Recent content by JimLoskot

Hi The screen has gone on my underfloor heating thermstat (seems to be a common problem - tried a fix that was unsucessfull). Someone on another thread said the Honeywell T4 replaces it although both are available at very similar prices (T4 is very slightly cheaper!). Is there any reason not to...

thanks but I was hoping to buy something off the shelf, something a bit like this but 2.5-3.0m wide: any suggestions please?

great stuff, thanks people

its an option but I would much rather remove them

I've got loads of little nails and pins in the floorboards and staircase that I want to remove without damaging the wood too much. I've got a little pry bar thing and some nail pincers but take quite a lot of time and can damage the wood a fair bit, is there a better tool to have for doing...

why not seal it with concrete sealer to stop it dusting and then paint it. 4mm deflection is pretty flat

we have a 2.4m wide folding sliding door. I'm looking at putting some sort of clear perspex canopy over it to help protect it a bit from the weather. Hs anyone got any advise/ideas/links/have something similar? All the stuff I've seen on the web is for a single door Thanks Jim

Thanks for the knowledge Tony. I probably will do just that. I didn't really know anything about it and my googling skills must be pretty weak at the moment as I couldn't find much about it.

I've got my shower and bath waste on the same pipe. The pipe is currently 1.5" but I am upgrading this to 2". The pipe runs from the shower, after 1 meter the bath waste joins it, another meter and there is a 90 degree bend and then it runs for 2.5 meters out of the wall and into the soil...

There is a partition wall in our 1903 victorian semi-detached house that is approx 2" thick and appears to be made of compressed straw and plaster blocks. I am about to start removing this wall and I am a bit concerened that it might contain some nasties eg asbestos. Anyone familiar with this...

the johnstones paint I have used on our house has been good

anyone know which is the best to use for this?

Using caulk on the top of the skirting but should I use something else more robust between UFH porcelain tiles and the bottom of the skirting: frame sealant, silicone, something else or is caulk good enough for the job? Thanks

if its just one or 2 boards that are springy then try screwing the boards down better with flooring screws. What thickness are the boards (chipboard from the look of it)? if its only 18mm I would suggest the boards aren't thick enough for the job. Personally I wouldn't want a chipboard floor...

measure the joists and the span. I would guess they aren't big enough for the weight on them