Recent content by Alexx

Brian, I've abandoned the idea after contacting a couple of suppliers and finding out that they only sell in bulk (well, in batches way bigger that I needed and was prepared to spend on) I'm leaving it rusticky for the time being

Thanks to both of you. I'll try and see what it looks/feels like. At the end of the day if it appears unstable I can always lift the flags and do it properly.

Most of you have probably thought - what a knobhead! However, a couple of years ago I did pave a small area in front of my shed with 2x2 concrete slabs laying them just on a bed of sand. I only needed 6 slabs but they are still level and steady, and there aren't even any weeds growing between...

I meant I am not going to cover the joists with decking on the sides, if this is what you meant :? Sorry this is my first attempt at decking.

Thanks Pinnacle. The drop is between 5 and 10 cm. I was actually going to leave the sides open and bring up the soil level, maybe with bark chippings or gravel.

Do you mean the bolts won't hold the weight of the decking? What if I use longer bolts and 6x2 beams? Would 20x150mm screws be strong enough? Also maybe I should put a strip of wood along the centre of the path and screw the decking through it to the concrete? Thanks

Is this feasible at all? Since the path is quite raised above the ground level I intend to bolt the sleepers to the sides of it rather then on top of the concrete while leaving a small gap between the concrete and the decking for drainage. The path is about one and a half foot wide.

Many thanks!

Steve, I had an old type gas cooker before, hence the socket was plated. When I opened it there were three parallel contacts inside. The fused switch for this socket is marked as 45amp. I assume it's a separate cooker circuit. What I'm trying to find out is whether I can replace the old...

Thanks. The socket is actually about 2ft away from the oven, behind the fridge, so access wouldn't be a problem. Does it mean that the fuse in the plug will need replacing quite often because of the amp difference?

A daft question probably.. I'm replacing my old gas oven with a built-in electric one. It's 2.2 kW. The cooker socket I've inherited from the previous house owner is 45A, a weird shaped one. It also has a safety switch above the worktop which I was going to keep. The new oven has a 13A...

Tapping of what i hink is the gas valve didnt help. Also i discovered a yellow button with a flame and an arrow depicted on it. Pushing the button in the direction of the arrow didnt bring any result either so I'm leaving it till tomorrow. Many thanks for all your help Alex

Now i just need to find out where the gas valve is... :)