Recent content by GSXRCarlos

No, one wasn't required. Hetas registered, and whatever the chimney accrediation is.

Ok, so i live in an old bungalow that used to have an open fire. when i moved in there was an electric fire placed infront of the opening and a timber board over the old chimney. Since then i've had a wood burner fitted, and the chimney was smoke tested etc. Ok, very long story short, i was...

i'd fit 2x1 or slate batten to the wall, as others have said, small drill hole first, through the 2x1 and the use a 7mm bit with brown plugs to fit the grounds to the wall. Use a larger drill bit to sink the head into the 2x1. then you should be able to fit the new skirting directly to the...

fit a timber rail to the wall that is filleted to accommodate, and then trims and silicone. Or hack the plaster off the wall on the tight side to get a better fit

have you considered fitting timber grounds below the plaster level to fix your skirting boards to?

what's a door spindle?

Yeah, i couldn't decide ...

What colour silicone should i use between the black bar top and the grey walls? sorry for the poor picture, taken in bad light 20151014_202613 by GSXRCarlos posted 15 Oct 2015 at 9:44 AM

If you're in Devon i hope you're getting a woodwarm?

has anyone every had any luck with sound deadening or forming a box around the tank?

so this is how it looks until i can get it skimmed

Hi, I live in a dormer bungalow, my hot water cylinder is in a cupboard in my bedroom with a copper feed and expansion tank above. My girlfriend likes a lie in, so when i have a shower she can hear the tank filling up, is there any way to insulate it, or somehow alter the flow from the float...

it doesn't seem wet, why are you in there?

looks like metal stud