Recent content by mumbley

thanks for the advice steve. i like the idea of the box frame. and the tip for using the threaded rod and resin. probably the only choice for the internal wall as i think it is breeze block behind the plaster. as for the ladder, well that's going to be the easy bit :D

hi everyone! i'm thinking of making a high double bed in the box room, very simple construction. 2 timber beams on opposite walls, 2 or 3 thick planks spanning these beams, and finally floorboard thickness planks resting on these last planks with gaps in between on which the mattress will...

thanks for that diyisfun, static.

hi everyone! wanna fix a handrail for the stairs to the wall, is there a minimum/maximum height it must be? also, the brackets (brass) from screwfix only take gauge 6 screws... and the largest brass screws of this gauge i found are only 1.5" long... is this gonna be long enough for a good...

thanks for that, crafty 1289, adam_151... in the end, i changed the cooker outlet plate for a fcu and ran 2.5mm flex to the cooker.

hi everyone. connecting a fan-oven to a cooker radial circuit : 32A MCB in the consumer unit, 6mm cable running to a 45A cooker control switch and then another 6mm cable continuing to a 'cooker outlet plate'. now i've trawled through a lot of posts to see what cable size to run to the oven...

thanks for the advice, nestor, big-all... in the end, i varnished the sink cut-out edges and set the sink into silicone... hope it does the job.

hi everyone! gonna fit a sink into the worktop, the cutout is made but i've been given two different suggestions as how to seal the cutout... the first recommends to use a waterproof varnish, the second is to use silicone. seeing as i need to use silicone to seal the actual sink onto the...

thanks for that, jbonding. only realised after i posted it that i was breaking a couple of the forum's rules, ie. replying to an 'old' post, and sort of asking the same thing again....oops! will paint the floor with pva/cement/sand mix as a base for the levelling compound - which i'm...

or is there a levelling compound i can use directly over the old adhesive?

thanks for that big-all, woodyoulike! i'll see how it goes... next job, kitchen floor!

yeah, my turn to revel in the joys of levelling a kitchen floor! same story, the old vinyl tiles are off, and most of the old adhesive still remains. gonna do as jbonding suggests and mix pva and water with cement and sand, and then roller it over the adhesive. silly question really, but...

hi everyone. i want to fix down the wooden floorboards (old style, not tongue and grooved) on the first floor of a house rather than hammer in traditional floorboard nails so as not to cause any damage to the newly plastered and painted ceilings... what gauge and length of screw would be...

no, you're right :lol: but seeing as he was paid what seems like an arm and a leg, he could have been a little bit more thorough and accurate... the circuit numbering and designation were also mixed up. at the end of the day, if i pay a professional what he asks for doing a job, i...

thanks for confirming that, Lectrician. so altogether, the contractor has managed to miss 10 double sockets, 2 light fittings and 1 fcu!! ok, so the 2 'missing' light fittings and 1 of the double sockets are in the loft, but he should've checked in there. as for the fcu and double sockets...