Recent content by Johnny Dangerously

when i put my fence up, we just bought fence panel clips. Just little u shaped thingies with 3 holes in them, one onto the post, two either side into the fence panel. should be able to get them at DIY stores

Ahhh, sorry. Current fence panel is approx 180cm high by 125cm wide.

Hi all, haven't posted on here for a long time, but thought I'd ask if anyone can give any advice on a problem I have. I need to replace a panel fence section at the bottom of our garden with a gate as I need to get a motorbike in there and the current gate is not big enough. The easy...

hi john....its an 80s house...and has a trussed roof..(triangle supports rest in two places on the ceiling joists)

ok, the opposite direction thing makes sense. I'm not storing anything too major up there, but a fair bit of stuff all round. A few crates and some bookes etc. Heaviest thing is probably a flat pack desk. The worst part of sagging though is in an area without anything major there. I just wonder...

Straight on top of existing joists. Is that really bad? If I counter-battoned, would that mean running new joists in the opposite direction? What advantage does that give? Another question is, if it was the new weight causing the bowing, would it not cause the plaster on the ceilings to...

Hello, I don't know if I'm being paranoid, but I boarded out our loft last year, and I have some bowing in the ceilings upstairs that might have been there before. I have a timber framed house, and the joists upstairs look either 3 X 2 or 4 X 2. We removed the water tank when we did it as it...

hi guys, thanks for the replies.... as you guessed, its a VCW sine 18 TW3 H are parts for this still readily available? The plate that I got that model number from says 'Made in West Germany' :shock: I dread to think how old this thing is

Ahh, I'm guessing thats a model number? I have no idea, other than that it is a very large combi boiler with a picture of a rabit on the front! anyone got any ideas on whether its fixable? I'm dreading the cost of replacing, but hey ho...I guess if I gotta.... I gotta

what on earth is sine 18?

sorry, just following up on my last post about my boiler. AS I've been speaking to some Corgi engineers and getting prices in the region of £2-2.5K to replace mine, I though maybe its worth seeing if we can get it repaired. Just looking for some advice on if it sounds like a common or...

still a little confused, but from what i can gather, they have to be corgi registered to carry out the work. i.e they can't be just a plumber and have it checked after installation.

At the moment I'm not sure. Is it possible to get it done by someone not Corgi registered? I don't want to do anything dodgy, but do know a few very competent plumbers that may or may not be able to do the job cheaper for me, but more important is that I trust them. Is it possible that they can...

Hello, our old combi boiler has died, and we need to get a new one fitted asap, but I'm a little confused by new regulations. I understand that we now need to get a condensing combi boiler which is fine, but I am confused about beuilding controls etc. Do I need to do anything to prove...

Hello, I've just had a bit of a flood from our washing machine. Luckily we managed to catch it before it got too bad, but does anyone have any ideas as to what I can do to fix it before I call a repair man in? As a background, the water was still soapy, and it seemed to be coming from...