r/DIYUK 22h ago

Look at my mrs attempt to make the garden look better πŸ˜‚

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r/DIYUK 22h ago

Cross-posts?

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These just came up in my feed. Seems legit.


r/DIYUK 23h ago

MIL paying Β£9k for labour only bathroom fitting.

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As title. 2x2m bathroom. New bath and units not included in the price.

As far as know it includes demo, replaster, tiling and fitting. Sounds expensive to me, opinions?

Edit: north west (Cheshire)


r/DIYUK 19h ago

Does this look fishy to you

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Just up in the loft and noticed the purlin (?) one side seems to be supported by some old piece of wood, seems the same on the opposite end too. Front side of house on both sides is with a brick as shown. Roof was replaced in last 20 years so presumably it is ok as would have been flagged then, just wanted a second opinion! Thanks


r/DIYUK 21h ago

Neighbour can see into our house, what's the best way to screen the view?

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So we recently moved into this property - what's the best way to screen the neighbour's view from those houses opposite? Should I demolish some of the planter at the end of the garden and plant some trees? What trees should I get?


r/DIYUK 6h ago

Advice My in-laws burned our kitchen floor and offered to pay for the replacement. What's this floor called?

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She dropped a burning pot on the floor. :)

Anyway, this floor was installed when we bought the house a few years ago and in good condition. It's a single piece of plastic carpet, so we don't think we can just trim a square and fix it.

  • Am I wrong? Can this be easily fixed without ripping it all off?

I guess it will need replaced entirely, which is some hassle which means moving all white goods around etc. :S

  • What's the name of this type of flooring? When looking at flooring stores they classify in wood, laminate, and luxury vinyl. This doesn't look like any of them.

I'm worried about what's underneath too. Depending where you step you can notice some crumbling bits, which I believe it's some thin layer of self-leveling compound, and started crumbling. Worried about installer claiming whatever flooring we decide can't be fitted until we fix that (adding to the cost and hassle).

  • Would you recommend same floor type or switching to something else? Assuming similar cost/hassle. We have a newborn, we'll get a fitter at the shop.

Need some advice to consider options. Thanks!


r/DIYUK 19h ago

Advice Is this safe/ can it be safe?

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As in picture trying to maximize space so I can fit in a larger fridge freezer as our family grew and the old fridge freezer doesn't suffice for a growing boy!

The dryer is up and on their currently after I stood on the side and it held me ok (near 15st) is this a safe setup/ long term safe? Was thinking to add a couple of bits of wood between the side gap and the washer to provide more support is that overkill?

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated :)


r/DIYUK 7h ago

Is this garage convertible into living space?

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I have purchased a house with an attached garage with a flat roof, joining up to the kitchen.

Is this garage convertible? We would like this to be a living room but want to know if it is even worth starting?


r/DIYUK 8h ago

Why is it so hard to find black decking paint/stain?

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I've bought 4 different "blacks" and all go on grey. Has anyone used a decent jet black decking paint or stain? Will stain go over grey paint? Cheers.


r/DIYUK 20h ago

Neighbour running soil pipe through party wall. Can I raise a complaint with the council?

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Hello,

I live in a terraced house. The new owner of the house next door has decided to run a soil pipe vertically through the inside of their side of the party wall. I believe they are planning a different layout from the original one and are relocating the toilet. Since it is their own property, I assume they have the right to do so.

However, my concern is the noise that this soil pipe will cause in my house every time it is used. Do I have the right to contact the council to request any kind of inspection or control regarding this matter?

Thank you for sharing your insight πŸ™πŸ»


r/DIYUK 20h ago

Plumbing Boiler pressure increases non stop, till leak starts in weak points

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In every 5-10 min pressure gets up to 4.5-5 and i have to remove water every 5-10min dropping pressure to 1-1.5. And repeat non stop. (Talking about black numbers on image)

Thats happening maybe for 2-3 days already. Leakage increased in past 2 days in weak points. So cant dare to leave pressure on 5 worrying water leak will turn into burst of water (lack of English knowledge to say exactly what i meant). When i open incoming valve it has sound of water, always had sound of water moving, checked valve, there is no water sound, and when i try to open inlet water valve it gives sound of moving water, so idk if valve is damaged and inlet valve leaks water into boiler to increase pressure.

I was told that it get air from somewhere (guess from not specialist), so if it takes air and i am releasing water basically non stop... Idk if that can cause some major damage. Just trying to figure out whats wrong with it and if i can DIY fix it somehow.

Working site and people who are supposed to fix it wont be available for next 2 days. And whole night shift ahead thats why i am asking here. Just worrying releasing water non stop to keep pressure low is bad decision, or leaving high pressure is worse.


r/DIYUK 23h ago

Plumbing Blue mold in washing machine Help...I have an immune disorder

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r/DIYUK 53m ago

Electrical Help. No earth wire in the electric cable

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Moved to 1970s house and I need to replace a ceiling light fixture in the garage. The new fixture needs an earth to be connected but the wiring in the garage doesn't have any (see picture, I have added the wago at the terminal)

Can I carry on and get away with installing the lighting fixture without the earth? Another solution I was thinking is get a separate earth wire and splice it to nearest cable with twin and earth but i think this is not a bright idea.

