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Hi all I'm moving into a new house, we got it for a bargain because it's in pretty poor condition. Floor plan Photos I'm not sure about the order in which we should do work to it. The 'essentials' that need doing are: -Rip up the carpet and restore wooden floors (DIY) -Repair/replace any...

Hi all We're moving into a new victorian terraced house that needs a lot of work - double glazing, heating, floorboard etc - but the main thing we want to do is a kitchen side extension. From the sale of our previous house, we will end up with around £75k and the idea is to make sure we get the...

I appreciate things are hard to explain without pics but here goes. I have a square house with an attached square garage (just say it is the same size as the house) but this is set forward of the house by around 2 metres. I am building a small extension to the rear of the garage so back of house...

Ive recently gone self employed and just looking for some advice for the best places to advertise. Im currently signed up with Skillhouse directory and ive had 2 jobs from it this month, it cost me 35 pound to join for a month with no contract and choose my own working mile radius so im happy...

Hi folks Just wondering if anyone had any recommendations for a log cabin company? Preferably with installation. I've read through older threads, looks like Dunster House and Kybotech are ones to avoid, and tuin cabinville garden life ok, but hoping for up to date/recent experiences. Many thanks

Hi, I’m new around here but I was just wondering if anyone would be able to give some advice. The black part in the picture is leaking and I was wondering if anyone knew what the exact name of this part was and if it would be possible to replace myself? I have replaced the motorised valves in...

Bit of a long story, but will try to cover the facts! Wall was professionally replastered September. Wall was sized with 3 coats of Contract Matt And Water 50/50 October. Wall was papered with Superfresco Easy (Paste the wall) December 5th. Come January 2nd, the edges of the paper have shrunk...

Hello all just looking for some wiring info on Drayton Wiser 2 Channel programmer and Im moving from Honeywell ST699 so sadly not a usable backplate. I wired up the Wiser (I hoped) using the wiring as shown in wire diagram. System switched on fine. When I held the Heating button for 3 seconds...

Hi there, I am hoping that one of you lovely folk can help me with some general i formation and advice regarding an old Ideal Mexico floor standing boiler please. We are interested in purchasing a house and in the old fireplace space in the kitchen is one of the boilers. Judging by the font...

I want someone to build me an all in one unit in a Spanish/Greek design in my kitchen. It will have holes for in built oven and open storage areas for fridge and pans etc. I’d also like the counter top to have a sink which looks to be part of the counter. The ones I’ve seen (photos attached so...

Hi all I'm looking for some advice on how to deal with my front garden. When we moved in four years ago there was a massive bush and the whole garden was covered in decorative stones (see image). I've chopped the bush down and what I really need is some help in dealing with the decorative...

I plan to install a bath - shower mixer tap. The cold and hot are the wrong way around, so i needed flexible hose to swap them. What i don't understand is how can i connect the flexible pipes to the 22mm end or the 15mm end to the receptive elbows shown in the below. As it currently has the...

Hi There, Im hoping for some advice with regards to router and a slot cutter I need to use a 2mm slot cutter to cut a slot for T moulding. So far so good However, thus us my first step into routing and I'm more then happy to have a crack but I'm confused by all the different terms...

So... I need some advice on my rights, what I should, how calm I should be. I have a lot of pictures and things in writing but no contract. We've employed a building firm to renovate our flat kitchen. (As yet we have paid nothing but were given a quote of £2.5k and around 8 days). The contractor...

Hi all Thinking of ripping up our rotting decking and creating a more contemporary garden. I want to lack a patio down at the end and start of our garden and around the edges build brick planters with bench space as in the photo. I'm good with diy but not attempted a garden project like this...

Hello, I'm looking to potentially start a construction contractor business. I'll be working with someone who has 20+ years experience in construction industry. However, this was sometime ago and in a different country. I'm currently in the research phase. I'm looking for either basic and...

Going to be renovating my outhouse and turning it into a bar/reception area. Thinking about putting plasterboard on the walls (concrete) using plasterboard adhesive but I just wanted to know if I can stick it on the wall once it's been painted with damp proof membrane? Also need some advice with...

In the the living room, all other rads working well. Inlet pipe is red hot, very small amount of heat in top of radiator but rest cold. Outlet pipe is not cold but not warm, if that makes sense. I did have other cold radiators but these were fixed, clean out of sludge and re balance. Since then...