Is this a reasonable price?  Cost to tear down two walls and a ceiling in bedroom?

Hi,

I recently had a complete roof job on my house. It was installed incorrectly and water ...

Framing a door opening  Size of door opening?
How much wider should you make the door opening in a wall depending on the size of the door. Also, what height would you cut your ...

T&G 2x6 removal and replacement  Hey,
I have a single dry rotten T&G 2x6 in an exposed ceiling that I need to replace.
Ideally, I want to remove and replace it with minimal damage to ...

How do you stop floorboards creaking?  Hello,

We have an old house with pine strip floorboards. Every time anyone walks along the landing the floorboards creak really loudly and its driving ...

Trying to fit a hand-rail  Hi there,

I am currently fitting a hand-rail to a newel post in my house. When measuring, do I come up 900mm from the first step to the top of the ...

Nail or screw concrete wall  Hello, great website!
There is some information I need that I can't find on your site though.
What kind of nail/screw do you recommend I use for concrete ...

Even up decking boards  Hi,
How do we even up the ends of the deck boards after they've all been screwed down?
we've just installed some nice new decking in our back garden ...

Miter a countertop  How do you cut 221/2° miters in a 2ft (600mm) countertop?

Hello, hope you can help.

Two of us have volunteered to build the bar in the new firehouse....

When Laying Wood Floors, Which Way Up do the Boards go?  When putting down wood floors, step, or decking, should you lay the crown face up or down?
To prevent cupping I was told to put the crown facing down....

Stair return barrier - building regs  I have a staircase that turns at the bottom with fan steps. The main staircase steps leading down to the fan return used to face a wall but this wall has ...

Skirting boards on different floor levels  Hi,

I am looking to have oak skirting boards and solid flooring fitted in my hall, but not the adjoining rooms.
The flooring is 20mm thick and I am ...

Building a Linen closet?  I want to add a linen closet to the corner of a room.
I'm just going to add the front door framing and one side wall, utilizing the existing back and ...

Collar beam  Hi,
In roofing terms, what is a collar beam and where does it go?
Thanks,
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Oak Veneer Finish Door Frames  Hi,
I am hanging some oak veneer finished doors. The frames/door linings are also oak veneer finished. just wondering what ways I could hide the head ...

Condensation control in newly built loft conversion  I have my new floor down and I am now cutting the insulation between the sloping ceiling joists (rafters) and have found my existing felt is saturated....

How level does my floor need to be?  Hi,
How level does a floor need to be before laying new engineered boards over it?
I'm about to start laying a wood engineered floor over my existing ...

Best trap door hinges  Hello,
I have a trap door in my basement floor at home to get into the crawl space.
Right now there are no hinges on the door, it's more like a "loose ...

Sound proofing to adjoining property  Is sound proofing required for loft conversions?
I've seen no mention of it on any website ive visited.
My house has a 9inch brick wall either side,...