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(*Wasn't sure where to put this -it's not really a question about specific diy field but it is about diy - sorry if its in the wrong place*) I thinking of getting an additional WC installed as my 3 bed only has the one bathroom, I want to sell mine after the house prices settle again but dont...

An unusual request so i'm not sure if i will get much help here, but got to give it a go... I'm looking to make from scratch, a presentation box, with very little practice at the subject. Basically its the old man's birthday in a few months, and as he is a carpenter at heart I think it...

I've decided to line and paint the hallway whilst i still have the old carpet down but will need a plaform / ladder to work over the stairs. Problem is I dont have a car and is will cost a fortune to deliver from the nearest diy place (and problems with being there for the delivery), there is...

Just a quick (maybe stupid) question The bathroom halogen lights trip out, if left on for only an hour or so, then take a while to switch back on and have normal use. (3 X 40w spots fairly new by the looks of em) Been in the loft and removed the insulation away from the lamps to no...

Going to replace some carpet which must have been down for about 4 years (?) - was there when we moved in but still looks fairly new. Getting it professionally fitted so wanted to know can we reuse the underlay and the grippers? Trying hard to save some cash as i'm going to be trying my...

As i've never had one done before (and a little conserned about getting ripped off) could someone enlighten me on a rought price and what they actually do? many thanks...

Bit of an unusual project, i have (laboriously) designed a set up that uses 2 cut down wall cabinets (about 200mm deep) suspended above a breakfast bar. my question is about supporting these two cabinets, the plan is to bolt them together (lenght ways) onto a third strengthened cabinet shell...

I wasn't totally sure of this one so just checking on what may be a stupid question.... Can you legally replace sockets light switches etc yourself? (I'm only talking about the face plate not the cage aswell.) As odd as it is i've never needed to before now, as the plastic fitted ones...

I have a wooden fronted cupboard the hight of the front door, the top being for the gas meter (so obviously needs a gas key fitment) and the lower section is storage. Does a pcv replacement exist for this? I have looked into it and can only find a single large door or a stable (front) door...

I know a lot of people wont like this question but hopefully someone will be able to relate to a recent job? Looking to have the whole bathroom (2 X 2.5m) stripped of the floor to ceiling tiling and retiled to waste height with majority large tiles with mosaic border. Not knowing the...

Probably the least specific subject title, I apologies but not having used it i'm unsure of the proper name. My problem is thus, being away for the weekend (on business) my girlfriend got her brother to decorate the entrance hallway (paper and coving). A job somewhere on the middle of my to...

Have a piece of wooden furniture with an almost glass like finish, was definitely painted, unfortunately has a gouge out of the very center. I've taken it back almost to the wood now and removed the damage (filling / blending it didn't work). I wondered how near the original finish i could...

I have a small dining room practically in the center of my house going unused, although it may well devalue the property i wanted to take down the studwall that separates it from the kitchen. I wanted to keep the two rooms 'separate' in so much that there is a clear distinction between them...

hi, i'm looking to turn a plasterboard archway into a doorway, (a double door in a single doorway). my main consern is how to properly fill in the gaps above and on either side of the new doorway. thanks, ~ben

My ensuite is very small in fact, half of it is taken up with a shower cubical. It looks crammed in, ugly, and makes the room look even smaller. I've looked at a wet zone inplace of the cubical, to open that end up, and make it look much better. But the cost of the kit is one I need to...

Hi, Hopefully someone will be able to point me in the right direction. I have been modernising my bathroom gradually over last year. Everthing has gone to plan apart from the really hideos accesories i removed (toilet roll holder, lace / curtain thing). obviously this has left some...