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My c 1900 mid terraced house is built so that the front door opens right into the living room (no hallway, no porch on the front). I've done most of the living room up, and now it annoys me that we always have our coats and shoes hanging/standing visible right in the living room. The alcove...

Before laying down my new floor, I evened out the words dips in the concrete underfloor with self levelling compound (now, when the floor and skirting are down, I realise I shouldn't just have evened the worst dips but all the dips, but nothing to do about that now :( ). It's the first time I've...

I have recently put down laminate floor. In front of our fireplace, there are some stone blocks which are higher than the floor level (I'm being told this is a legal requirement to ensure that any wood falling out of the fireplace lands on something which can't catch fire). I have laid the floor...

Firstly, apologies if what I'm asking is tremendously stupid. I've read through quite a bit of information about "regulation part P", and come to understand that as a normal (not "competent" in the eyes of the regulation), I'm allowed to repair existing wiring. Some bright spark (probably...

I'm going to build a cupboard in the alcove next to the chimney breast. Having previously done similar things in MDF, I decided it was time to try my hand at something wood-only. I couldn't find any boards made of softwood wide enough to use as the uprights of the cupboard, so I bought 7cm...