Recent content by Harrier23

Here you go. I'll be replacing the unit on the right and will also be building along the top which will connect to the side unit. Its the wall on the left that the 25mm MDF (or alternative) will be placed up against to support the horizontal unit

Hi, I'm looking to build some storage in my small utility room which goes up the side of my washer/dryer and then over the top. I will need to find a way of securing the horizontal storage to the empty wall which is a cavity wall and the depth of the unit I will make will not be deep enough to...

I will be using Leyland Primer Undercoat over some bare pine picture frame panelling and skirting boards which I have sanded back before applying an eggshell topcoat. While I'm at it would there be any benefit in applying the primer undercoat over the existing emulsion on the walls to give a...

Good to know, would staining prevent that change from happening then?

I am making my own desk using new scaffold board and have decided to go for a Danish oil finish. Does anyone have experience of applying Danish oil direct to whitewood? Does the oil do much to stain the wood or does the wood keep its natural colour? Would people recommend staining first and...

Building a timber frame with 50mm PIR insulation boards in between. Should these be flush against the front of the stud work or set back slightly? I'm thinking if I set them back I can fill what gaps I have with expanding foam more easily, but might this then cause cold bridging in the gap...

I'm putting a bar in my garage and would like to have a wood cladded wall. Would fence boards work for this? Would they sand down to a lighter colour that could then be treated? Someone in my area is giving away fence boards which were damaged in the recent storm, so just wondering if anyone...

I like my rooms well insulated

So just clip to the joists and lay the insulation over the top?

What is the correct way to have cables running in a cold roof space that will not be boarded? I will have 200m of wool insulation and need to wire up 10 downlights. I know I can't have the cables clipped to the ceiling joists as they would then be buried in the insulation, but how can I do it...

Yeah think I'll run some sort of water/damp proof membrane against the wood to be safe - thanks for the advice. No real reason for sunken sockets, other than the garage is going to be more of a comfortable space so would prefer not to have surface mounted. I think I will run the wiring behind...

Yeah it will be plasterboard on top and a radial circuit for both lights and sockets

How would people overcome the issue in the attached photo? For 3 out of the 4 garage walls I will be able to use a void behind the insulation boards to run cables and have them come through the back of my back boxes which will be fixed to noggins. The front wall however does not have enough...

Was more so for testing once I had the last socket in place. Am I right in thinking testing the last socket in the chain will indicate that the radial circuit is sound?

Yeah that's what I had meant to say :)