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Porch - Water Droplets
Hi I have a Porch that has two in built cabinets (Ground Level) - One of them is completely dry, the other, has water droplets on the wall. I have recently had the wall injected vertically and horizontally for damp course. The wall also seems to be a little bit wet. Should I put a small heater in there to keep the room dry…
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House remodel ... where to start?
Hi everybody :wave: We are in the process of buying a 1960s house and want to remodel the inside and stick a single story extension on the back. The remodel would include moving stairs, moving walls (upstairs and down) fitting in an en-suite, utility room, new kitchen & bathroom. However, we don't even know where to start.…
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what size timbers for a roof
I am building a shed with concrete blocks and cobbles, I am up to wall plate height and would like to check with someone if the roof timbers I plan to use will be adequate. The pitch of the roof is approximately 35° each spar length is 1.90M, I was going to use 50mm x 125mm timber, set out at 400mm centres The internal…
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What type of tape should I use?
The staircase is a kind of boxed in construction with in some parts wall paper over the plywood or whatever it is The wallpaper is fraying at these edges at the top and bottom of the stair and where there are any turns. How should I deal with these edges when decorating?
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Simple Loft Conversion/Storage Area - How Much?
I live in a fairly pokey 4 bedroom house - lots of rooms but little storage space. My partner and I are both collectors; he has comics and figures and I have china - both of these are not ideal collections to have on display in a house full of children! We have a large loft space which is currently very simple - a ladder…
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best way to seal dryer hole
hi previous owners in our home have a hole in external wall of utility room for their dryers. we dont have one at the moment but may get one in future. i have try to cover with cardboard temporarily. but the room is getting quite cold, obviously. what is the best way to cover the hole, without sealing it permanently? ta
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changing door window seals
hi in our new home, the front door is PVC. Glass seals on door is getting black with mould and am thinking if it is possible to change these seals. photo attached. if so is it diy or do i need to get someone to do the job? ta http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b576/lat321/DSC_0498.jpg…
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Anti slip
Hi, There are lots of products on the market to make decking etc less slippery - can anyone recommend something in particular to stop slipping on decking / concrete path / concrete steps when they get wet & icy- something like anti slip tape or strips? many thanks
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Alarm needed (non-monitoring but with SMS).
Any good DIY expriences or recommended national installers?
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Underlay delivered wet -can it be saved?
Ordered 30sqm of pu underlay from tradepriced this week.When it arrived there were a couple of holes in the packaging and the tops were open. On further inspection I found the bottoms open too,the first 3 layers in each roll wet -top and bottom- and,given the muddy looking patches,I'd say it had been dragged along…
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Insulating a door - help
I moved last autumn to a house with good insulation and double glazing. Reasonably draught free and well maintained. But, both the front and back door are just normal wooden plank doors, with a protruding Z. The front door has a small porch with another door to the hall. This I have hung a curtain hallside and put a…
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New plaster coming off on screw heads in loft extention
Hello, bit of advice if anyone has anything helpful to offer please..... Had a loft extension finished a couple of months ago - it all went ok, a few issues, but nothing you wouldn't expect, and maintained a decent relationship with the joiner. We agreed a contract, and as part of that there were payment dates - the final…
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Drylining a ceiling - what about the edges?
After doing lots of reading on it, I've just drylined our bathroom ceiling, due to (previously) damaged plasterboard above. I've lined it in 9.5mm, but have since read I should have used 12.5mm? Here's hoping it will be ok? Also, how could anyone advise on how to finish the edgeds of the plasterboard, where they meet the…
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Project: Insulate House - draughts
Hi All Our hallway has been a very cold room of late so I thought I would have a look under the stairs to see whether anything in there was contributing to the problem. After removing the junk and the carpets I was able to see daylight so I think I have found the source for the coldness, however I have no idea how to fix…
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Help! Code E119 Potterton Gold Combi
My Potterton Gold combi boiler is showing error code E119, low pressure. Have done what it says in the Manual: BTW, the bridging pipe was already in place so turned the two black round tap things on either side fully open, ie anticlockwise, but nothing is happening at all. There's no obvious sign of a leak on any of the…
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How much to fit an external door and frame?
After years of dithering about replacing my front door and with what, I am ready to push the button and use the hardwood door that has lain against the wall in my spare room for years (it's been held tight up against it, not at an angle, so hopefully it hasn't warped) The frame needs replacing as well as the small window…
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Fitting a five bar gate
Hi, Can anyone advise how difficult it is to hang a far bar gate with only one person? I plan to fit two gates (one 9 ft, one 4 ft) to close a 13 ft entrance. The price I've had to fit them to existing posts is around £500 plus the gates. I'm firmly handy at DIY but would like to hear any opinions if this is likely to be…
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Home improvement grants
Hello I own my house outright (inherited it) its early 1950s ex-council & still has orig electrics that work ok & no C/H. However, i would like the house re-wiring & have gas C/H fitted. I am in full time employment but do not have the funds avaiable to pay for these improvements. I cant borrow the money as i was…
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Hard black substance found behind bump in plastered wall
I am preparing a wall for redecoration and in the process chipped away at a bump in the wall about a couple of inches across. I exposed a black rock like substance the size of a coin. This is surely the cause of the swollen plaster. Does anyone know what it is or what it might be and how best to deal with it? The property…
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Restoring old wood furniture
I'm looking around at furniture, and as I like solid wood, but antiques are a bit pricey, and not really my style, I'm looking at furniture from the last century, in particular Ercol. Does anyone know the kind of varnish used? I'm assuming polyurethane or similar rather than shellac. And how do you 'revive' an old table?…