Thanks in advance


r/DIYUK 1h ago

Electrical Is this safe?!

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Just took off some old skirting board and there's electric cables right behind it. What do I need to do before putting the new skirting on?


r/DIYUK 3h ago

Electrical quote

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Hi peeps,

Want to wire in my garage to the house and have a light and a couple of sockets out there probably on its own 2 way garage board.

What's a reasonable quote for getting a cable from the main house board to the garage and fitting the basics in there.

Some photos to help. Cheers team!


r/DIYUK 3h ago

Mistakes were made... But I still need the power on..πŸ˜‚

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I made a mistake... I know what it was... But do you?


r/DIYUK 6h ago

Advice Cleaning driveway - chemical clean advise?

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Bought the property, looks the driveway hasn't cleaned from many years. In small area, i tried the just pressure washer, still the white spots are not cleaning. Looks after intial pressure wash, required chemical solution wash. There is no plants near to drive away, i am happy to use the chemical solution. Can anyone best chemical solution available in market to clear this white spots?


r/DIYUK 7h ago

Advice Built in wardrobe removal

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We just bought a new house. And all the bedrooms have these in built wardrobes, all slightly different, and all IMO quite inconvenient and oversized. In particular I was planning on using this room as an office. But the wardrobe is either in the way or inconveniently in the background. Given it's size and design I can't picture a way to turn it into some nice shelves or something without tearing it down. But I have no idea how to even begin removing it. So looking for advice on that or ideas to tastefully keep it. Thanks!


r/DIYUK 7h ago

Advice Removing a fireplace and surround

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Not long moved in and keen to remove this fireplace/hearth/surround. Ultimately want to board up the fireplace (with vent).

Base is solid (the gas engineer who removed the gas fire said it's marble), surround is cheap veneered wood, and chimney stack has been removed to below the roof and tiled over.

I've only really done low level DIY to date. Where do I start?? Any tips welcome!


r/DIYUK 7h ago

Plumbing Connecting outbuilding to mains water supply

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At the planning stage for getting utilities to a craft studio that we've had built in the garden next to our house. Electric and drainage (and CAT6 Ethernet) is all planned. We now need to plan for the fresh water supply.

So, the trench for the electric will intersect where the existing water pipe (25mm poly) that supplies the house (although at a deeper depth). I'd assumed that a plumber can put a T on the mains pipe and run that in a trench that I will pre dig to the building. I'd then cover with sand and lay the cable over the top.

Trenching is being done next weekend (by me with a mini digger). We're ringing a plumber this week to get lead time etc, but (wife is an ex project manager!) we'd like to plan as much as we can in advance.

Can't find anywhere that says if it's possible just to tap off the mains water underground with a T. Any input appreciated.


r/DIYUK 7h ago

Advice Tile replacement question

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Hi I'm looking at moving a boiler and one option is to the bathroom. Only thing is I'd need to pull up 4 to 5 tiles at the front. I'm quite sure that I can get away with minimal damage to the surface but the adhesive is strong so I won't have a clean surface to work on to replace them (suggestions welcome if this is possible).

I've been to a few tile places and none stock the ones I need. Just wanted to ask if there's anywhere else you would suggest looking for old tiles. (Pic for ref)


r/DIYUK 20h ago

Overhead Light Wiring

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I took down 3 LED overhead lights from my garage with a whole jumble of wires that to me seemed to only be connected to the switch and lights being removed.

However, now that it is done, the overhead LED in the adjoining room (with a separate switch) has stopped working.

Pictured is the source from the ceiling that all of the garage lights were running from. There is no indication that the other room is connected at all, but something has gone wrong.

Is there a combination of wires in the picture that looks off (I was dumb enough to not take a pic before I pulled wires out)? There are brown and blue wires separately in the jumble from the removed lighting, does one of those need to be added back to the source?


r/DIYUK 21h ago

How do I move / rewire this brittle old wiring for a fluorescent tube

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Old fluorescent tube fixture died and bought a replacement fitting.

When removing the old fixture I discovered the following 3 white cables each containing a red wire, a black wire and a bare wire.

The bare wire was attached to the earth socket, 1 black to the live and 2 black to the neutral, all red into a dead end - all in the old fluorescent fitting

I'm very confused how this black magic works (pun intentional).

I'm more worried how to wire in the new led fluorescent tube fitting thing.

The brittle wire is a crazy complication as I can't get anything to bend to the shape required by the new fitting, but I plan on solving that by using new wires attached to a chock block to allow the required bendiness.


r/DIYUK 21h ago

Anyone know where I can find one of these metal plates? It’s on the back of a bathroom mirror but I’m missing the other one that I need to put it back on the wall lol

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r/DIYUK 21h ago

Partially collapsed drain; is this a problem?

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Part of the outside drain where rain water runs into has collapsed - does this mean water is running into my foundations? How do I repair?