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Hi everyone, I'm looking to paint the inside of my shed, but i would like it to have a really nice finish maybe a matt finish. What kind of preparation will i need todo and what paint would be best for the job?

Hi All, I have a question, i'm thinking of getting a gas line extended from the kitchen to an outside shelter, From there having a bayonet fitting of some sort going to a bbq. That way i don't need to bother with having to keep buying/refilling gas bottles. Can this be done and can you buy a...

Hi, What would be the maximum watt of lights i can run off a 13amp fuse spur? At the moment i have a cable going to a spot light. I'm looking to remove that and install some lights around the garden, then if needed get a electrician in to wire them in, just looking into which ones i can use...

Hi all, this is going to be slightly complicated for the average diyer?, but hopefully someone with some roofing knowledge can help. The lean to/car port I'm building has a ledger board attached to the house and a support beam connected to posts, which does not run parallel with the house. I'm...

Hi All, I'm looking to build a outdoor lean to shelter. I've seen some nice douglas fir timber posts planned. I wanted to check if they would be as good or better to use instead of the ones sold at selco/wickes?

Hi Everyone, I have an issue with our house. Its build in early 1900's solid brick house. The upstairs rooms have damp/condensation during the colder winter months. All along the face of the external walls. I've had the gutters checked and everything was clear. We always keep the heating on...

What is the maximum rafter span available from the shops? Isit only 4.2m? For my lean to shelter I need it to span around 7.5m. Is there a way to extend a rafter span safely, if no-one sells one that long?

Hi All, I'm looking to make a lean-to shelter around 5metres in length which will attach onto the side of the house and lean towards next doors fence and have a clear plastic shelter on top. Becuase of the garden shape, Instead of the shelter being parallel it will be narrow at on and and...

Hi All, I've noticed gaps between the door leaf edge and the door jamb frame. Its a fire door which should only have a 3mm gap. At the moment its more like 11mm in some places. I was wondering how can this be repaired without changing all the doors? I was thinking wood filler the door until...

Hi All, I'm looking to build a brick/block shed in the garden. There is one thing i'm not to sure about. If i wanted to make a 1m long wall for example and i used 215mm brick, i would do as below. 215mm + 10mm + 215mm + 10mm + 215mm + 10mm + 215mm = 890mm (0.89m not 1metre) If i add a...

Hi All, I've been trying to help a friend out with his central heating issue. He has a wall hung Baxi Solo 3 pfl 60 regular boiler with a vented f&e in the loft. The pipe work to the radiators are 8mm micro bore. The boiler works good for about 30mins then switches off, then it will restart...

Hi everyone, I need a little advise. I'm looking to build a garden wall. The cost of building one from bricks is costing too much. I'm thinking of building out of breeze block instead? I was wondering which breeze blocks can i use for a garden wall? Would aerated blocks be okay to use? or do i...

Who are the people I should contact if the main outside water tap feeding the house is stuck and won't close? Thanks

Hello, The downstairs MCB ring main that controls the sockets keeps on tripping after around 4mins even when no appliances are plugged in? I've been told it could be a live and neutral wire touching somewhere?, can this fault be found with a plug in electrical tester? Any other tests i...

Hi all, ive got a few questions regarding the hotwater cylinder and wonder if anyone can help. From what i see, there are two thermostates on a hot water cylinder. one connected to the immersion heater and another 1/3 of the way up the cylinder. When the immersion heater switch is flicked...

Hi All, I've been asked to fit light fittings to the ceiling in afew flats. Some have been solid concrete, some old plaster and others plasterboard. Before i fix any fittings ill drill a small pilot hole then screrw in with the appropriate fixings. Normally in these flats there's not loft...

Hi all, I just want to make sure I'm doing this correct. I've got a hot and cold pipes that are going in a solid uninsulated floor in the kitchen. I've dug down to the dpm layer, about 3 1/2" I was going to wrap the pipes with corrosion resistance tape and then add insulation around them...

Hi everyone, I've just moved into a new house, at the moment the understide of the staircase is covered with old crumbing plaster, that has broken away due to movement of the steps im guessing. I want to take all the old crumbling plaster off and start again. Would it be okay to use...

Hi All, I'm looking to install these in the two rooms, upstairs bedroom and another room downstairs. I looked in the 2006 building regs book and it says they should be installed above 1.7M high. Questions 1) Are the current regs the same, and do the new regs stipulate two should be...

Hi, Currently our small semi detached house had been extended to the side around 50% of the original size of the house. Permitted development states it's okay to extend half the size of the original house. If I want to extend more to the side, would that mean I have to apply for planning...