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  1. O

    New office... no idea!

    Hi guys, I recently got a promotion to head of the ambulance service and got an office at the town public security station. The furniture and the flooring will remain the same but I am allowed to paint the walls. But here I have NO idea what could be done to look nice and professional with...
  2. Hutcheg

    Water ingress during build (ed.)

    Hi all, I'm currently in the middle of building an office in my garden. It's been pretty slow progress due to having 2 small kids, and having a tough time with my mental health. Due to Covid, the roofing sheets I ordered at the end of October still haven't arrived. I've constructed the roof...
  3. M

    Convert section of garage into office

    I would like to convert a section of my garage into an office and would like any advice on how best to go about it. - The garage is attached to the side of the house. - It already has an internal brick wall which partitions the garage into two sections; one for the car, and the other which is...
  4. T

    What is a Fire cavity barrier?

    So I’m doing a loft conversion and extension on my 2 bed bungalow, the building regs notes asks for “fire resistant cavity barriers to be installed at tops of wall and gable end walls” anyone know what these look like? And can provide me with a link to the ones I need? It’s a full fill cavity...
  5. eveares

    Bang! - I knock out 1/3 of power in office wing!

    About a month ago, I was in one of the office wings of the building that I work at. Went out the fire exit to enter the internal fire-escape stairwell of the wing that I was in to grab some network cables that were in a box that I needed (box of cables was in stairwell). On coming back into...
  6. eveares

    Internal Glass to Glass Door Lock, accessible from both sides?

    Does anyone know of a lock like the one linked below, except that has both sides of the lock connected together for use in a office with a glass to glass sliding door? One side being a key and the other side being a thumb turn...
  7. A

    Replacing garages - do i need planning perm?

    Hi we have 2 large garages made from wood, they appear as square boxes on our land registry document. We would like to replace them with a new timber frame garage and an office. Are we able to just knock them down and build new timber ones? They will be in the same position but the office will...
  8. C

    New Garden office or repurpose existing workshop

    Hi there, Trust everyone is well. I am trying to understand what would benefit me/us long term, so perhaps if I put my ideas down, maybe someone can help me with the choice I will need to make. I work from home (and could chose to stay home - whether I want to in the long term is another thing...
  9. K

    What type of wood is used for this desk?

    im looking at getting a fitted home office desk and wondered if someone could tell me what type of wood has been used in the picture attached. Any other advice would be welcomed for a diy novice. Many thanks Kel
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