Recent content by Alanhansen

.. to make a fence like this? I'm going to paint it black, and it won't be touching the ground. Also where would you suggest i get it from. Can i pick it up from bnq? Bets type of paint to use also? Many thanks you lovely people.

I'm trying to replace the valve in my shower and I've come up against an imovable force. What tool should I use to unscrew this brass plate? I've wd40 it, tried pliers, a cloth by hand. And it's just stuck. Even a screw driver in one of the notches. Any ideas?! Its just STUCK!

Update: So i went to my local hardware store and told them what i wanted. They recommended Creoseal... this was last weekend. I did a coat on Saturday and coat on Sunday after being advised two coats leaving at least 16 hours between them. The only thing is, they are still sticky in...

I am edging a patio with pressure treated softwood sleepers http://www.avsfencing.co.uk/railway-sleepers/new/softwood/2-4m-softwood-sleeper-200mm-x-100mm/ What would be the best treatment for them? ideally i want to darken them to a nice deep brown colour, and also protect from the...

Noticed an odd patch of paint in my loft conversion. Had it newly plastered last spring and did a mist coast plus 2 or 3 coats of white emulsion. Its in the corner with the wall the adjoining to next-doors loft. Been round to neighbours and theirs is fine on the other side of it though...

I want to put some shelves into the alcoves of the chimney breast in my loft much like the picture below. (toward bottom of gallery) http://skyline-loftconversions.co.uk/gallery But not 100% on how to add the batons that will be on the sloping roof and underside of chimney. Does...

Thanks for all the advice. We worked it out. I showed him the photos and he admitted his "colleague" had done the work and forgotten to do photos and belatedly searched for alternates. Both before and after photos were in fact false. He went back up later that day to retake the after shots...