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A little off topic but maybe someone knows? How would you fill/repair this wide shallow defect in plaster? The plaster is over concrete not onto plasterboard. Ideas much appreciated as always! Thanks, R

Hello, Bit of an odd one! We employed a carpenter to fit our doors. Unfortunately I arrived home to realise he'd done so upside down. The door frames are old so the carpenter pared them down bespoke to fit each uneven frame. He also fitted the door knobs, meaning it will be very tricky now to...

Hello, I'm looking to buy pine for skirting, architraves and window sills. I went along to my local timber merchant but they couldn't offer samples and had a small selection. I looked at some places online but had the same issue plus very expensive delivery costs. Does anyone know a timber...

Hello, My husband and I are renovating our first property together (a 1970s place). We removed the old radiators and have exposed the floor boards. We had a plumber round about fitting new radiators and he suggested holding fire on sanding down the floorboards in these rooms in case he has to...

Hi all. We are self-renovating a 1970s property (our first). We found floorboards under the carpet, redwood pine in good condition. We have sanded them down (belt sander, to 180 grit). We filled with sawdust and a cellulose wood filler but got lots of shrinkage resulting in gaps and holes...