Recent content by azc

Thank you. I've ordered a new flame control module (only £35 off ebay), so we will see how we get on. I will look for the sensor as well.

Hi all, In my office (which is subject to a full and repairing lease unfortunately), I have a Vaillant Thermocompact VC 142. It has always been a bit dicky when it is first started with the winter season, but on this occasion, it won't play ball at all. My local heating engineer tells me that...

Thanks for that - good idea ref the screws!

Hi All, I am putting up some arris rail fencing in my garden, but I know my timber supplier tends to supply their tannalised wood pretty much soaked through. I am going to postcrete the posts in, but I am concerned about using postcrete with a post that is wet through. I am thinking that...

Hi all, I am building a stud wall, and in there I will be putting in one of those fairly standard beech finish office doors (the wall is downstairs in my office!). I haven't seen pre-made door linings for those on sale, so I would have thought that I need to make my own. That doesn't bother...

Agreed..... I just don't trust b&q (or rather their employees). I once had some guy in b&q cut some mdf for me. He cut it to 39" rather than 36" as i asked him to. I went back the following day to get it corrected, and he was still working the saw. He looked me dead in the face and...

Isn't that going to make your whole garden stink?

No, what I have said is true. It is different in America though - yankee cats can be guilty of trespass. This is based on the fact that an owner cannot control where a cat goes (dogs won't jump fences and can be penned in but cats will just climb fences), so short of not letting it out at...

I was thinking more of "what can I make with them?"

Have never seen Koi eat goldfish, my money is on the heron!

Really the best thing to do is invest in the power tools, or just buy a decent hand-saw in my opinion. My Bosch £60 green jigsaw has the pendulum action which is great for quick rough cuts. I also have a B&D professional grade circular saw that I have had for several years. That was about...

If you are able to see it, are you able to wrap armaflex tape around it to insulate it?

Hi all, After constructing our deck two years ago I still have leftover deckboards sitting on one side (yes really :oops: ) I have a couple of posts as well and a 6x2 joist or two. I think I have about 4x4.6m boards left over. Has anyone got any ideas of what I can do with these? It...

Mitre saw - I have a compound mitre saw from b&q. Usually I buy all Bosch Pro tools (blue) but this didn't warrant it. It only has a 190mm blade, but it has more than enough capacity for decking. It was about £90 I think.

Ho Ho. Many years ago my parents owned a house they used to let out. My dad refused to let any contractor do anything on there - he would always go and do it himself. He is a very competent DIYer. One summer day he went with a sprayer to creosote one of the side fences. He got the job...