Hi all
I've just moved into a new house and 2 removal guys hit their heads quite badly and I've hit my head 3 times already on the blimmin Newel post that hangs very low down in the utility room. It's a very dangerous design in my opinion and I'm amazed it got through building regs at all !
The...
Ok thanks
I thought that with without the gravel they might not be strong enough.
Also I meant to only wrap the bottoms and about 1 inch up the sides of the supports ?
They are after all under the shed where your not going to get much water at all I would think.
I think when I build my shed this...
Why do you say the grids shouldn't be filled with gravel?
Do you think that it would stay wet enough to rot the timber base of the shed?
If so I suppose you could wrap the undersides of the timber in DPC
Has anyone ever tried the shed plastic foundations found on ebay Ecodec I used them for a long drive a couple of years ago and was very pleased with them
I am buying a new house being built by a small building company at the moment.
I saw that in the other houses he has built he lays the slabs just butting together.
I asked him about it and he said that's what they always do! and they don't get any problems?
I am worried about weeds growing in...
I am looking into adding a 12ft x 12 ft extension to a kitchen, the house which is 5 years old, has an air source heat pump .
with all the rooms having a separate loop in the floor I assume,
as each room has it's own thermostat.
The heat pump is in the opposite side of the house and I can't...
Thanks for all your replies. I have plenty of choices now! I didn't know most of them.
I didn't think I could advertise on this site?
The tools I am getting rid of at the moment are a "WoodCut" bench mortiser and a "clearvue" cyclone dust extraction unit so not handtools.
I will be thinking of...
OK Thanks !
I always thought that leaving the back unpainted left the wood able to dry out
But I'm obviously wrong about that !
as its just the bottom edge maybe I can paint the first couple of inches at the back?
thanks again
have tried fixing the problem before and tried what you suggest but paint always starts peeling again.
I am now using brand new wood. and just hope anyone can suggest a good sealant