Recent content by harmonia

Thanks both of you. Yes I am weighing up the hassle factor and if the missus didn't have such as strong desire for an open fire I would have the fireplace built over. One other solution is to go for a self contained stove instead, with no requirement for a flue, and get a professional...

Hi, We have pulled down the old brick fireplace in our dining room in order to install an older bedroom style cast-iron fireplace that we just had sandblasted. We hope to use this for small fires in the winter and I have some questions that I would appreciate any comments on- - is there a...

Thanks again. I guess I would need to go to Jewsons during the week for MR pasterboard rather than the usual domestic outlets?

thanks. no I simply want to build a partition to keep all the usual garage things seperate from ceramics storage

Hi, We have a detached flat roofed garage in our back garden that has 2 x entrances (double doors at the front and side door at the back) We would like to put a partiton in it so that my wife can use the back of the garage as a storage space for her ceramics, couple of questions:- _ I...

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Thanks for that. I had seem some videos for step repair where the repairer drilled bolts into the step so that if will provide extra strength http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1smrLU7bgOY

Well I am going to try this tonight. Any thoughts peeps? Looking for tips on the following - concrete mix i.e sharp sand to mortar ratio? - is there a bonding agent I should apply the existing path concrete surface? thanks

Hi, Recently we dug up the old patio in order to drop the level of it so that it is 6 inches below the damp proof course. We put back the original stones and now the adjoining garden path is higher than the patio and has an uneven edge. The path is made of concrete / pebble mix and I am...

Hi, Last weekend I finished laying my patio and had followed various online tips & tricks. This week I have reviewed the 45 large paving stones to find that 9 of them are slighly wobbly. I think I may have been 2 x stingy with the cement as I started at 6 to 1 sharp sand to cement but then...

thanks for the tips guys

Hi, Recently dug up our old patios as it was above the damp proof course -previous owner :( Anyway I have some questions I hope some one could help me on 1) I have a bunch of existing paving stones that are in good condition but it looks likely I will have to cut some of them and they...

Had the same symptom with a d on the boiler and HW was fine but no CH. Read your comment and looked round the house and spotted that my todler daughter must have been in downstairs toilet and left a tap trickling. Excellent thread - thanks gasman28.

Thanks. I got a pressure washer on the job last night. The stuff that came out didn't half honk! anyway we shall see. BTW what do you mean by "one shot"? Do you mean like a shot of whisky :lol:

Hi, We have 1930s semi with a bay window that suffering penetrating damp on the internal plaster. Today I noticed that the gutter was completely overflowing and found that the whole downpipe was full of water causing it to overflow onto the wall :( Anway I have traced the plastic...