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Cheers, I'll give it a go. Thanks for your help :)

Is that an overkill? It doesn't need waterproofing - it's an extremely steep pitched roof so leaks aren't an issue - I just want something to seal all those nasty looking fibres in. If Acrypol is the best thing, I found this as a cheaper alternative. What do you think?

I recently took a good look at our shed roof and found the old asbestos corrugated roofing to be in a very poor state of repair. It's chipped and damaged in places with moss embedded in it and loads of nasty looking fibres sticking out (see pic below). Moreover, because the moss has eaten into...

Thanks. I'll look into it. Anyone have any other recommendations for really hard-wearing floor varnishes?

Does anyone know where I can get good old fashioned toe-curling 2-part varnish these days? I've been using this stuff below (that I found hidden in my Dad's garage) and it's great. It's a bit on the strong side in terms of solvent content - and it's a bit hard on brushes - but once it's...

Thank you for all the replies. I think the best plan is to not touch the junction box unless absolutely necessary as trying to move it could just open a whole can of worms (or a can of tentacles?). I’m still not happy Fenhams are allowed to get away with stuff like this though. Other...

Hi All, A couple of years back Grandad had central heating installed under the Warm Front scheme. Sadly, Grandad has passed on and we are now doing some renovations on the house. However, the whole project seems blighted by the central heating installation work done by a company called...

Hi, Would I need to inform LABC if rebuilding a bay wall base?

I am currently fitting an electric underfloor heating kit on to a concrete floor (then tiling on top). There is 6mm of insulation board going down, followed by the matt, followed by a self-levelling screed and finally the tiles. All is going well. I just put the insulation board down when I...