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Mixing mortar for building brickwork The basics of building brickwork Note: To mix mortar, you’ll need...

  Building a home extention When you lay bricks for the first time it's a good...

  Home extention brickwork When you lay bricks for the first time it's a good idea...

A little bit of help when you intend doing a new extension to your home.  ...

Imperial sizes are the traditional sizes measured in "inches" or "feet and inches" Metric sizes have...

About Wooden Doors - Glossary of Terms - DirectDoors.com When looking at or reading about doors,...

Rebating, an explanation of what a rebate is on double doors and the different forms it...

How to repair a toilet ball valve                                                                               Fixing a faulty ball valve Wc cistern...

Renewing a door frame External Door Frames   Remove the door by removing its hinges, set...

How to fit a newel post A newel post is the vertical timber section that the...

Removing & renewing a wooden window frame                                                                                                   A typical window   Remove...

How to fit a balustrade.                                                                                     Image from Rightmove Saw through each...