Recent content by GinSoakedBoy

Thanks Wayners - Ok to just go ahead and skim or should I treat before hand with SBR / PVA or something else?

I have a small patio which is rendered with sand / cement. The top coat on the top of the wall has blown and separated from the scratch coat below. The scratch coat seems well adhered to the actual wall itself, I have picked at it but it needs chiseling, the top coat just flicks off with a...

Great point. Do you think the same would the same also apply to Solar and Heat Pumps?

Was looking at a similar spec saw last year but didn't have the same budget. Went for the Metabo KGS305. Honestly been really pleased with it, but obviously needed setting up out of the box...

Thanks for the response guys, and sorry for the slow response, busy few days. My career was office based, but after a really ****ty run of redundancies, dead end contracts and literally no luck finding new roles I have been working the past few years as a handyman / property maintenance...

Any AC installers on here? I am interested to know how you went about getting into the industry? The cost for accreditation, how long training takes and the potential rewards once qualified? Are there any routes to fast track progression. Been mulling over possible career changes with a...

Stephen Stephen - Honestly I was pretty surprised. I distinctly recall the guy who emptied the tank saying it was around 1000 gallons. So I was surprised to see the water level at the top a month of so later. 2 people bathing and flushing, dishwasher, washing machine and typical grey water...

Thanks for the comprehensive reply Woody. Sadly I cant find anything on the title deeds, and the handful of old documents we got when we bought the place doesn't show or mention anything. There also hasn't been any modification / extension to the house since it was built. The soak away (if...

Wayners - thanks for the suggestion will try and contact them next week and see what information I can get. Woody - This isn't my area of expertise, but I had assumed that the septic tank had a soak away / drainage field so that the water level in the tank remains constant. The gutters aren't...

Trying to preempt a problem of a blocked soak away as we have been experiencing issues with our septic tank. Which emptying and cleaning hasn't resolved. From what I can ascertain our soak away, crosses under the track to our neighbours farm, and then potentially under a boundary wall and into...

Earlier this year I took down a preexisting retaining wall in our garden in order as part of a wider garden make over. Then hubris took over, I hired a digger, booked some holiday and went for it! I had fun, the wife is less than impressed with the state of the garden. The immediate plan is...

Had a similar issue with an old hitachi palm sander - nothing exists. Short of 3d printing your own, I doubt you will find one to buy. The way I got around it was to get some waste pipe, applied heat to one end to soften the plastic, which allowed me to mould the pipe to the shape of the dust...

Thanks Deluks. Ended up going with a 10mm gap and ripped some 25mm thick batten down to save on cost. Glad I did because getting the lower boards in and working between the shed and wall was a proper faff. A thicker batten would have just made things harder. I can at least also get a hand...

Just wondering what the minimum air gap is needed behind timber cladding? I have a small lean to shed built down the side of my house. Timber frame, OSB exterior panel and then wrapped in membrane. Its been like that for a while now (out of sight / out of mind) and I really need to get it...

I was in a similar situation to yourself, when it came to replacing my old mitre saw (coincidentally also a Titan). Budget was limited, and I couldn't justify the cost for a £600+ unit. Ended up buying a Metabo KGS 305M 12' saw, and honestly I have been very pleased with it. Comes with soft...