hang on the wall

The inner side of an exterior wall in my house has, behind the plasterboard, a kind of masonry which I'd like to identify. I attach pictures. It looks like concrete but it's quite easy to drill: I can very easily drill it with a 2mm wood/metal drill bit in a HAND (i.e., not electric) drill. This...

Spent years renovating our house and now stuck for ideas with the simpliest of things!!! Got one of those vintage frameless mirrors which my wife wants to hang over our cast iron bedroom fireplace. It has a small chain for hanging (single chain /fixed at either end to mirror) but can't think...

Hi, I'd really appreciate some advice on the suitability of a gas fire we're looking at. We have a pre-cast flue, with a conventional looking mains gas fire. currently inset. This limits our choices due to the depth and means modern looking hole in the wall fires are not suitable. We looked...