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Unfortunately a TV aerial person drilled through a mains water pipe in my flat (1920's red brick mansion flat) and I am now trying to rectify the damage. Any suggestions on how to solve this would be much appreciated, I am assuming I need to fill the hole before I have the wall re-plastered...

The meter is moving from a car port to the front of the house. The gas people want a 38mm hole & duct thru the wall (the standard off-the-shelf plastic waste water pipe). WPD (electricity infrastructure) say that it's for my supplier to stipulate what size hole is required for the meter tails...

Need to cut granite block in two. It's sticking out of a wall and half needs to come off. Cross section is 30 cm x 15cm. Most cost effective option?

Hi Guys, looking to tile my new kitchen floor, however, have come across a hickup, There is a very large hole in the concrete floor from wall to wall which has collapsed slightly. I don't know why this has happened though my suspicion is that the builder who did my extension years ago knew...

Hi, Please see photo attached. I have a large hole surrounding the pipework behind one of my bedroom radiators. What's the best method of filling this hole. Am I okay to use that expanding foam? Appreciate any advice.

Hi. I am planning on tiling my living room wall with reclaimed brick slips that I have already purchased along with the adhesive and mortar. I have just stripped the paper from the wall and a lot of plaster crumbled away. I believe that the house had warm air heating and I am now concerned about...

I have a hole in a ceiling from a water leak. See image below. Ruler is 30cm. What would you suggest to fix? Would you patch in the flaps or artex and paint, and try and make it invisible, after repairing the split between the plaster board? Or perhaps skim over the entire ceiling with plaster...

Just bought this off eBay for £35 inc P&P (Included hex arbour kit not shown) as I need to drill a 6"/150mm hole through a wall for a short piece of 6"/150mm (External diameter 156mm) solid ducting what is to be used as a exhaust outlet for a portable AC Unit. 152mm Core Drill by eveares posted...

Hi, I am new to plastering but have done a few bits of DIY in the past successfully! Had a problem with damp that was fixed by a major roofing and repointing job around 6 months ago. It's definitely dry now, but when checking the blown plaster whole chunks of it fell away and left old...

I've just removed the plasterboard in my kitchen and found an old hole for an extractor fan pipe and an old hole for a 40mm waste pipe. They had been stuffed full of carrier bags. I've got an idea how to deal with the waste pipe hole - expanding foam and mortar to seal. But any ideas what...

Electrician is fitting an extractor fan to bathroom ceiling but as he doesn't know much about the actual exit hole for the extractor so I have asked a brickie to drill the hole at the gable end of the house, its a cavity wall so the hole will be quite deep The electrician will install the...

I'm replacing the kitchen in my old 1830's house and upon removing the existing units, discovered that there is a large hole in the brick wall. From what I can tell, the walls are constructed of two layers of sandstone with rubble between. This is an external wall. The hole is around 600 mm x...

Hey Guys - recently moved house and discovered a circular hole on my lounge floor? No idea what it is but it leads to plastic tubing which at this point have no idea where it goes or what the purpose is! I have attached photos for your comments/views. Could this be where a radiator once...