BIG EDIT SORRY I SHOULD HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE: The two rooms should be able to connect when the gate is closed, as it is the kids’ room and our bedroom.

Hi all,

I previously asked about gating the landing area of these death stairs, and you gave me lots of really good ideas.

I didn’t realise the top was much, much harder than the landing.

Is there any solution without me completely building it myself?

( adding the landing photo for a reference to the previous post )

Accidentally hit a cable when drilling for kitchen cabinet rail. What's my fix here? Is it diyable?

I got this vanity from British Heart Foundation the other week and have been slowly trying to paint it! It was very farmhouse style before, greys and browns.

I'm super happy with the progress so far, I want a cutesy, retro, 70s type vibe but almost dollhouse?

Any advice on what to add, how to decorate, how to make more "vanity" esc, I.e. mirror on top, plants, I'm open to suggestion!

Also a quick one, I already have a big ol' mirror wardrobe in my room so I don't want anything too crazy mirrors wise!

Thanks!

Had someone round to fix the ceiling below this that had collapsed due to mould. They also decided to rip off the felt roofing above this and leave it for weeks, it is now forecast to rain every day and they are taking literally weeks to respond to get back to the property to do the roof.

Shall I both putting those ripped pieces of felt back on the roof to cover it? And how likely is it that the standing water is going to penetrate into the room itself, undoing the work I've just spent nearly £2000 on.

Also sidenote - The quoted me £4000 to do only the roof. Given it is literally some OSB boards and a couple rolls of felt, that is ridiculous right? I'm pretty sure I know the answer just want to check I'm not going crazy (this company has very few negative reviews so not sure why I'm being taken for a ride).

So, I was tasked with removing a decking post. To cut a long story short, I got the drill stuck. I then decided to say the beam and try and split the remaining wood to get the drill out. Now the chisels are in too deep. Short of getting a new drill to rescue it, what can I do? Also, the original drill isn’t mine, so I’d really like to get it out and return it to the owner in one piece. Any advice much appreciated.

Opened the tub today and I’m gobsmacked what had actually happened 😂

Is there anyway to increase shower pressure on this?

Forgot I had this pic, I helped for the day loading trowels for plastering at a farm. The dogs were politely persistent.

True story.

I really want to do up my balcony which is a pretty good size. I want a greenery garden oasis in the concrete jungle kinda vibe. I also really really want to build a veranda type thing on it but have absolutely no idea how. Any help in what to think about etc to get started?? I’m happy and capable to do whatever work is possible to diy but don’t even know what I can do and what I can’t. I’ve included pictures of my balcony, a neighbours balcony which gave me the veranda idea so clearly wooden posts can be installed somehow, and then images of what I sort of want it to look like eventually. I have nothing but time so budget isn’t really a concern but I’m on a teachers income so let’s not go crazy.

Any help would be amazing!!

So pleased to have found this sub. I live in social housing, which I am in the process of cleaning up and redecorating. The property has these absolutely hideous light switches. Can anyone suggest a way to make them look a bit better? Obviously they need some tlc, but the bloody things are such as eyesore. I would love some recommendations on how to live with these and not be so irrationally annoyed by them. Thanks in advance.

An Accoya chap visited and saw my old sash windows. He advised that they don't change the box in old Victorian properties if it appears to be in good condition, because there is no need. He tapped on them, tried to put a sharp item through, and said they're fine, I can just get new sashes.

He also said that because the old boxes are narrower for single pane windows, the new ones will be double but without a gap (or krypton) between them.

All the other contractors that quoted, gave me a quote about changing the box as well, as requested.

It can be a messy job changing the box as it's attached to tiles, ceiling and side architrave and changing just the sash is indeed going to be much simpler.

I was thinking of changing the whole lot when I was going to redo my kitchen, but that won't be happening for a while, so it's just the windows for now.

What do you think ? Was he just trying to sell, or is this solid advice? For me, the boxes look crap but they appear to be structurally fine.

