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Hello, I want to paint my window sills of my house. They are made from roofing tiles but not the porous clay type. They have a smooth, shiny surface. The old paint is beginning to flake off, painted before I bought the house. Could anyone please advise on a suitable primer/paint to use? I have...

I had 8x2 left over and would only go to waste otherwise. Might as well use it. I'll stagger the bolts trying to get them into 2 different courses. I will check which way the frogs are as there is a section of wall exposed elsewhere. BCO requested connectors, truss clips and 2 birsdmouth cuts...

Brilliant, Really appreciate the advice. Thanks again

Thanks, I was going to stagger the bolts. In order for me to do this I would need to drill about 2" from the edge of the timber. You also suggest 400mm centres for the rafters? Thanks for the advice

Hi, Just a quick one. I am fixing an 8"x2" wall plate to my wall for a mono pitch side extension. I'm using 100mm thunder bolts and timber connectors (BC wants these). Fixed every 500mm off centres. How important is it to make sure the bolts hit the bricks rather than mortar joints AND...

Many thanks for reply. I was going to make sure I had a few rafters to check the levels throughout and 3 seems a good idea. Unfortunately I don't have any rafters here due to shut down! I have the wall plates but until I can get hold of some timber i can't really proceed. That why I wanted...

Thats a good idea, I have loads of ply here and am still waiting for timber (weeks by the looks of it!) So I've got plenty of time to work it out. Thanks for the reply! Cheers

Hello, I was hoping someone could give me a bit of advice as I'm about to start building a mono-pitch roof over my new single storey side extension to my existing house. The building inspector has asked for a birdsmouth cut on the top wall plate as well as the bottom. I'm more than happy to do...

Hi, I am currently building an extension to an old property. It was fed with a black alkathene pipe, ½" if I remember? I have added a run of 20mm alkathene as I needed to re-route the pipe around the extension and I added a mdpe stopcock as a temporary fix so i dont annoy the neighbours as we...

I will try and post a pic. Since my post I've been trawling the internet and maybe a flexible pan connector might work? It has a 4" male end which could be pushed into the clay pipe and the female end can take the 110mm plastic.

Hi, I am looking for a connector if available ? I have a 110mm soil pipe entering my house from a new side extension toilet. This needs to be connected to a ground clay soil pipe. So the plastic needs to be bent down 90⁰ into the clay pipe which is currently flush with the concrete floor, I...

Thanks for that, yes it makes sense to use mouldings to create the edge. The mitred/bevelled joint would be a bit too much so your suggestion will be the way to go I think. Very much appreciated

I'm looking to install some mdf panelling to my staircase, I believe it's called Wainscot? Similar to the image below. I'm confident of doing it myself as I have done lots of carpentry DIY. The only bit I'm a bit unsure of is where the vertical pieces meet the rail sections (circled red) I'm...

I have finished stripping old wallpaper from my walls and the old plaster underneath is in reasonably good condition. A few hairline cracks and some bits where the original paint has come off with the wallpaper. Nothing that needs any sort of special filler coats. I'm looking to paint and if...

Thanks for replies. I managed to speak with previous home owner who said that hole in ground floor chimney was flue for an Aga. I was stripping wallpaper in the room yesterday and noticed as soon as steamer started working the plaster in question became dark immediately. I assume this...

Hole created in ground floor of chimney side

Not sure if photos are uploaded but this is chimney

Hi, I recently moved into a house and am confused over a damp issue. Due to only recently moving in and it being an old house which has been extended I'm trying to establish the construction methods. The bedroom is cavity wall. In the main bedroom there is a chimney breast in one corner which...

Sorry, should explain that the 'T' section will run across a patio. So the long run of drainage will run alongside a patio with a smaller section in the middle where the drain will need to cross. Sorry if not clear(n) Cherrs

Hi, I'm submitting plans to convert my garage which has a concrete floor (depth unknown) into a habitable space. The floor is currently 180mm below current kitchen floor and I would like to make this level. Can anyone advise me on the building regs regarding the slab as I'm intending on...