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Hi bobasd - it was more convenient to just quickly knock up a simple drawing, but I can go up there and take a photo if you think that'll help. Once I am at home, that is.

Hi, JobAndKnock, thanks for the answer. OK, perhaps these are called purlins, but I was not sure as I am seeing something else as purlins on my google image searches when looking for roof structures. I think I should have attached a drawing to make it more clear... which I have done now: The...

Hi, I am looking for a company that specialises in a sort of a roof related product that I have heard exists but don't have any details nor exact term for it. The setting is as follows: it's an end-of-terrace house, of which the roof uses horizontal beams running mid-height of the loft, with...

Thanks, but unfortunately no. These are ceramic or some similar material, which is quite a bad outdoor option, in my opinion. Firstly, this type of surface would be an eyesore, secondly I don't think they behave well when exposed to elements and various DIY projects - while those above I posted...

Yes, the first one is the simplest option, but beyond my skills. The second one would be ideal, as the reddish embedded stones would be quite a good match with the surrounding brickwork in my garden.

Thanks, but I asked in person while I was in Croatia - they are mainly regional construction company and don't supply outside their domestic markets. So looking for someone like them, but with wider distribution, or some UK company even.

Hi, I've been looking for a Mediterranean style garden sink in the UK, but so far have not found a place that either manufactures or sells them. Two examples of what I have in mind are shown in the photos below. It can be a simple concrete cast as in the first example, or as in the...

Thanks for the advice! Unfortunately, kitchen is in the front of the house, with pipes at the very front only, meaning we would need to run a pipe through the entire length of the house (kitchen elements + dining area in the way) to get to the back garden, thus not an easy option. The front...

I want to run a water pipe to supply my back garden. I live on end of a terrace house, neighbouring with the communal green area that stretches to the main road. I am wondering if just running a pvc pipe off a tap I already have in front of the house, placing it deep enough below the ground...

It is a basic type socket, either Wickes or B&Q, can't remember now. I fitted it myself a month ago, and I think it was like that from the beginning. I guess I'll have to have another go at it...

It's one of those neon light indicators that should come on if the switch on the socket is in the "on" position. However, the light on this socket comes on only if I press the plug hard, when it is already in the socket. The appliances work all the time, regardless whether the indicator is on...

Thanks for the reply, DaftPunk. I think I get it now although what you wrote is slightly wrong. Mind that this lamp is a 36deg one, not 90deg, that's just the angle for which the luminous flux (lumens) is specified for! My understanding: beam angle is defined as an angle where the light...

knowall, spot on - that's exactly what I'm actually doing! Seriously, I already have a couple of GU10 LEDs, of which the brightest ones are rated at 540 lumens, now just trying to figure out how do they compare to halogen ones. It just seems it's a bit of wild west with the specs, so it's hard...

Hi, I'm trying to interpret a bulb's data sheet. It's a 50W GU10 halogen: http://www.osram.com/osram_com/products/lamps/halogen-lamps/osram-halopar/osram-halopar-16-gu10gz10/index.jsp Elsewhere, I've read that typically this type outputs >800 lumens, while in this specs it claims it's only...

Hi, thanks for replying! That thread is quite useful, but still I am not sure about: 1. How to attach the membrane to the wall? 2. What kind of board would do? I think RIW is a bit over the top for this,but there's also 0a mention of a polystyrene board - which sounds ok, but I am not...

Hi, I'm building a small retaining wall, only 6 rows tall, double skin. I have already done first 5 rows so I am now at the point where damp-proofing should be done. I have bought a membrane, 1200 gauge, for the external (earth) side of the wall, but I am bit puzzled with how to lay it -...

In the back garden a have a manhole that I want to build some sort of boxing around it, probably something with railway sleepers, but in a way that is accessible from above (so, a box with the top open). I was wondering what kind of regulations apply there? This manhole is very shallow, has a...

I live in a house that has had underpinning work done, so there's history of subsidence. A year ago when I bought it the surveyor did not find any evidence of recent movement, but in 1 year I have been living here I noticed hairline cracks on the newly painted walls. Also, the garage, which...

Thanks for the suggestion! Although I have access to the floor above I just don't have time to replace the whole cable (have a deadline of sorts), so I think I'll stick with crimping them. However, who knows what I'll find when I dig out the connectors... -N

After stripping off the wallpapers in my living room I found these connectors on the wall surface: Surprise, surprise, there are fasteners on the connectors that are live! So I would appreciate to hear some suggestions what to do so it is safe and invisible. I am replacing those...