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I noticed this reverse Z-shaped protuberance in the hallway last night with the light on. It is just a wall that separates the living room and the hallway - it does not back on to outside. Does anyone know what it is and how it would be fixed if you think it needs fixing? Thanks.

Hi Looking for some advice I need to install a 1400mm bath screen to a partially out of plumb wall. The wall is plumb from the bath for 570mm then it annoyingly angles back by 9mm over a distance of 830mm. It has a U channel profile that the screen screws into for out of plumb walls that...

Hi, I have gone through a ridiculous number of tile samples, plus visited a few shops, and finally found tiles that I love for my bathroom walls (only the walls, not the floor). They are glazed porcelain tiles, concrete effect (598x598x10 mm)...

I'm looking for advice on a ready-mixed filler to use for repairing a section of wall. I took off a handrail that unfortunately took out a bunch of the render on the wall and has left a big open crack or open surface area that is up to about 1.5 centimeters at its deepest. I'm wondering what...

My builder "forgot" to apply polythene sheet vapour barrier around (on the inside) of internal insulation (foil backed) with timber batons. A recalculation of the condensation risk (without the poleythene sheet vapour barrier), shows only minimal condensation at the worst time of the year, with...

Hi, our kitchen sliding door was broken and we wanted some more space near the back of our kitchen for cabinets so we have fitted a new french door in our kitchen that is 25cm less in width than the old one. We filled the gap with a wood framing, plasterboard on the inside, some left over...

What is the best way to improve the look of the white brickwork. Is it possible to knock off any knobbly bits and silicone render directly onto the brickwork to create a smooth finish? Or is that not possible as a base coat is required

Hi there, would really appreciate some advice on how to clean diluted pollyfiller from my wall (a plasterer washed his bucket out and it splashed against the wall and he refuses to clean it). The house was built in 1986 and I assume it's reconstituted or cast stone but I'm not certain. Have...

Hey everyone, Today, I worked on removing some light switches since they were no longer needed. After taking down a drywall partition, I was left with a "spaghetti" mess of wires hanging from the ceiling—left there for over a year. I started removing the switches, but now I have a problem. The...

my house is some stud wall wood but children knock it and make noise and echo when they get knocked. i want to make them at less noise, so maybe i can use some prpduct like foam to help the noise proof i can put some tray drill the wall and put tray then put a lot of foam maybe so the noise cant...

Hi, We are complete novices at house stuff so learning as we go. Randomly a damp patch has appeared from on an internal wall. From the bottom upwards. Also some bulging plaster from where there has been previous fittings. The other side of wall is a conservatory. Wall doesn't feel wet...

Hello, I'm looking to remove a timber studded wall between the kitchen and dining room. The house is an old timber structure with concrete in the middle seperating the semi detached structure. This is not a load berring wall - the joists run the opposite way. A load berring wall had double...

Hi all, I am hoping to get some advice on how water ingress/roof leak detection surveys work. Have anyone had one before and what would be their review? My feeling is that they will just identify lots of things and say it could be any of them, but likely not actually be able to give any...

Hi all, I have recently had some issues with water ingress coming from my outside wall, creating patches of damp coming through onto my inside wall. We have now had the outside all completely fixed (re-rendering, repointing, ...), however, the damp patches do not seem to be going down after a...

We live in an 1850's house constructed of solid ~1m thick solid stone walls. The pictures show residual damage caused by a leak, which is now fully resolved, today the wall is not damp. However, as per the pictures there continues to be some kind of reactions going on in the wall causing paint...

What thickness tile backer board for stud wall with stud spacing at 600mm?

Hi, Someone posted something similar a few years ago with no response. I bought some ceramic house number tiles (very similar to image attached). I need to attach the tiles to the wall of my house. The wall has roughcasting (aka harling or pebbledash). Should I cut a rectangle out of the...

Hi all, I'd like to renew the patio joint where it butts up to house wall. It's variable in depth, maybe 4inches max. What is the best compound to use? What is there now appears to be concrete but maybe it's mortar like the rest of the patio joints but looks more grey to me. I was going to...

I have a half wall on my landing that I would like to knock down and replace with a landing rail. It use to be the wall/entrance to a bedroom before the bathroom was installed upstairs and a new door way added. I was thinking to tackle myself by just knocking of plaster and removing with hand...

Hello! I have this hole in the side of the upstairs bathroom, some kind of previous ventilation. I used expanding foam last year and covered with plasterboard but birds pecked it out and made a nest. Birds now gone and looking for a more permanent fix. What should I use to fill this hole? Do I...