Recent content by ian413

I have noticed my pipes going into/ out of my boiler are humming, this seems to be reduced when I tighten the 1 inch grey lagging around it with my hand. It can sometimes build up to a very annoying droning sound, this is when I just switch the whole system off as it's night time and I dont...

I am presuming my rafters are at least 100mm. Need to pull some pb down and have a look. A nice little xmas project...

I did my own conservatory a few years ago. I had a concrete floor with insulation and DPM. I just laid a thin foam underlay for laying the floor onto. Drying the concrete floor isn't such an issue. The leveling compound may need a certain drying time so I'd check that but otherwise I'd lay the...

My 4th bedroom is above our garage. It is seperate to the house in relation to the loft.The ceiling follows the line of the pitched roof. The room is always colder than the rest of the house. I think this is due to no insulation in the pitched roof rafters which form the ceiling. I have some...

I have a 2.4m by 4.8m basic conservatory. It does however have a Polycarbonate panel roof. Its about 50mm thick but is so cold in the winter.I dont want to add a radiator inside the conservatory untill I have replaced the panels. Is it possible just to swap the roof for a more efficent double...

What is a good quality splitter???

yep?! Thanks, Ill look into it then

I wantt o put a telly in my kitchen, but I have no ariel socket.How easy is the job to do? My other tellies are running off the sky dish so really the ariel isnt used at the mo'. So adding another telly may weeken the signal but I am not bothered cos its not used now anyway. Is it just a case...

I have 2 small ferns, about a foot or so in height.One has gone brown and brittle and looks dead. I've re-potted it but is it worth it?

Ok Thanks, Will Do!

I have layed down turf, which seems to be taking ok. The problem is where the joints are. The long joints between each roll is slightly yellow and is showing up. Will this disappear as the turf grows more or is there anything i can do?

How easy is it to fit a small lcd telly to just above my taps in my bathroom. It 'll have to be water proof somehow and is it ok to fit it in the bathroom afterall?Are there any specific tv's out there for the job?

Way over the top?? In what sense?? The foundation needs to be wider than the wall it is carrying and the depth of 500mm is a minimum. We dig a 500 trench as standard at work and there is no need in doing any less cos it could all go horribly wrong, plus I didnt want to tell him any shallower...

Mix it however you like, is it 16metres square or 16square metres?The first is alot bigger area. Anyway, you don t need a land scaping layer , but i would prefer to use a weedkiller on the area to be slabbed to be sure, even after weeding it thoroughly.Plus consider standing water on the slabs...

Is it something a keen amateur can do or shall I get 'a man in?'