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Hi all, need advice about laying reclaimed pitch pine flooring square edged.It is 33/4 in wide and 22ml thick. Some is thicker than others. They are all random lengths up to about 12ft long. I am laying it on floor boards in front room, back room and hallway. But I have a problem in front room...

Hi everyone just got a 6inch liner for from ebay. Just fitted it today but been reading up on them an they have to be fitted with the arrows on the liner pointing up towards the chimney. I could not find any arrows on the liner, i hope i have fitted it the right way up cause it was a tight fit...

Need advice, can anyone help me. Bought a1930s house last year and just had an extension built. I have guttted the inside andI have just had my roof tiled. Before i get the scaffolding taken down. I need chimney clay cowls. In the front room the chimney breast has been taken out so the walls in...

Hi, need a roof joiner for my extension in Liverpool west derby. I have a three bed semi detached an extended to a four bed the width of the extension is 2.1 meters wide not sure on the length. It will need to tie in to the existen house with a ridge. hips and a valley. Please contact carl...

Hi everyone need help, just bought a house an doing it up. I am gonna put a new aerial up an but dont know which one to get. I am gonna put tv sockets in 8 roooms. So i was wondering what cable, amplifier, ect do i need. can someone please help and run through it with me thanks. My postcode is...

Hi Harry think i have the same problem with my washing machine all the lights flash on an off on my hotpoint aqualtis aqxxl 129 pi. Do you think its the c17 capicitator, do you have any diagrams on how to do it and do you have the part, if so how much. Thanks Carl

For got to mention got a structural engineer for my steel and he done me a pack, an in that pack it says put a packer beween first joist and wall

this is what it says on the drawings 200mm*50mm rafters @400mm ctrs. For 4.00m span. The roof will be plated on the underside with 12.5mm thick (building regs want 18mm) douglas and fixed with fir ply nailed with 4mm dia*75mm long nails at 75mm ctrs to the underside of the rafters. The roof...

Sorry guys about the text speak, will not do it any more. New to the site. Done half of the rear lean to today, thanks for the help. With the distance being 115 inches from the wall to the back of the wall plate an a rise of 17 degrees would i have to put noggins in between the rafters. Iam...

hi old thanks for your reply got 8*2 delivered today and 6*2 for the ridge an 4*3 wall plate. not sure what u mean is there any chance u can e-mail it to me. my e-mail is [email protected]. If not how do i pm u. Thanks Carl

hi i have measured from the wall to the outside wall plate an its 115 inches it needs to be 17 degree pitch an im putting a 300 mil facia an sofits on. hope u can sort it out for me. thanks Carl.

yes i mean the height at the top. Been lookin on youtube and they call it run in 12. I want my slope to be 17 degrees thats what it says on the drwings. I am putting redland groveburys on with three velux windows in. All the help would be really apreciated

Iam at the house 2morrow,i will measure from the wall to the outside edge of the wall plate. The wall plate is 4*3 and the timbers will be 8*2 and the ridge plate will be 6*2 and i will be having a 100mil over hang for the sofit an fascias for spot lights. If you can do my calculates on the...

Hi everyone need help, iam doing a single storey extension on the back of the house an it comes out 10 ft . The pitch roof has to be 17 degees. How can i work out the pitch in 12, as i want to do it myself. Any help would be really apreciated on the birds mouth ect. Thanks Carl.

Thanks for your reply, it sounds complicated do you have any diagrams. you lost me on the plywood, gusset ect. I have been quoted 1400 to do the timbers. I thought that was expensive its only 2.1 mtr wide not sure on the length. would like to have a go myself but just need the right info...