Recent content by vexille

Thanks for replies. The patio was poured against the wall. So I'm guessing its only connected in that it must have bonded to the render.

I will be installing fence posts and fence soon. Part of this fence will run 1.5m from the side of the building. There is a concrete patio there. This patio is connected to the foundation of the building. Its a timber framed building with brick foundation. I know there are erecta plates that...

I have almost finished fitting plasterboard in all the house. Everything apart from the bathroom has mineral wool insulation in the walls. The reason wall insulation was not used in the bathroom, was because it was my first room to renovate. Read that because it was a timber frame building...

I need to move the hot water heater for a couple of days, to fit plasterboard and join it etc. It has a 22mm cold water fitting at the top. The cold water fitting is inaccessible as it is at the back of the heater and corner of the wall. Two nuts for the drain. I'm ok with disconnecting...

I am installing plasterboard in the whole house. Need some advice on insulation. Its a timber framed bungalow, built in 1960's. There was no insulation in the walls, when I started renovating. The gap between the render and plasterboard is 90mm. The render is cement, but I am plan to...

Hi. I need to work on the fascia boards this summer. Some of them are in a bad way with holes, others are intact, but the paint has peeled off. Some have PVCu fitted over the existing timber ones. I moved here a few months ago, so don't know the condition of the ones covered with PVCu. Its a...

I have two fuseboxs. Both are outdated and need to be replaced. One is 15amp x 3 only goes on at night. The other is 100amp. Two 30 amp fuses, 1 5amp fuse and one MCB. No RCD. What else do I need to check to work out what type of CU I need? If I just get a new MK sentry CU or a Merlin Isobar...

Thanks for the info Eric. Its, non-flexible, red black and earth. Currently connected to an redundant light, spare room, not kitchen or bathroom. I'll extend it with a modern cable. An electrician advised me that my fuseboxs are outdated. So I don't think I have RCD protection. Can I...

Will try lol. Found the answers anyway. A terminal box for loft and wire nuts inside walls. Wat is de naam van de wat ik nodig heb als ik de lengte van een kabel uit te breiden? Naast een kabel .. OK. Vond dat ik draadmoeren nodig hebben. Is er een standaard van kabelmoer te gebruiken...

What is the name of the thing I need if I want to extend the length of a cable? Apart from another cable.. OK. Found that I need wire nuts. Is there any standard of wire nut to use? Or can I just get cheap ones off ebay? Also, what do I need to change, if I disconnect a indoor light and...

I have done the first coat of joint compound. Will be doing the second coat. Do I need to use three coats? The third being the finishing? Or can I just do two? Read that joint compound can be used instead of finishing plaster. I am tapering not shimming. How long do I have to wait after final...

Hi. I fitting plasterboard in the bathroom. Ceiling and some of the walls done. Included a picture, so saves having to explain everything. I want to know if I should fit the board all the way up to the windows or to just fit to half the joint. I assume if I want to tile eventually I need...

I am fitting an external door. Will finish cutting the frame for it tomorrow. Decided to cut the door to size, since the opening is between a window and the bathroom. No room to expand it. Anyway. The problem is the opening, timber frame, is out up to 6mm in various places. Just wondering...

They are tapered edge boards. They are 1200mm wide. So I had to cut them to fit the wood beams. Is this what is causing the raised edge? Noticed most of the raised edges are on the side that has been cut by me and not the factory cut. I guess feathering the raised edge would work. Did try...