Recent content by johnc86

I think I have some membrane left over from my last build actually. Would I still need to batten it out before cladding though? I was hoping to just have plenty of uprights and noggins between and fix the cladding straight to the frame. Does the membrane need an air gap to work effectively though?

I'm not going to use OSB on the outside on this, just a frame with cladding..that seems to be how most garden sheds are done.

Thanks. I've built a summer house a few years ago which was timber framed with OSB on the outside, that used breathable membrane and batten before cladding. I thought as this was just a bike shed membrane etc might be a bit overkill?

I'm building a bike shed out of loads of various sizes of timber I've been hauding. I've build a basic frame with a 4x2 base frame with OSB on top. It will be cladded over. For the front I'd like log lap. I have some 1x8 boards which I have no other use for and I'm wondering whether I could use...

Level with the lawn or ever so slightly higher. Considering herringbone!

Planning to dig a circle out of my lawn and lay a patio with reclaimed common clay bricks (flat all round). Will be filling with leveled compacted hardcore. I'm wondering if sand is ok as a bed or should I use mortar? I'd like to mortar between the bricks when done either way as I plan on having...

Hi, I'm currently building and IKEA wardrobe. It has three sections and five doors. Unfortunately I forgot to pick up the hinges while I was in IKEA. I bought a pack of 20 Hafele hinges (645PH, Screwfix) to try. These are a great price for 20 and good quality. Unfortunately, even with the...

I may be mixing it too much... I was told to aim for the consistency of yogurt. So I've been aiming for that

It's been quite warm last couple of days which probably doesn't help. Everything is spotlessly clean, I've bought a couple of brand new flexible buckets for the job specifically. Thinking about ready mixed stuff. It's such a ball ache mixing it up just for it to go hard and the have to get it...

I'm plastering my porch at the moment after boarding it out. I bought a speed skim which I got the first coat on with. I put the plaster on the wall with a roller (yes..YouTube ), it did the job. I found it was hard to get the plaster into the corners with this method. I also found the speedskim...

It used to be an open porch when the house was built in the 50's but every house in the road now had out outer door fitted. The porch door would have been the front door originally. It was a top light and fan lights to the side but they're not openable. I will look into tricks vents. Cheers.

Yeah, probably. I've been reluctant to start drilling holes it though. It isn't really solving the problem. I want to be able to just easily push it closed.

Like hurts your fingers hard to open if the internal door is closed! It's only got a thumb turn lock tumbler to grip which doesn't help. I've thought about putting a pull knob on the inside which would help. It's been left open a couple of times (luckily we've been in the house) because you...

I've recently fitted a composite front door replacing an old UPVC door. When my house was built, it had an open porch design, meaning my second internal door is actually where the front door would have been. The new composite external door opens and closes perfectly when the inner door is open...

Hi, I am replacing my old uPVC front door with a new composite door with a new frame. The old frame just sits straight on the floor but the new frame is different. I'm not sure if the new frame needs to sit ontop of a separate sill, or whether I can sit it directly onto the floor like the old...