Recent content by jgodwin

Hi Olly. Great - I'm going to dig around 600mm deep, 150-200mm wide, and then completely fill with concrete and have about 1/3 of the rod out the top. Will definitely use a laser!

Hi Mike, thanks for replying - that's a really good observation. I plan to concrete the piles into the ground, do you think settling will be as much of an issue?

Hi everyone, I hope someone can help me with this. I'm knocking down my shed and replacing with a small garden-room type building as a replacement. The shed currently sits on a square brick foundation, but I want to extend both the length and the width. My idea is to keep the original brick...

Thank guys. I think I'll bite the bullet and get it. I can't believe there isn't a decent saw in the middle price range between the 365 and the 727. I know I could probably find a Bosch or Makita, but I really can't be buying into brand new systems at this point. Dewalt need to release a 215mm...

I know how stupid that sounds, but I'm having real trouble with this.. My workshop got broken into at Christmas, but luckily, most of my tools were in my house while I was doing some work. They got away with my circular saw (low range Dewalt XR), my chop saw (DCS365), and my table saw (7458)...

DAZB: Thanks, yeah, I suppose either is just as bad. Notch7 - This occurred during the works and hasn't gotten any worse as far as I'm aware. I'm not sure if regs were sought or granted, these guys were such cowboys it's unreal. The problem with these things is you always assume the people...

DAZB: regarding point 7, do you think that might be responsible for the split? Directly above that bit of wood is the bathroom. I assumed the crack appeared when they dropped the building off the acros onto the steel, but now I'm thinking it might simply be a split caused by the floor bearing...

Thank you! I suspected as much. I'm not an expert, but having done a lot of my own work, I was pretty sure the things mentioned in your list DAZB were present in the picture. Just had to be sure. Really appreciate you taking the time to be so thorough. And yes, the extension is, unfortunately...

Hi everyone, My sister recently had an extension done, to what I believe is a terrible standard. Aside from an unbelievably shoddy finish, the main issue is structural. Rather than the usual cracks that appear when you slide in the RSJ, her entire second floor has 10-25mm cracks all the way...

HI Foxhole, Thanks so much for responding. I'm lucky enough to have two access panels behind the eaves, which gives me a visual on everything behind the plasterboard - there's unfortunately nothing except the loft rafters (not even insulation, just the moisture membrane under the roof tiles)...

HI, would really love some input on this if possible, it doesn't seem like something a carpenter would struggle with, so any advice would be great.

H guys, I'm hoping someone here can give me some direction on how to proceed with the following job I plan on doing. I've attached pictures for a proposed wall I just bought a house and it has a loft conversion with open stairs. It's a bloody nightmare not having a bedroom door, so I want to...

Thank you mate, I took your advice and ordered the Saxtons - got a 40t and an 80t and they work absolutely perfectly. Very frustrating - not one single review mentions how difficult it was to find the right size blades. If I'd known I'd have just spent more money on the 10 inch model...

Just been burned buying one from Trend which claimed to fit, but the kerf was way too narrow for the riving knife. If anyone has this saw, would they be able to link me to a 40t and a 60t blade that absolutely positively work for this saw? Thanks!

Yes that would also work! That sounds great, in fact - thanks!