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The motherboard in my Sony Lap top has gone, how terminal is this and is anything salvageable? Thanks Jim

I am in the process of exposing the floor boards in my bathroom and painting them over (waterproof paint of course) because we fancy a wooden floor as oppose to tiles, lino etc. I am intending to fill the gaps between the boards with pva glue and sawdust but what sort of mix do you use, anyone...

Hi Having just purchased a circular patio kit I am now keen to get it laid at the top of the garden however I am concerned about the finish around the edges as it is being laid into a patch of lawn. I will set it in a wet mix but am wondering if the edges need some form of protection such as a...

Having looked at prices and build quality of various sheds I have decided to build my own, now I am by no means a builder, I like to 'have a go' and have no money so a self build seemed a good idea. It has perhaps worked out a little more expensive than I optomistically estimated but the beauty...

I have decided to build my own shed rather than pay £100's for a flimsy ready made affair. I want a concrete floor as it is for my motorbikes and have set out some gravel boards as shuttering. The problem is the height difference of ground level from one end to the other! It means that at the...

Hi Guys, Having just had a mortgage valuation survey on our property my wife is now a nervous wreck and needs someone with a little more know how than me to pacify her! So please help. There is a crack above the patio door that follows the mortar only (i.e. no cracked bricks) and goes up at an...

How difficult/expensive is it to convert a coal powered Rayburn to oil fuel? Thanks Jim

I m new here and about to embark on a bit of a project so I thought it may be a good idea to join up! I have a house that I am buying but I have some discolouration on the external wall! the house is in a rural location, two, 2up 2down farm hands cottages in one, built from red brick, in a dry...