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I have Welsh slate coping stones on top of my brick built garden wall. The wall is a double-skin red brick type and the slates on the top are about 30cm x 30cm. The slates have come off and need fixing back on but I have been given conflicting advice about how best to do so - one mate said that...

Am thinking of fitting interior (pine) french doors to divide two rooms which are currently open plan. The gap is 1580mm wide. Any ideas of a decent supplier of such doors, plus the frame to fit them to, as there are currently no doors there so no frame already in place (solid wall on either...

I get your point about the hot air rising, but am relying on the fact that these are units that are specifically advertised for mounting high on a wall and for heating a room. The one I'm going for is advertised as being suitable for a consevatory and the kw/BTU output is more than enough for...

Magic. Thanks for the great advice - much appreciated.

Hi ban-all-sheds, The unit that I'm looking at is specifically designed for being mounted up on a wall and the fan blows heat out through a louvred grill at the bottom, pushing the hot air downwards. The research I've done online says that the Myson one I'm looking at is specifically desinged...

I've had a quote for £1600 (plus £300-£400 for scaffold) to paint the exterior (4 walls) of my detached house and have been told it will take roughly 5 days. Is there a good/bad time of year to be painting the exterior of a rendered house - obviously screaming hot sun and driving rain aren't...

Chris5, That's brilliant - just what I was looking for. Am happy to to have it chased out, if only to keep it tidy and keep the wife pleased. :wink: Will get onto a spark. Thanks again.

Hi all, I'm hoping to buy a fan convector heater to be fitted in my conservatory (a Myson Hi-Line) and the installation manual I've found online says that I should flush my central heating system before fitting the unit to the existing pipes (there used to be an old Myson unit where I am hoping...

Hi all, I'm hoping to buy a fan convector heater to be fitted in my conservatory (a Myson Hi-Line) and the installation manual I've found online says that it will need a 3A fused spur for power. The fan will be wall-mounted up high. At ground level, immediately below where the fan will be...

Myson! That was the brand the old one was. You're a solid gold genius Boilerman2!!!! As I live in Wales :cry: cooling it down in the summer isn't too much of a priority. Have looked into A/C but the way in which the conservatory is built and the positioning of the house in relation to...

Hi all, Have bought a house with a conservatory which, mounted high up on the wall, used to have some sort of heating/cooling fan contraption which I'd like to replace. There are two pipes coming out of the wall, which I assume are coming off the central heating and these fed into an...

Thanks very much. Was thinking that I wouldn't contact the Council/Highways, especially since my neighbours will just be happy to see a wall built, rather than the open wasteland that is there at the moment, so I don't think I'll get shopped!

Thanks for the advice everyone. Am gonna try to attack the problem this weekend. Unfortunately we are no longer speaking to the brother-in-law (unconnected matter!!!) so getting a replacement outta him is a non-starter! :(

My half-witted brother-in-law fitted my bath and taps, but unfortunately cut the holes for the taps way too large (measure twice, cut once....). He added a couple of large, fairly solid plastic "washers" between the tap and the acrylic bath and siliconed them in place, but they have begun to...

I am looking to have a garden wall built along the front edge of my front garden, which runs long the pavement outside the property. The wall will be around 1m high, 3.5m long, then a gate into the garden path up to my front door, then a further 4m length of wall the other side of the gate. I'll...