Recent content by b3taman

Thanks, ericmark and ban-all-sheds - this is useful info. Helps to solve the possible problem of the trunking adhesive weakening over time as well. :)

Thanks guys. I know ideally the cable would be chased into the wall, but this is at my mother in law's care home and it's just to take an extension cable up over a doorframe. The management there are happy with the cable being put inside mini trunking so it can't be a tripping hazard across the...

I'm sure one of you clever people can give me an answer to this - I'm using 25 x 16 self adhesive mini trunking onto a conventional plaster and block internal wall, but from past experience know that some additional fixing is sometimes necessary. I've used masonry nails in the past, but is there...

Go carefully here - it's more difficult rebuilding onto a dwarf wall than onto a concrete slab- your measurements must be checked and double checked again. In terms of dismantling, establish how the glass is retained first. Then after taking numerous photos and measurements, remove all the...

The creosote you can buy these days is actually a creosote substitute - real coil tar creosote is banned for domestic use in the EU. As usual with these things, the substitute is nothing like as effective as the original. Having said that, the original creosote was bl**dy horrible stuff which...

Thanks denso13. I will work on the assumption that the Association is a non-domestic client and ask the contractors (or help the contractors) to produce a RAMS document.

Thanks for your continued interest, jeds and wessex 101. The Residents Association is a limited company (each resident is a shareholder) but the properties are individual freeholds. There are some collectively owned grassed areas which are maintained by the Association and the external...

Thanks jeds, I will suggest they do this, but as I've been advised it's not a H&S requirement for them to present a RAMS document to me then I'm not going push the matter. It's their decorating business and they must run it as they see fit. Just to say that also I'm still not absolutely clear...

Errr......... no Jeds, they don't! They're a nice enough pair of experienced painters with excellent Checkatrade refs, but apparently "risk assessments" and "method statements" are a foreign language to them. But I understand from Woody's comments that this is THEIR problem, not mine ? Any...

Thanks for this Woody. I've found the CDM 2015 information on the HSE site and this is correct. But I see there is a duty to inform contractors of any risks which may not be immediately apparent, and having knowledge of what information the RAMS contains must be useful. I worked in horticulture...

OK, thanks Wessex 101. I recently taken over the running of a Residents Association for 12 adjacent properties, and having run my own business for many years, I'm familiar with Risk Assessments etc. I've now suggested to the mostly elderly residents that as a Residents Association we are obliged...

Hello folks, I'm trying to establish whether a private householder should (strictly speaking) receive a Method Statement or Risk Assessment from a contractor starting a job for them? I've googled this but can't find a definitive answer. The reason I'm asking is to establish whether a Residents...

Yup, Nige F is right - although the O ring IS there - it sits in a groove inside the body of the valve and you can just see it in the top pic. It would be easiest to start again with a wall mounted stopcock with a threaded outlet - then get a Hozelock adaptor (threaded to quick connector male)...

Hello platforminc Not sure you have used very clear language here - a 'patio' is usually a paved open area adjacent to the rear of a house - so not sure what you mean by a 'patio roof'. Maybe you meant conservatory? Also not sure what 'part of the roof sloping backward' means ? Assuming you...

I would think you'd need 150mm square posts for that. Just for peace of mind and avoiding the huge aggravation of having to redo them - it's not worth under specifying just to save a few quid.