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I need advice on buying a product that will clean algae form my shed wall before painting. The shed wall faces the neighbours shed so does not get a lot of sunlight. I paint the shed every year but I noticed that this year the algae is quite bad due to lots of winter rain and no sunlight. I am...

Hi, I want to build on top of this current retaining wall so the total brick layers are about 6-7 layers. Some of the top bricks (level 3) are cracked so they will all be removed, will keep the first 2 layers as it is a retaining wall after all so don't want a spill out etc. However I want to...

Hey guys, I am trying to drill in some small 5mm holes to this old masonry wall in France - trying to fit supports for a bit of pex piping. I'm really struggling as the mortar just crumbles and the stones seem insanely resistant. Do you have any recommendations for what drill bits or pex...

Hello, I have this wall (glass bricks) that divides a hallway and the bathroom, I am interested in removing the glass bricks and filling it in, basically so it is the same as the surrounding wall. How much (approx) does this tend to cost? And how long will it take?

I need to put up some shelves in my bedroom. The house was built in the late 60s and someone suggested I get Stud Finder to find where the wooden studs are. The wall they they are going on is room dividing wall and its not brick. Can anyone suggest a good Budget Stud Finder? Thanks :)

I need to put up some shelves in my bedroom. The house was built in the late 60s and someone suggested I get Stud Finder to find where the wooden studs are. The wall they they are going on is room dividing wall and its not brick. Can anyone suggest a good Budget Stud Finder? Thanks :)

Hi, I am looking to build a dividing wall within my garage and was considering stud work but the garage has a finished ceiling with a room above so don't want to chop into it. I therefore have landed with an alternate option of building a light weight cement block wall. My question is: Can I...

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...