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Thanks, called and booked in for a check, didn't know that number

Hi, there's this steel tube coming out from under the house under the stairs near to the electric unit. Ive been here 20 years and it's never been touched so ... Can I cut it out? What's the safe approach? Thanks

Hi, looking to put a metal shed approx 7'x7' into the garden, it currently doesn't have any lawn but will have. is it better fit the shed first and put the lawn around the shed or lay the lawn and cut an area out after for the shed base? Thanks tt

Thought about it a bit and I'm not going to touch it until I have someone take a look at it. I agree that it's a bad job but I don't want to pull everything down just in case some of it can be easily fixed. Vinn you said "Ceiling p/b's edge butting raw brickwork should be scrimmed against the...

Vinn your right I just jump in thinking I can do it! Bit of a kick to the balls now but better to have it at this stage because I was going to start dot n dab... Thanks

Thanks chappers, so just joint tape over the gaps will do? Yes I stapled the foil straight to the joists, in my rush and lack of experience I didn't stop to think that any protruding staples or anything I might have missed would be a problem. To get it level would mean taking it all down and...

The first photo shows the worst part then the others are shot from the other end getting closer to that part

Hey, I've put new plasterboard up on my ceiling, which I had to do on my own, it's 25 sqm so took a while and it was made a little more difficult because I added the silver bubble wrap type of insulation that was stapled to the joists. Anyhow, there are a few places where the boards do not...

I only have the bulbs. They are 72mm deep including the pins

Hey, I'm having all the wiring in my house redone and having lots of spotlights put in. I bought the bulbs without thinking to much about it but they were pretty cheap (£35 for 12, 7w) The electrician fitted 5 in the loft but tried to get me to use the ones he would supply that were more...

Potentially weakening the structural integrity of my house is a serious matter is it not? First off. You said "google - header joist pics and hearth trimming joists pics" I did and was presented with lots of different images/configurations and as I don't know what I'm looking for exactly...

Thanks, the shallow bath trap might be an option but the bath is on the first floor and I don't know what a gully is and if I connect to one? (probably not I guess) "Suitable for use in most ground floor situations where the discharge waste pipe is going direct to a gully" Image search for...

Yeah, had a re-think. I can move the bath to the right 6 cm and put a panel in to cover the gap between the head of the bath and the wall. This will mean I just remove 9 cm x 5 cm off the floorboards and avoid the joist completely. The hole will be hidden by the bath panel. That works for me.

Hey, I'm fitting a new bath and in order to get it to the correct height, the joist under the waste pipe needs to be cut into. The joist that needs to be cut into, spans a distance of 3.14 meters, is 18 cm deep, 5 cm wide and approx 37 cm apart from the joists than run parallel to it...

Handymen...they've done a bit of everything and the closer I've looked at what they've done the more things I see that need to be re-done. Their time working here ended yesterday. A costly mistake!