Recent content by Burnsie1983

Ah sorry. I thought you meant if the metal rod goes into the mortar itself

Yes, it looks like it does

There's another one at the other side of the space. Was thinking about working around with From what I can tell with the joists, which are only a few cm thick, I don't quite get what it is nailed to as you can see there are four nails in a line

So, starting to board my attic There are some boards up there that were placed there during the build in the 60s. Obviously then are just nailed to the joist, with minimal insulation. However, at one end, it looks like one board has been nailed through a bit of metal protruding from the wall...

Hello So, I was changing a back box from a single to a double in an external wall. Unfortunately the previous back box had been nailed into place and the only way to remove the back box was to smash it with a hammer and lever it out. As a result some of the plaster has come away around the new...

Realised I was able to get behind it and had a pry bar... Look at the size of the nail! And the wall is now a state of course!

Did the photo work now?! It's stubborn, I'll give it that!!

I am trying to extend a back box so I can put a double fascia on. Looking at the screw in the back box I expected to see a normal screw with a wall/raw plug However I have what appears to be a nail?! Has anyone come across this before and any ideas how to remove it so I can remove the old...

Sorted! When I had a leak I turned the main tap off but there was one next to it under the sink that I also turned off. Turns out that that was for the washing machine

Yeah, I've been toddling it in case what I do (ie at the boiler) suddenly makes it work/flow

Hi I recently had plumbing work to my heating pipes (not fresh water). Everything works, but I had my water turned off for a few days. So, I turned my washing machine on (to wash the smelly towels I used to mop up water from a leak, hence the water being turned off). But it's no worky!! The...

Thank you for the reply all The reason I am going pretty much next to the nails is that I am assuming there is no pipe there..... But of course I have also checked by removing a floorboard and looking under it and identifying and marking where the pipe is I don't think my joists have the...

I am trying to stop my landing floorboards from squeaking. When I first moved in I put some screws next to the nails in the floorboard. It improves the situation that they are still extremely squeaky (much more than anywhere else in the house). I considered trying to replace a couple of the...

Not sure if this is in the correct section...as it's technically not DIY.. When I moved into my property my carport had a trifold door (see pic). It's approx 2.5m wide. The carport is 8m long There was a bit of wood cladding above the door which fell off a few weeks ago (rotten wood). Now the...

As requested...taps!