Recent content by Diver Fred

Or their managers are seeing that they can get an even bigger cut. Went to The Brook in Southampton they other week - first band I've seen live in years. Use to go to Leicester SU just about weekly, affordable and usually a reasonable band (e.g. Split Endz, SB&Q, Toya, Stiff tours). Can't...

In many ways a hero of mine! He made it to Antartica unlike me.

OK. You start at one end of the fence. With a spirit level determine which is the outside of the fence stating point (i.e. is the fence post upright or if an adjacent wall or fence is upright). If you are using gavel boards sit your first board on the gavel board, then ensure the first board is...

A pleasure. By fixing as I described above it stops the boards from splitting with the movement in wood with the weather.

At least twice the thickness of the board - with your 22mm I'd be looking at 50 or possibly 60mm long (if 50mm aren't available). You only need one nail per rail in each board (that's 3 nails per board with 3 rails). With a 25mm overlap you nail 32mm from the thick edge so the nail only goes...

What type of hinges are fitted? That can make a lot of difference to the most suitable answer.

That's the way I'd go. 22 or 28 mm pipe through the landing and bathroom floor.

Not so much the BR's as your building insurance. If it collapsed and affected the neighbours who would pay?

The the fixings are corroding - further, intrusive inspection is required.

Wood framed property. My first comment is look at the EPC, that should tell you lots about the build. Also check the EICR for who completed that and how recent. Then talk to your house insurance company. Personally a wood framed house wouldn't concern me grately but I'd be wanting to do my own...

It was a good percentage as the 'Trigger' to bring short term supply online was the change in frequency as the load increased which would slow the rotary generators would change the frequency. Yes the final voltage would drop as well but, I understand, the trigger instruments were / are more...

Probably not as damaging as Bliar's yet; Starmer certainly seems to have learnt from Bliar's support of GWB in the middle east. UK wise, in my opinion, he's in a difficult place with union 'support'(?) and having to follow many of their wants/dictats. Many ways this government is Anti-British...

So what is the consensus on a suitable if not likely replacement..? From what I see the 'new' Defender (really a MK1/2/3 Discovery replacement) isn't likely to be good enough as it's a Monocoque body shell so open top isn't possible without substantial reinforcement and therefore weight. The...

What is the existing floor(s) construction?

And now TACO is going to F.O. and leave the rest of the world to sort his mess out. Despicable!