Recent content by Stuart981

I would think twice before removing a functioning chimney. In a world where energy resources are becoming increasingly strained in makes sense to have a working chimney and a few bags of coal available for as a contingency.

You just look around the accommodation and identify what any reasonable person would consider to be a hazard. Building regs are your friend in that respect. For example a ladder to a hay loft might be a cyclists dream accommodation but if a sozzled cyclists falls through the hole during the...

PLI is good good starting point but you would need to carry out a risk assessment on the accommodation to identify and mitigate any pre-existing hazards as insurance would likely not cover any claims relating to those.

If you allow people to stay in the buildings then the buildings would need to comply with building regs and also having some form of public liability insurance in place might be a good idea.

There are several types of silicon sealant each used for different applications. Are you using the correct one?

I have some seriously large laurel, fir and rhododendron bushes and hedges and use a similar tool to yours, but never had much luck with the hedge trimmer attachment. I just use the chainsaw attachment for everything.

I tried to get quotes to remove old Marley tiles and replace with modern vinyl tiles. The moment the tilers realised the Marley tiles were laid on bitumen they just didn't want to know. In the end I did it myself. The tiles came up easily and I then sealed the bitumen with SBR and used...

Maybe worth checking the evaporator isn't full of gunge as can happen.

If you have visible water vapour swirling around the bottom of the boiler then it could be a leak from one of the water pipe connections.

If once you have got it clean you use a window squeegee to wipe it down after every shower then the problem should not re-occur.

You can modify a single base unit to accommodate a hob but not a straightforward job.

Mine has a water bar fitted.

You would need to hire a qualified surveyor to decide what the problem is and who is responsible for fixing it. You would need the owners agreement for this and if unreasonably withheld then mediation maybe might be the next move.

A lot of the tools you buy these days are brilliant if you just want to hang them on a pegboard in the garage to impress the neighbours but a different matter if you actually try to use them.

I use tools like that all the time for model making but have never needed them for any other type of task.