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I removed our old kitchen cupboards yesterday and found the ring main has been joined using two choc blocks covered in insulating tape in an open cavity in the plaster behind one of the cupboards. What is the correct way to join those cables please? And can it be plastered / covered over or...

We're joining up the 2 halves of our front sloping garden that has a path down the middle. There is a retaining wall for each section that we now want to link up. (the breeze blocks are fronted by stone which we're hoping to match up). It comes to about 70cm high and we're hoping to use the...

Hi all, we have a wall in our bedroom that we want to remove. I don’t think it is load bearing and purely a design feature? Any advice how to proceed? thank you

Hi All, Can somebody help me? I am doing an extension rear single storey, side double storey 7.6X3.5m front single storey on a semi. My question is about a double-storey wall. On left side I got an old wall (existing) backside steel sitting on the goalpost, first floor wall I can build on...

Hello! We are building rear extension at the moment, our roof is pitched roof (gable roof) and our neiboughour is shed roof (slope roof), so our roof edge is generally lower than the neiboughour's Our builder said that it's better to have around 100-150mm gap between our extension wall to the...

Our house is brick and block, built in 1981. On carrying out what was supposed to be simple upstairs bathroom renovations, I have uncovered some concerns in an internal breeze block wall. Essentially, it appears the wall is supported only by the timber sole plate sitting on 20mm chipboard...

I am getting a polished concrete floor. After it is finished I will be rebuilding a small dense concrete block partition wall. However, it is likely I will take this wall down at some point. I don't want staining/marking on the polished floor should I ever remove this wall. So thinking of...

Hi , The boxed in support beam in my kitchen had water coming in. The hole in pic was made to see where exactly the water was coming from (photo attached). I've been told three different things - that it's because there is probably no tray in the cavity wall, that it's the render, that it's the...

1950s terraced house, ex-local authority, generally solid as a rock I noticed some cracks today, might have been there forever, I never looked for them. The first picture is under the front downstairs window, right in the middle (horizontally and vertically), so on the oposite side of the...

This may sound stupid but my exterior wall in pebble dash painted over the years looks old and wondering if this can be over covered with new render without removing the pebble dash as seem very strong and would be a mess to remove it first. Any experience tips advise would be highly appreciated.

We have one external which is “fake” Elizabethan timber framed with exposed oak and white infill panels. These infill panels appear to be some sort of fibre board which has been rendered and then painted it – almost looks like compressed straw – but I assume it is something else. What is this...

I've had some new skirting fitted and I need to caulk the top edge against the wall as some quite wide gaps exposed. My intention is to use clear varnish on the skirting and a white silk emulsion on the walls. Which order do I paint and caulk the walls and skirting. Do I apply the varnish to...

Hi, I'm an inexperienced first time buyer. November moved in to the house to find damp plaster on 1st floor bedroom wall (external). Based on the description below and attached pics, what might be likely causes of the damp, and what repairs should I realistically expect? Are there any specific...

Right lads, belt up, I am renovating a 1957 brick cavity wall-built bungalow an am planning to remove the wall between the kitchen and lounge as one of my first jobs. I had designed a beam to span the opening on the basis that the ceiling joists coloured pink in the attached plan would be...

We have a no cavity Victorian semi which we have always had a problem with cold outside walls attracting condensation. The inside of the wardrobe cupboard wall facing outside is pretty wet, making clothes damp and leading to mould. Ditto for bedroom wall. Having a log burner installed, warming...

Dear forum members! I am a complete novice in these matters and would greatly appreciate your help. I have external wall specification for my house listed as such: So I assume that wooden sheathing must be BEHIND the TSW studs. This is confirmed by the Celotex website: However, I've just...

Looking for some advice on if it is OK to remove this wall under my stairs. It doesn’t seem to be supporting anything but this is the assessment of two nurses not builders :) I’ve included a picture of our neighbours house who have removed this wall and they have the exact same layout as us...

Hi everyone. I am trying to fit a tv to the wall and would very much appreciate some help. Upon getting a tv bracket and drilling into what i thought was a solid wall diving our living room and bedroom, the wall isnt a solid wall after all. I have 60mm of some material that is soft, plasteboard...

I noticed in the bedroom dormer in my house that the wall under the window is very cold. I decided to open up a small hole in the plasterboard to check it out. Turns out there was a hole to the outside and a bird had made a nest in the wall. Once I fix that, I want to insulate the wall, so i...

Hi all, won't be long before I'm plasterboarding my new extension. I was just looking for a few suggestions on the best alternatives to 'dot n dab'. The boards will be going on new blockwork (typical block/insulation/external brickwork). I don't want to use dot n dab. I know its tried and...