Recent content by NGEddie

Yep, weirdly good price, but says it's in stock local to me. It's reasonably priced in other stores too. Thanks for all the advice. Now to get everything moving :)

The Diamond Eggshell is quite expensive. Would you think this would work as well? https://www.travisperkins.co.uk/emulsion-paints/crown-contract-durable-matt-5l-brilliant-white/p/394967 Primer just for the parts where the wall needs repair...

Thanks for the really detailed reply. Some options I never would have considered. Sounds like one coat is the problem here and I should just plan it as a 2 day job? Can you recommend a paint then that would be easy for my Scouts to apply and scrubbable? Should I also consider mould resistance...

One coat, easy clean paint (and grease and mould resistant?) I'm a Scout Leader and our group has been asked to help a local Food Bank to decorate and move into a new storage room. Really need some advice on what paint to use please. The room is at the back of a community centre and it is...

Thank you all - great information and peace of mind!

The RCD is placed next to a socket and daisy chains it's supply from the mains wiring into that socket. The socket is in the garage. Garage has it's own supply from the consumer unit. Seems like the worst case scenario at the moment is the 13A fuse in the RCD may blow. No other risk, right...

I recently put in an outside socket for a hot tub. The hot tub is rated as 13a and hot tub company recommended this outside socket from Screwfix. BRITISH GENERAL IP66 13A 2-GANG SP WEATHERPROOF OUTDOOR SWITCHED PASSIVE RCD SOCKET But I thought I'd get "clever" and instead put in a separate RCD...

I dug the holes after some rain at the weekend and did did dig 150mm extra and fill with shingle. I guess these act as a moisture barrier which could help, though moisture always gets in. I wouldn't know how to start with torch on application though. The 150x150mm poles have cracks in the...

I'm building a 3mx3m BBQ shelter. It's a large structure with a roof that will catch the wind like a kite, so I've decided the posts should be buried and concreted for strength rather than attached post holders. I've got 150mmx150mm pressure treated posts that I'm burying 600mm into the ground...

Thanks, that's reassuring. I hadn't really considered options for the roof... This sounds like it would be easier than felt. Can you recommend a supplier? I tried looking it up, I can see some options. Would like it to have edging strips because the edge profile looks very industrial...

Looking at this picture after posting it - would angled braces where the poles meet the beams allow the beams to go down to 50x150mm?

I'm building what you may call a BBQ shelter - it's 3mx2.6m and is essentially a roof held up by 4 poles. I want to check with someone if I'm doing it right, will it stand up to storm and snow? It has a mono-pitched roof with 10 degree slope running from 2m up to 2.5 meters. I'd like a greater...

as you say, for the roof to slope from right to left it would need to start above the current brick line, by the window. How to make that work and be water tight? Would you build a wood wall on that right side? Rain drainage then become a problem.

I have a space in my garden that would be great for a shed, but I'm not sure the best way to fit it in. I've included a picture below, you can see it's behind my garage and has a fence on one side and the brick side of a conservatory on the other. The triangle conservatory windows you can see...

Hey, I'm finishing a job I started years ago and I have a little bit of plastering I need to do, including sticking up a bit of plasterboard (~300x700mm above a door). I have ready mixed jointing compound and ready mixed plaster because I'm doing small jobs, but hadn't considered I'd need...