Recent content by migrantwing

Is it possible to fit a door closer without an installation template? I understand the different mountings (standard, parallel and top mount. Although I don't really understand the reason for top mount as I've never seen one fitted that way). Does positioning need to be spot on or can you 'wing...

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Need to repoint my back step. The step was already here when I moved, but the way the bricks have been laid in a semi circle, instead of an equal amount of gap (say 10mm) from front to back, the pointing goes from about 2mm at the back to about 10-12mm at the front like a wedge shape. Whoever...

Valid points. Thanks :)

Great stuff. All I needed to know :) Thanks again!

Thanks. That's what I'll get then. But why is that? What is the difference between those two I have linked? I'm just curious as to why they have different sizes and what the physical differences are between the two, just for future reference and out of curiosity.

So, do I buy a 1/2" or 3/4" tap? Both are sold at my local Toolstation, hence why I asked the difference? 1/2" and 3/4" Toolstation Cold water is mains. We have a combi boiler. All in ground floor flat. The flexi is for coming off the tee at the cistern to the exterior pipework for the...

Just an insight and a few questions for the good folks here! Wanting to fit an an outdoor tap for use with a hose for watering the garden, washing the car etc. 1) What is the difference between a 1/2" and a 3/4" tap? Is it the thread on the flow end of the tap or the external part of the tap...

I'd also like to add that I don't know what caused my OP to go t*ts up in the first place. I'd have much rather been told, "Don't be a p***k, don't mess with the boiler, just call someone in" than the lengthy tirade and to-ing and fro-ing that's gone on for four pages. I didn't mean any...

@Aquaheat Conclusion: You are not running a business, you have zero overheads for said non business and you are not declaring any of this income regardless of it being "mates rates" 1: I haven't hit my tax quota this year. Before this work came up, I had nothing of worth on. Conclusion: You...

From 2004. Over a Decade ago. Makes for interesting reading. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/why-i-became-a-gas-fitter-7291842.html

Your sarcasm is wasted.

Agreed! I have many friends who had their business go bump due to costs of this, that and the other. At least you picked a good trade, people are always going to need hot water and heat.

No, it's less than £300 actually. Right, it's obvious that some people don't have the intelligence to read something and come to the correct conclusion. Let me reiterate for you. I am doing some work for a very good friend of mine. I would not charge him my usual hourly/daily/weekly rate, as...