Recent content by GinSoakedBoy

Looking at making some sliding wardrobe doors. The wife is keen on having a frame with a ratten screen. Straight forward enough I am currently mulling over possible options for the constrution and interested to see what othrs think. Image attached of what I am trying to achieve - clearly a...

Thanks for taking the time to reply Wayners. Will give it a scrub, rinse with biocide and then hit it with some stabising solution. Cheers

Hopefully someone can advise the best course of action? Garage rendered in Tyrolean, previously painted white by previous owners, looked shabby and the paint was flaking off. I scrubbed this back with a stiff brush and repainted with allcoat. Again over the years this has also started to...

Thanks for the responses gents. In the end I raked out the joints. Honestly didnt take that long with an old crappy chisel. Went back until I hit the first stuff and then repointed. At leats now I know the joints are good and strong. Also went down to the merchants and bought a hessian...

Hopefully someone can offer advice on the next course of action? I have been laying some blocks for a retaining wall in the garden. First few sessions have gone well, however having a poke at the last run I did I am concerned the mortar is far to crumbly. Admittedly due to time constraints I...

Thanks for the responses guys! Appreciate it. Drainage wise I have access to some free perforated drainage pipe - plan was to lay this down behind the wall (also have the suitable membrane available for free), then cover with some 20mm clean and then back fill with the extracted spoil (mostly...

I am planning on putting some footings in for a short retaining wall. The ground is rock solid - I required a pecker on the digger to move the ground back a meter. Working with the levels (house floor levels, subsequent decking etc) the footings would need to be 100mm to 150mm. Going any...

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...