Recent content by AlGBarker

the length of the longest boards are 4000mm end to end. They are 28mm thick so used 60mm long decking screws and screwed two per joints about 20mm or so from the edge of the boards. I did notice that they had flattened slightly yesterday evening after they had been rained on a bit and cooled...

Thanks for your comments. Firstly, if anything, I have over engineered the support frames under the decking. All support joists are no more than 400mm apart and are mounted on a sub frame with concreted support posts every 800mm. You could probably park a car on it and it wouldn't budge...

Hi guys, I've just finished my decking ready for the summer, but now the sun has come out I've noticed the boards are starting to arch and warp in the heat. My decking design also includes some planters that are constructed using horizontal decking boards for the sides which are skew screwed...

Hi all, I had a kitchen put in about 18 months ago with a Gorenje four burner gas hob. I noticed today that the ignition on the wok burner has decided to stop sparking, but the other three are still sparking fine. Nothing has come loose nor does anthing appear damaged or different. I've...

hi both, I've got the same problem with the ceiling in my bay window. The only problem is I didn't realise there was any stain issues until I had spent all of last night painting and getting it perfect only to wake up this morning to see dirty yellow stains coming through... can I paint...

At the moment there is a 'cooker' plugged in via a thick cable.. NOT ideal I know!!! But when I eventually have the kitchen refitted I intend to have an electrical oven with a gas hob unit above.

Hi All, Please forgive my total lack of electrical DIY knowledge before I start. In March I had a complete rewire done on a house I bought last November. The kitchen sockets are on a separate ring circuit to the rest of the house sockets/lights. This ring has a trip switch fuse of 32A...