Recent content by jeff_bobbins

Hi - a bit cheeky as I just haven't had time to ring round and price up T&G softwood flooring - I need 12M2 of 2.4m x 18mm x 120(ish)mm and wondered if any chippies out there know of a cheap supplier? North East based if anyone has any independent supplier tips? Obviously B&Q and Wickes are...

I had a similar issue with a sagging ceiling in the stairwell of a victorian terrace, and also needed to accommodate the loft hatch. Access was tricky as I had to support a platform partly on the stairs. My solution? The plasterer did it for me.... An extra 150 quid, they know what they are...

Hi, can anyone point me towards a good place to buy metal stud walling kit? Need to build an internal wall that will be temporary for a year or two in a room with period features so a few screw holes will be ok, but I think a trad. timber stud will be over engineered ( and a pain cutting out...

Sorry for my slow response, been on hols. Cheers for all the suggestions, very useful! Thanks Plugwash, I will go with the building site set from TLC, it was the kind of thing I was looking for but had been unable to find. Need to start worrying about buying booze for 100 people now...

You could try the following: O'briens - http://www.g-obrien.co.uk/ located at Boldon - I know they keep lots of salvo flooring and timber in stock. Find out what profile your skirting is and ring them, they should be able to tell you if they have any. If it is typical to the type of house you...

I am planning to prepare some lighting for an outdoor party in the summer, it will consist of 20 100w lamps all wired onto 100m of 1.5mm2 twin and earth, plugged into a domestic socket with a standard 13amp plug - basically a large string of fairy lights. I have a few questions that may just be...