Recent content by ColinW

Steel Merchants !! ... Thats absolutely brilliant !! Would never have thought of that one ,... because ,of course ,this is the type of specailty product that all steel merchants would stock in huge quantities ! Thanks. As for your reference to item 4 , I've searched exhaustively for such...

I'm looking to source some interlocking steel formwork for pouring 100 - 150mm concrete footpaths , which I do on a regular basis and currently use lengths of 5" * 2" timber (which of course is unsustainable) . If any of you can give me the name of a supplier anywhere in UK or Ireland for such...

Cheers mate , Thats exactly the info I needed! Just one final quick question though... is it absolutely correct to state that each subsequent radiator on a circuit requires ascending levels of pressure to be balanced correctly and therefore function correctly??

Scenario - New 2 storey house ; oil heated : radiators in every room fitted with thermostats, oil burner situated approx 5 mtrs from house. Problem - last three radiatos on circuit upstairs remain almost stone cold while heating is on everywhere else . Suggested solution by my plumber...

Thanks EL , but what are 'lost head 'nails ??and also are we still talking about fixing to masonry ?? Cheers

Well, well ,well , a woman on heat ,eh ??What a wonderfully colorful analogy that is !!! Anyway will take all your advice folks , thanks for your time.

Can anyone out there recomend a 'good' product for affixing skirting boards to masonry. Its basic white deal moulded timber which will be painted but I dont want to use nails or screws. Please dont suggest the 'no more nails' product as it is not strong enough , in my experience. Thanks in...

Could be ....though I've not seen the ad.

In UK and Ireland there is a product which you plug in to the mains and it emits a pulse which the makers claim will drive out small vermin ,bee's ,spiders, flies , etc. I used it on a a hive of bees which decided to squat in my roof and it appeared to have worked. After a month I removed the...

Will be installing hardwood floor on a concrete ground floor soon. I'm considering the merits of affixing 3/4" shuttering ply to the floor with a suitable (???) adhesive and nailing the floor boards to this ......the general principal being that it would make a more solid and uniformly level...

Yeah , that makes sense . Will try it. Cheers mate

I forgot to apply patination oil to new lead flashing around a chimney on a new roof approx 6 weeks ago. The lead has begun to oxidize and so I cannot now apply the oil until I clean / de-oxidize the surface of the lead. If all else fails I will just scrub the lead with a hard brush and attempt...