Recent content by matpj

thanks for the response, how would you recommend I anchor the portion thats on the patio? It will be running (on one edge) alongside a concrete base that my fence sits in - so I *could* bolt it to that, I suppose..

Yep, thats right - will probably install some lights along the edge

Hi folks, I'm about to start a project to put a deck down to span an area between the edge of our patio and the hedge boundary of our garden. The distance between is approx 1.3m The ground slopes away from the patio and at its furthest point is probably a max of 40cm drop I was thinking of...

hi all, I purchased 5 natural oak boards/shelves/planks from B&Q with which to use as a feature backing to my tv. I am planning on mounting them on batons so they are slightly away from the wall for cables to go behind. The tv bracket will be attached to the oak. The conundrum I am facing is...

thanks guys. Its reassuring advice. I'll give it a go!

yeah the neighbouring ones are ever so slightly separating at the end joints. and even some 2 rows away. its only a slight separation. I am using wedges/spacers - although the plasterboard does not join the concrete floor (probably 1cm off it) so the floor can just push the spaces...

Thanks footprints. Unfortunately i'm doing this single handedly. I have a universal tapping block with a laminate floor kit. Maybe I have been putting downward pressure on the short end tongue and caused a slight issue... I'm assuming my methods of properly clicking the long edge in...

Hi all, I'm at the beginning stages of installing some nice quickstep laminate in my lounge. 19m2 I have the first 3 rows down. The trouble is, when I start a new row, the first plank goes in nice and easily. The second I am putting in about 5 mm away from the previous, and then tapping it...

Hi guys, I have a very narrow cloakroom at one end of which I am installing a countertop basin. The width of the room is 840mm and the end I am putting the sink in has a depth of 300mm from the back wall to the door frame. so... I need a shelf of those dimensions, into which I will...

I didnt fit the toilet, but t has always had a flappy valve.

are they all very different? the seal is kind of like a doughnut.

hi, I looked inside the cistern and the only thing I can really see stamped on the inside is TSE. looked like a logo as it was within a diamond shape. Could that be the manufactuer?

Hi all, I had to replace the rubber flappy valve in my cistern today, but whilst replacing it, I noticed the cistern seal (between cistern and pan) is split and leaked when I tried to use it again. I've dismantled the toilet for the night, but my local Homebase doesn't seem to have any of...

thanks for the response. is it easy to remove the little strips holding the glass in? I don't want to go breaking it. cant get the door open far enough to do anything. the dead-bolts are the sort that just come out of the door and into the frame. no claw action, or slidy upy things...

Hi all, I have a uPVC front door. When I lock the door I push the handle up, to engage the dead bolts, before locking the door. Last night, the dead-bolts didn't seem to engage properly the first time, so I put some upwards pressure on the door and tried again. Something felt weird, so I...