Recent content by martinfd

Ok, I was slightly wrong, there are 8 legs per raised bed. 2400 x 1200 x 240 above ground, length of the legs into the ground is approx 150. Cheapish decking board for sides, 47x50 lengths used for the legs. I wasn't being overly precise when I made these, I attached the legs to the 2400...

I had a similar issue when putting in a cement base for my shed. I live in a really wet area and if you dig a hole it'll soon fill up to the level of the previous surface. When it rains the water level is essentially ground level. For me it always drains away eventually if you get a few dry...

Right ok, so, if I buy the TRV4 valve set, I should be covered. Thanks.

Thanks Jon. I've seen the TRV4 recommended quite a few times, and I take your point, if I'm going to do this properly, I might as well replace the whole valve for a little more money. I'm just a little nervous about figuring out the right fitting sizes - I've done simple work on rads before, but...

Sorry, Sorry, at least a few of them don't seem to be responding appropriately to changes in temperature in the room. For example, we have a wood burning stove in the living room, which can make the room very warm. However, one of the radiators was still on when the TRV was set to 3. The pin...

I built 4 raised beds about a year ago using pressure treated lengths of decking boards which just happened to be on offer at B&Q. As it happens I quite like the look of the grooves from the decking on the side of the raised beds! I then treated them with a product called Eco-Wood which I found...

Hi guys, I'm trying to improve the old central heating system in my house as much as possible, this week I'm looking at the TRVs. I've got 7 rads with old Danfoss TRVs (see pictures below). A few of them don't seem to be working very well, so I was thinking about replacing the heads. I've...

Hello, I've got an old, oak, church pew that I inherited with my house. It had been left outside and been badly repaired in the past, so I've sanded it down and I'm trying to decide whether it's worth salvaging. I haven't paid anything for it and I don't want to spend a lot on it, so I'm...

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Thanks, I've just had a look into Danish Oil (I hadn't heard of it before) and it looks like a promising start!

We bought three old church pews from the previous owners of our new house. They're about 100 years old, and came out of a church in the local village a few years ago. All three are varnished and had been put outside. Unfortunately, they've not been looked after, or maybe they weren't...

We recently bought our house and have a bit of money set aside to make improvements to the central heating. I have an idea of what I'm after but I thought I'd see if anyone could offer some tips/advice on what would be most effective? It's a 4 bed detached over two floors, 2 adults 2...

Well, I did what I could, unfortunately the existing gate valve had a slight leak, but more important the hose connector from the tap kit was a little leaky as well, so I've abandoned this for now. I'll go at it with some copper pipe and do it properly another time :-)