Thanks, I didn't know that. I will order some stainless steel ones ASAP and replace the current ones. You don't happen to know a good source for stainless steel or brass as I can't find much online.
This is the door as it is now:
- sorry that pic is sideways for some reason -
Also...
I recently started converting a shed into a garden office. It's been slow going but one of the first things I did was order a new door as my cats could claw through the one that came with the cabin.
I ordered a bespoke ledged and braced oak door (bespoke as its and odd size) which turned up...
A local handy man has built some shelves in our alvoces. They are MDF tops with Mdf strip at the front. There were bare wood when he finished.
So I set about trying to paint them and get them up to a lovely brilliant white gloss.
I went down to wickes and asked one of the guys there for...
I got a local handyman in to build some shelves and while he was here he boxed in the pipes in the toilet and bathroom.
He used plasterboard and I have no idea how to go about finishing them so I can paint to match the wall:
What do I need to finish that?
I found a local place who will deliver tapered edged boards for not much more that that.
Does anyone have a link to instructions on what to do when taping and filling? Also what tools/materials to buy?
I am looking to plasterboard out my office and then paint direct onto the plasterboard.
Just looking for some advice on what to get.
This seems very cheap:
http://www.wickes.co.uk/baseboard-square-edge-1220x900x95mm/invt/220205/
Would that be a good buy? Also what tape and filler...
Thanks Al for the response. I can always count on you ;)
I plan to treat the inside of the wood and then put a breathable membrane on the inside of the walls and roof.
My plan was then to batton out the walls like I did in my test above and insulate with 50mm foil backed insulation. with...
I have started a project thread here:
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I will update that one as this has moved from an idea to a project.
so all you shed builders and woodwork experts.
Is this OK:
I need to bulk out the walls to put in 50mm insullation. I had a couple of battons laying around so I fitted them to double up on the current uprights.
Will this work OK?
I was going to double up on the current...
So I originally intended to build a shed myself and insulate etc mysel.
This is where I am putting it:
and here is a wider shot:
but my plans changed
in prep for this I bought a Hawklok (http://www.hawklok.co.uk/) basekit. I cleared the site and put the base down. The shed...