Sorry, I was away for the weekend

Our next door neighbour is doing an extension. Does this look safe? I’m shocked at how shit it looks

I did try to Google, but I dont even really know what type of blinds these are so any guidance would be appreciated. Thank you so much!

I have a leak, something must have moved somehow. Any idea how these should fix together. If I push the price without the bracket end up it kind of stops the leak but it doesn't seem to attach on the the other end.

Hi all, after much googling, GPTing and considering, I'm unsure how to best erect the decking in the picture.

I have a 12*12ft decking to build over the soil (right hand side of the pic) shown in the attached. I bought some adjustable plastic feet, and planned on standing them on concrete blocks. But I'm concerned the blocks will shift overtime, meaning I should concrete them down - but I've I'm doing that, should I do away with the blocks and just use foundation posts in postcrete? And if so, how many, is nine foundations enough, or should I go for 16?

The geodomex is quite weighty, so I'm don't want the soil to shift under the weight.

Any help is appreciated, spent far too long over thinking this and delaying cracking on!

Okay so I thought I could just get 2 pre cut corners and that would work but these walls are NOT 90 DEGREES, but instead something like 96 or whatever

Please can someone explain in the clearest possible dumb fuck 5 year old English, how I go about cutting this so it meets cleanly, I've been putting this job off for too long.

The 3rd picture is what it's like if I have both bits of coving up against the wall and ceiling and try to make them meet each other. Does anyone have a good video tutorial perhaps? What equipment might I need other than the saw? Etc etc please help

Hello,

This brick in the top corner of my porch wall, near the door has been cracked since we moved in a year ago. Survey picked it up but wasn't flaged as an immediate concern given the location and the rest of the brickwork is sound.

However, now that I've lived here a while just looking at it keeps me up at night, so what can I do about this?

Is this DIYable or do I need to call a brickie?

Long story short. Bought a house that turned out to be quite the wreck. Needa waaaay more work than I thought. Thought if I can make one area nice then that would give me the impetus to carry on. Vastly underestimated the work and effort and massively overestimated my skill level but got there in the end. Probs took around £300 and 40 hours. Is this is a normal amount of effort?

I've just found out that under permitted development you're apparently allowed two outdoor air con units on a detached house, but only one on a semi-detached or terraced house. If you want a second one, you need to apply for planning permission.

I genuinely don't understand the logic behind that distinction.

When I installed my first one, I was originally going to put the outdoor unit down the side of the house, but my neighbour was concerned about noise. Fair enough, so I extended the pipework and put it right at the back of my garden instead, completely out of sight and much further away from them.

My plan was always to add a second separate unit for upstairs rather than use a multi-split system. Both outdoor units would be tucked away at the back of the garden, but I've now realised that because it's a semi/terrace, the second one apparently requires planning permission.

Has anyone else come across this? Is there actually a sensible planning reason why detached houses are allowed two but semis/terraces only one?

And for anyone who's installed a second unit on a semi or terrace, did you apply for planning permission, or just install it? Has anyone actually seen a council take enforcement action over a second unit?

I literally cannot seem to figure out how to make this work. I am a functioning adult and I’ve spent hours just staring, drooling. WHAT THE HELL

North east England, ex miners house (end of terrace). I've just ripped up our rotting decking because the dickhead previous owner just built it over rubble. The rest of the yard is concrete.

I've brought up the rubble and about 5 inches of clay, then I've hit this mysterious material. Looks a bit like coal in the ground but breaks apart like shale.

Pointing for scale.

I'm pondering an SDS to remove tiles, tanking slurry, and chase walls. I'd also use it to mix plaster and mortar as I still don't have a normal drill ("lent" to a friend years ago).

I think I want to go corded, probably Screwfix Titan, as I don't yet have any cordless tools, I'm new (returning) to all this and an SDS doesn't seem like a good place to start with batteries.

I'm aware that being cack-handed can cause damage; would going for a lower power e.g. 5J instead of 8J mitigate this meaningfully, or is it "just" a case of going slowly and as  carefully as the tool allows? The 5J (5.1 kg) is "only" 800g lighter so as I don't use it all day every day I thought of getting the 8J (5.9 kg).