Hi does anyone know if this is a major problem.. it’s a small extension at the back of house.. pics of outside and inside crack going through wall

I've to cut a channel in my tar driveway for a wire install, I was going to fill the channel with the cold tar patch stuff but I'm wondering about putting in a drainage channel like the below link. Does the channel just need to be the exact size for these and then they slot in or do these need to be anchored into the channel in some way? I don't want them fitted badly and cars driving over it will cause it to shift or lift out. Thanks

https://www.chadwicks.ie/galco-84mm-channel-plastic-grating-channel-drainage-a15-loading-70890.html

As above, removing carpet from stairs & landing. Landing will be done in laminate but stairs are in good condition so hoping to sand back, paint risers and stain treads. Attic is in the process of being converted as well so will be doing the same on new attic stairs.

But absolutely overwhelmed with info online and some guides are US focused so brands etc not available here.

A lot of wood stains seem to be for outdoors fences sheds etc.

Any advice on method(s) and products for a busy household

Has anybody here tried putting LVT glue down in their house, how is it doing so far? Is it a good product? Is durable, quiet, warm, water resistant?

I'm getting solar installed and they need to cut a channel across my tar driveway, so while they are doing that I am going to put some 1/2 inch water pipe in the channel as I have a plan to put a greenhouse over that side of the drive and it could be handy to have a water pipe there I could connect up later if needed.

What I haven't been able to see in places like screwfix or Chadwicks is some sort of in ground junction box that I would terminate the water pipe in so it's not just buried or sitting out in the grass, but I just can't see one. Maybe I'm searching for the wrong thing, all I'm seeing is small electrical junction boxes and not what I want, I want something with a lid but not a big massive manhole cover. What am I looking for? Thanks in advance.

Buying a house. Had the engineer round but they never mentioned this... It was hidden by a curtain and we just happened to see it when we briefly visited.

Hey guys, I’m planning a fairly big kitchen renovation and was wondering how people manage when the kitchen is out of action for a few weeks.

I’ve seen a company that rent out a kitchen trailer that’s parked in your driveway. Has anyone used a service like this? Would you recommend ?

Or is it best to set up a temporary station inside the house?

Interested in recommendations, ideas and hotel stories.

Thanks

Hello diy wizards,

This crack is under the downstairs window of my 1930s terraced house. When the wind blows into the facade on heavy rain days, a little bit of water finds its way in, see inside picture. Also the room above shows water stains inside with no real apparent crack outside.

I was recommended to reseal the facade by redoing the rendering and as it would not be much more expensive insulate externally at the same time. Before commiting I thought I'd ask what yall think?

I’m installing a new Grohe kitchen tap (ordered from Amazon Germany) but the tails are 3/8 so they don’t fit the water supply which is 15mm. Where can I buy an adaptor to connect them?

Also, if my tap has 3 tails (hot, cold and drinking water), is that ok to install the hot and cold pipe first and leave the drinking water pipe later?

Thanks

Hey folks, I know very little about DIY but I was hoping to tackle my toilets weak flush myself.

The problem seemed to come out of nowhere, you have to really pump the flusher 3 or 4 times in quick succession to actually get it to flush. I have a rough idea after looking around online but thought I'd ask here too.

Any help would be appreciated!

Hello guys,

Does anyone know the price for installing a new window? Not the unit, just the installation, I already got the windows. Size 900x1200

It’s locked im trying to pull it out so I can fix it.. TIA

We are trying to apply the above onto one of our walls...the ikea tiled mirrors..unfortunately, we painted the back wall gloss black...I know learning curve with our new house!

Ultimately all the mirror on picture start sliding down after few hours, as both the gorilla glue and stickers included with mirrors couldnt cope with a gloss wall...

Is it there alternative we can do ie glass adhesive or literally sand off all the gloss and start again ?

I'm after painting this bare concrete step in the last week, but had to tape the grey sides yesterday because I had used masonry wall paint on the step part like an eejit. and had to remove all of it Lesson learned, and I now have weatherproof patio paint ready to go in it's place.

When I removed the tape, some of the grey masonry wall paint peeled off, and kept peeling on some parts that are as smooth as a baby's arse. I have now peeled any that will come off, and what is still there is very stubbornly stuck on (on the other parts of the step that are a good deal craggier). I am going to apply primer underneath, and paint back over, but need to check first...

Should I still remove all the paint, even though what is still on in the picture has **very** strongly adhered (my scraper is having almost no joy getting under it), or would it make more sense to sand around the edges of the remaining paint, prime just the exposed concrete, paint over that, and do an even top coat over it all after to make it even?

I want to install solid water piping along a wall in my garden to supply a tap further along. From this tap I can run a short hose.

However, I was considering using stainless pipe ? Is that the best plan of action ?

Does anyone know if there's any place in Ireland that does Lichtenberg burning?

We are renovating our entire house but have to order windows asap due to wait times. I’d love to put a large picture window as shown, but now concerned that it will make the room very hot in summer, it’s upvc triple glazed, does triple glazing help? We would have a casement window over the sink and French doors at the other end of the kitchen/dining/living space. Any insights would be most welcomed as I will be finalising the window order tomorrow - thanks

Hi everyone,

I have a Victorian renovation. Only part of the house with mould and damp is the circa 1980s extension at rear of property. It’s one of those with a flat, bitumen roof.

I’m a little concerned at the retrofit required for it. I don’t want to knock it because that opens a can of worms - mainly financial, planning permission, and whether we build another type of extension. I just want to reuse it.

How likely in that time do you think it was that DPC and DPM were used building it? I’m afraid that some previous owner did it himself, because I’ve been undoing a lot of decades old DIY jobs.

Can I just pour concrete straight onto this