door for a Kitchen renovation & move the door to the foot of the stairs. The ground floor wall is a single block wall with plasterboard either side & supports the joists for an...

I have small lean to with a corrugated roof. Size is just under 4m x 2m While I can get my head around the actual roof part for a rubber roof, I am having trouble working out the joists, etc. As currently there is just a rotting wall plate. There are no joists whatsoever. How should I go around...

I want to uPVC clad the rear of my property, as I like the look & my current wall is pebbledash render (which I hate the look of!). My plan is to batten with timber & fit the uPVC cladding. As it is a north facing room (Kitchen), it can be quite cold in the Winter - I am exploring the idea of...

as title Stack has been removed from top to bottom before I bought the house- so my 1900 built terrace has no chimney, is it possible (cost effective) to put a wood burner in using twinwall? I was thinking an insulated flue & maybe box the flue in with plasterboard in the bedroom above & a...

Morning, I would like to clad out under my stairs as it is quite dusty. Its not an open area, just a full size door at the end & its only used for storage - mop & bucket, ironing board, etc. The flooring is rough sand/cement & the walls have been plasterboarded (but no skim & the joints are...

Hi, I have engineered wood flooring down atm, but would like a change as I do not like the colour now it is down. I would like to go for a carpet to make the room brighter & cosier. However I was wondering if there is a way to have the carpet laid without damaging the existing floor. Also...

From my previous thread, I have located my leaking radiator. I have managed to cap it off for the time being. My plumber cant come around until the weekend. Will I be ok to carry on using the hot water taps?

Hi, My boiler has started playing up & the pressure is dropping daily. I have had to refill it twice in the last 2 days. I have not had the heating on since about May, so only been using hot water. (The CH control knob is set to off). Any help where to start diagnosing the issue? I got...

Hi, I plan on ftting a boss strap at the base of my vent/stench stack (cast Iron) . The stack only serves the bathroom with the toilet, shower/bath & sink connected. My plan is to fit a strap boss at the base for a utility room conversion below the bathroom. Its only to serve as waste for...

I plan on converting a small area of my property into a utility room. Just to get to move the major appliances out there & another sink - no room for toilet or anything major! This is the area I wish to convert :- I guess it was built by the previous occupiers. I have 2 questions...

Hey, I have aquired a shed (10x8) from a friend & want to install it. The only space I have available is a raised concrete slab that is big enough for a shed. My problem is that it isnt very flat. I have put the shed wooden base/floor down & its quite bouncy under foot. Would I be better...

would caustic soda / Sodium hydroxide be a good way to remove bitumen & all the other crap from reclaimed parquet flooring blocks? I still have a load & it taking me to long to scrape as Im busy with work :(

How do I go about this? Do I butt the ends together, or should I lay an expansion gap for each sheet? Also, do I glue it to the floor? if so, What Adhesive is needed for the job? I plan to play Parquet blocks down eventually... I believe the concrete floor doesnt have a moisture problem...

Hi Folks. My property that im gutting is nearly at the stage for a new boiler. It had the old style one with a water bucket thing, etc. - all thats gone & has been ripped out. Anyway, outline of the house - its a an old Mid Terrace town house. Zone 1 2x rooms knocked into 1, 7m long...

Wonder if someone can give me advice. I have 2 rooms that have been knocked into one. I had to replace the Joists on one side as the beams had been eaten away - either rot or woodworm. Now Originally I was going to seperate the 2 rooms like they used to be.. But as it goes, I have...

Hi, Ive purchased a property that I am renovating. its an old house built in the 1920's/30's. I need some advice on the subfloors. I have Parquet to lay on a solid concreate floor & also on a newly laid Joist & Chipboard floor. - The concreate floor currently has Ceramic tiles on that I...