Recent content by tcarnell

Thanks for that info. Using it to do a quick Google search reveals it's the BS-KV D15 drilling template. An additional £85 piece of kit that the seller has bought, even more reason to place that bid :giggle: Thanks again for pointing me in the right direction. Tony.

Hi all, I've just seen a second hand Festool DF500 (domino) advertised on a popular auction site, and I'm tempted to put in a bid for it, but one of the photos shows a part that's unfamiliar to me. I've attached a screen grab of it. Anyone know what the part is? I've messaged the seller but...

Hi everyone. I'm looking to replace 2 2-way light switches (one in our hall and the other on the landing) with timer switches, so that they turn off automatically after a set period of time if they aren't manually switched off. I've seen the Elkay range of touch timers (links below) but I'm...

Thanks for your suggestions guys. I thought concrete gravel boards would be the way to go, and whilst planning that I hit upon a slightly different idea. I'm now going to install the posts and then between them I'll try using 600mm x 600mm paving slabs installed on their edge into a trench...

Hi all, I'm looking for ideas and suggestions how to erect a new fence beside our neighbours patio. There was an old panel fence but it's gradually fallen apart over the years and one of the posts which was beside the patio (roughly where the camera is in the first photo below) rotted at...

Looking back from the opposite direction you can clearly see how some of the blocks are leaning and the slabs are loose

Closeup showing how the blockwork of the neighbour's patio is leaning

You can see that the blockwork of the neighbour's patio is leaning, and some of the slabs are loose and overhanging the boundary

How to erect fence beside neighbour's patio

I think the idea behind using the concrete support posts is very sound, but as you say levelling everything up might prove difficult. Have you seen these Postsaver sleeves: http://www.postsaver.com/Postsaver/Postsaver-Concept.html They slip over timber posts and you use a blow torch to shrink...

I had a similar problem I few years ago with our lawn. It was also poorly drained due to our heavy clay soil, so when the ground was wet the dog's pee would just sit there and start to stink. I dug down about 12 inches, laid down a 6-7 inch layer of large chippings, then a tough landscaping...

Hi Guys, Thanks for the replies. To be honest I don't know what parts have been changed. The engineer doesn't leave us any paperwork and since I'm at work it's my elderly father that deals with the visits. I only know the last visit involved him replacing a circuit board because my father saw...

Hi, We're having a problem with our Baxi 130HE combi boiler. When igniting it makes one hell of a loud bang which in the confines of our driveway sounds like a firework going off. It does ignite however and once lit it works fine, that is until the next time we need hot water, when it might...

Thanks for the replies, advice and links guys, really useful. :) I think I'll try the English Oak coloured Wickes High Performance Preserver: http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-High-Performance-Wood-Preserver-5L-English-Oak/p/170775 It's probably not as dark as I'd planned, but with repeated coats...

Hi, I've nearly finished building a new workshop in the garden, clad with tongue and grooved boards, and the last job is to give it a couple of coats of preservative before the Winter. I've read elsewhere that Cuprinol Ducksback is a good preservative to use, but on the cans it makes a point...