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Since last year been having rising damp when rain is very heavy! Last week had aco drains put in outside on the black paving. The driveway would not meet new regulations as driveway is so close to the damp course. Despite the aco drains being put in last week with this continued heavy rain...

need to paint this wall but not sure how to make good first as paint came off leaving 1 or 2 mm difference. Any tips would be appreciated

I'd like to insulate my (concrete) garage floor. It's single skinned so I will seal the concrete (1st coat sealant, 2nd coat sealant + SBR). I will then use tanking slurry on the walls (1st coat slurry + SBR, 2nd coat just slurry). I expect a little slurry left over so I will use that to re-coat...

Hi, Looking for some information on powering a log cabin but also a garage which is between the cabin and house. My intention is to run armoured cable to the pod via the garage. Once finished I will get an electrician to check, test and connect to the consumer unit. So the question is what...

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I haven't used this panelling before, haven't done much tiing either. Shower panels look like the way forward if I can get some for above the bath. Does anyone supply custom panels? (probably not laminate). Thick enough to be rigid. For walls above long side and each end. Approx.160cm tall...

Got loft conversion with hip to gable wall freshly done and finished with sand cement pebbledash. What would be the right procedure to start painting it? what about the first coat and then second third etc. I also have the wall below still in pebbledash already painted few time from the...

Hi all, me and the wife are buying our first home. We have found the perfect home, and on a viewing I noticed a crack running down between the bricks from a window upstairs (picture attached). Does anyone with knowledge know if they are something to be worried about?

Hi, Just a quick one. We repaired and painted (both weathershield undercoat and satinwood) an old external bay window and we have some stains which have bled through. When internal we have used B.I.N before and its worked great, however it states not suitable for external. So question is, would...

Hi all, I'm planning to refinish my front door with sikkens 7. Before I start I want to fill some gaps in it to prevent drafts and water ingress. There is sone kind of silicone already in place, which blends in really well, any idea what it might be? Check the pictures out for a better...

Hi, My garage has a fused spur with 2 security lights and a double socket from a short run of 2.5mm T/E directly from separate 16A breaker. Can this be extended to add an external socket back to back or other or do I need to redo the setup to accomodate. There are no other spare slots in the...

Hi Last year did some plumbing and isolated internal stop cock, initially this was seized and my external stop cock was full of soil, I managed to get the internal moving so I could do the job, I contacted Severn Trent regarding the external one and they said they would sort it, they came out...

48" front door removed, that wall is now internal. The outer leaf was conc. and the inner leaf is breeze. As I need a conventional internal door there now, does it make much difference if I narrow the doorway using Celcons, or should I stick to conc. Thanks, Dain

Dear All, I am having some trouble trying to figure out and eventually design the right width for an external security metal gate for a student housing complex. The UK building regulations which I am looking into do not seem to particularly indicate the allowed clearance so that ambulances and...

Yes, it's a well-discussed topic but after reading forums, articles and watching vids all over the place, I still can't find a satisfactory answer to this... Front door was painted with oil paint long ago, now there's almost no sheen left on it, it's quite chipped, a little cracked... I want to...

I can see similar threads have been posted previously (although I already have an external power supply) but I'm wondering if there are technicalities of doing the following:- There is already a double external socket wired to the back of the house (new build). I spoke to the gardener who...

Hi guys, I’m really hoping someone can help me with this My Pyronix Enforcer has stopped working properly. It began with a false alarm whilst I was out all day (pet got into living room), alarm sounded as normal - neighbour called me to let me know it was sounding. This went on for most of the...

Hi Folks, I have just done a self install of the Pyronix enforcer and am just setting the cameras up to the Home Control+ App and I find that my external camera does not have the UID sticker, internal camera ok. Obviously I checked everywhere to see if come adrift. Supplier suggested I ask on...

Hi, Im hoping someone would be able to give me some advice on how to fix this blown (?) broken render on an external wall. My Dad suggested scrubbing it all down and applying SBR (?) then applying new render. A lot of the render is hollow when tapped, so I'm scared to start working on it incase...

Wondering if anyone here can give me some advice. Recently bought a Victorian terraced flat (ground floor) and discovered a slow leak into one the walls from the old lead cold water pipe that supplies the upstairs flat. Plumber has sealed it off, created a junction and run an alternative...