Recent content by mpooley

Ok thanks I thought that with without the gravel they might not be strong enough. Also I meant to only wrap the bottoms and about 1 inch up the sides of the supports ? They are after all under the shed where your not going to get much water at all I would think. I think when I build my shed this...

Why do you say the grids shouldn't be filled with gravel? Do you think that it would stay wet enough to rot the timber base of the shed? If so I suppose you could wrap the undersides of the timber in DPC

Has anyone ever tried the shed plastic foundations found on ebay Ecodec I used them for a long drive a couple of years ago and was very pleased with them

cheers!

I am buying a new house being built by a small building company at the moment. I saw that in the other houses he has built he lays the slabs just butting together. I asked him about it and he said that's what they always do! and they don't get any problems? I am worried about weeds growing in...

Ok Thanks. Is it feasible to run pipe externally? as in would there be too much heat loss?

I am looking into adding a 12ft x 12 ft extension to a kitchen, the house which is 5 years old, has an air source heat pump . with all the rooms having a separate loop in the floor I assume, as each room has it's own thermostat. The heat pump is in the opposite side of the house and I can't...

Thanks again for your help :giggle:

Thanks for all your replies. I have plenty of choices now! I didn't know most of them. I didn't think I could advertise on this site? The tools I am getting rid of at the moment are a "WoodCut" bench mortiser and a "clearvue" cyclone dust extraction unit so not handtools. I will be thinking of...

I'm getting on a bit and thinking of starting to clear out my workshop . I don't like using eBay so was wondering where else I could try? thanks Mike

OK Thanks ! I always thought that leaving the back unpainted left the wood able to dry out But I'm obviously wrong about that ! as its just the bottom edge maybe I can paint the first couple of inches at the back? thanks again

have tried fixing the problem before and tried what you suggest but paint always starts peeling again. I am now using brand new wood. and just hope anyone can suggest a good sealant

Hi I built a workshop 15 years ago and painted it with Sadolin Superdec. I have painted 1 side of it every year (it's a big shed) in rotation. and I have been pleased that most of the paint is nice and firm with no problems. But.. on the front and one side where it's much more exposed to driving...

There is a field behind to the North side. and a hedge protects most of it but there is a 10 foot section that is exposed to the wind and rain. that is where I get the problem. I think the rain must be getting forced up under the boards. I can't see how they would rot otherwise. The gutter...

Thanks but strangely enough it's not just the bottom ones that are affected. in fact they are mostly ok. I don't really understand why most are OK just thing it must be that some of them are warped and have created a gap that water gets into.