Recent content by dannymassive

I initially considered gravel, but our local authority won't allow it within 5m of a public highway. Grass would be too slippery when wet as the driveway is sloped towards the house and also doubles up as the only footpath for pedestrian access to the house.

This is the exact wording : "Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 of the Town and Country Planning Permitted Development Order, 1988 (as amended) (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order), no development of the types described in Schedule 2, Parts 1 and 2, shall be carried out...

Hi all, I am hoping you may be able to offer some guidance on the following. I am wanting to extend my tarmac driveway to be wide enough to accommodate one car and one motorcycle, with enough width to allow the car door to open without knocking over the motorcycle. I don't want to extend it to...

Coming along nicely Some things are worth the wait!

Looks like a good job done to me. No doubt the room will be much warmer (y) Are you continuing through the rest of the house?

That StarTech Extender looks perfect! I couldn't find anything with a USB Hub before, obviously I was searching for the wrong thing! Many thanks.

I'm currently on a little project and need to have a touch screen monitor linked to a laptop around 20m(ish) away. No problem with the display going through CAT6 to HDMI at the other end, however, for the touch screen function to work it requires the USB too. My current extenders don't support...

Yes, I'd agree with Dereekoo - most likely need a structural engineer to look into doing some calculations for you as (in my area at least, others may also confirm) adding a new Velux would need building regs - so building control would want to see the calcs.

Yes, in that case, you will need building regs and most probably calculations from a structural engineer. Nice little project for you - the fun bit will be the foul waste.

Having the bathroom above and current utility room located to the left is in all probability helpful for the services. Anything is possible, but depends on how much work needs to be put into it. Your main issue here is access to the proposed new toilet room. Is the wall that will have the new...

Looks great, I bet the kids love the sunken trampoline. Did you have to put a pump sump system in under the trampoline or was the natural drainage adequate to stop it filling with water?

I did not have the SystemPro to start with, mine was a different model.

Unfortunately, it was a dusty job! The mesh had been nailed to the stud timbers so it was a case of making a hole and pulling off as much as I could. Then went round after and removed the nails. Someone may come along with an easier method!

I don't know if this helps you at all, but I have removed several internal arch ways that have been plastered this way. The plasterer had used the mesh to bond the plaster to. Presumably as the mesh was moldable to the shape they required. I may also be wrong, but that may be some kind of fire...

I'm in the process of a new kitchen install and coming to the end - thank god! My last task is the sink, of which I opted for the Bristan Gallery Quartz 1.5 bowl sink. Now, the issue that I have got, is that it does not sit flat against the worktop - as the sink itself is not level. It is...