Recent content by ginster

I'm having a conservatory built and had the gas board sent me the plans of pipes which showed there are no pipes in our back garden. I started the footings and guess what I found! A bloody gas supply to our house straight across the building line. Any ideas what this will cost to move? I...

Hi I want to put a conservatory on the back of the house but we have a domestic gas line which runs across the back of the house about 4' from the building line. I was thinking about using a steel base so the line wont be disturbed or have the pressure on it of the usual concrete base or...

Sorry that was a bit vague! I'm looking at buying a house to do up which I've not done for a few years so I'm a bit out of touch and trying to get some idea's on all of the costs so I can start and put my budget together. All the fittings will be standard plastic with nothing fancy but decebt...

Hi Can anyone give me a rough idea of the cost of a full rewire for a 2 up 2 down mid terrace house please including shower. Mark

What size cable do I need for a room stat? Its for the combi boiler and will be no more than 8 meters long. The stat is a Honeywell ST200. Am I right i thinking 1.5 will be adequate? Cheers Mark

Thanks Johnmelad. Anyone used twistfix or any knowledge of thier DPC products i.e are they any good? Mark

Hi I'm going to open up the chimney breast in the lounge to have an open fireplace but dont know what size lintel i'll need. The breast is just over 4' wide and is a standard brick built on the ground floor of a normal house. Cheers Mark

Hi I have rising damp in the lounge, the floor is old ashfelt, and I intend to inject the walls myself. I know I can hire the injecting kit but dont know what liquids etc I need or how to go about it or the costs. I know I wont have the certificate for when we sell but cant afford the £1k...

Hi I'm having to have some damp proof work done in the lounge but we want to put wallpaper straight on once the new plaster has dried out. I now this seems to be frowned upon by some but am I right in thinking that as long as the new plaster is Sized once dry then the paper should be okay...

Hi guys Does anyone know of a good supplier of plans for cabinet making projects? I presently buy some from a known website but they're quite limited. I've bought a disk in the past from an ebay site but of course after a couple of runs it stopped loading! Any good sites/shops etc...

Woodfinish man I've built an oval enclosed coffee table and have had to pin all of the lats on to make the casing which is where i now have the problem of finding the correct colour of filler (to cover the pin heads) to match the wax/stain/dye. The nearest I've come so far is the natural...

Hi Any suggestions for the best finish for American White Oak? I want to keep the original colour as much as possible and am thinking of using an oil finish. Cheers Mark

Hi Jason I cant say I,ve heard of 'Brummer' before. Is that the brand name? is it a type of wax or filler? Mark

Hi guys I'm just about to start sanding down a finished cabinet I've built in American White oak but Im unsure which product would be best suited for filling before i wax it? My first thouight is bees wax. Any ideas? Cheers Mark