Recent content by thamc05

Hi, A friend has had recently had the drain around their conservatory extended along one side to enable standing water to drain. Can I ask a couple of questions ? The pointing aroound the slabs alongside the new drain has started to break up, it looks a very sandy colour, is cracking around a...

HI Hi, I'm fitting a new 5 bar gate to existing posts, the old gate has rotted away. I'll refer to the existing cemented in posts as the hinged end and the latch end I first fitted the gate to the post with the hinges( hinged end ), put the spirit level on it and it was vertical )straight up)...

Hi Gents, Thanks for your replies, the boiler is 12 years old, the flue comes out the top of the boiler, does a 90 degree bend into the airing cupboard, travels horizontally for one foot, then does another 90 degree bend into the roof where it travels another 12 feet then exits through a wall...

Hi, I've recently had a service on my boiler and have been told the flue is unsafe (rust). Are flue parts still available for this boiler ? My plumber seemed a bit sceptical and said if he could not get them it was going to be a new boiler. Regards, Andy

Many thanks for your replies gents, that's my job for the weekend sorted.

Hi Gents, We are fitting new units and having a tidy up in the kitchen. There is an oven and a ceramic hob, the oven switch (which includes a mains socket) is located in the wall next to the oven but directly above the ceramic hob, about two feet above it. Is this OK above the hob or do...

Hi, I'm helping someone terrace their garden which is sloping away from the house and are intending to build two 2ft high terraces which should level the back garden. We have had 3 houghts for materials o use for terracing and I wondered if others on the forum had any experience with them...

Hi, How do profesional decorators always get the mains sockets and light switches fitting flush to the wall (touching all the way around) once they have finished painting a wall. Mine always seem to touch 95% of the way around but there is always a bit where there is a bit of space. Is...

Hi gents, Nearly 5 weeks, the mist paint I put on earlier was still on the wall OK so I painted the remaining wall today, it went on a lot better, many thanks for all your advice. Andy

Thank you Dec, thank you Richard. I'll be patient and give it the full 28 days before applying any more paint. If the paint I have put on this week has gone wrong in any way I'll add a reply to this post. Once again many thanks. Andy

Thanks for the advice Richard, I really appreciate it. I'll give it more time. The colour of the plaster has gone very light compared to what it looked like when it was put on which is why I gave it a go. Is there any way, either visual or testing, that will allow me to tell when the plaster is...

And the mist coat I'm applying is a 50/50 paint / water mix, dulux trade matt white.

Yes, skim over render, I've stopped painting and am leaving it to dry further. Is there anything I should be doing to the part of the wall where it is a patchy finish please ?

Hi, I'm applying a coat of mist paint to a recently plastered wall that has been drying for a couple of weeks. Mostly the paint has gone on nicely, a very even white finish, but in a couple of places it has gone on with a blotchy finish. Is this because the wall has not yet dried fully ...

Sorry to sound thick is the the one HOW DO I KNOW IF THE PUMP IS WORKING CORRECTLY? in //www.diynot.com/wiki/plumbing ? Ta, Andy