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Hi Guys, I'd like to build a garden room now the weather is starting to improve and I'm somewhat undecided on foundations. I thought due to sloping ground and tricky access ground screws would be better than anything requiring large amounts of concrete (access to back garden is through the...

Thanks Ken, I thought that was a joke haha first but now you mention it ,a full length mirror or something is a decent shout.

I've got a class m vacuum cleaner so I've used that attached to my sander earlier. Not a lot of dust escaped earlier but alas still a lot of bulging on the wall.

Hi Guys, I've stripped the wallpaper and lining paper on my landing as it was coming off. The walls are reasonably flat so I was going to put new lining paper on and paint. There is one bit that stuck out like a sore thumb as it was bulging, I was expecting to find blown plaster but it appears...

Hi Guys, That had a look yesterday, they didn't think their was enough space at the back so they have put the scaff on the front and the plan of attack will be similar to what Tiger suggested, some extra bodies to lift them over the top. @Captain Nemesis, that looks like an art form! Cheers...

Hi Tiger, when you walk out of my back door theres a garage about two meters from it so there is limited room to turn the scaffold pole round. We had a reroof a few years ago and the scaffolders had to go over the neighbour's garden (they said yes back then) as they didn't have room to swing the...

Hi Woody, Thank you for your insights, the layouts of our houses are slightly different, I believe you could get longer poles through my house as I have a straight line between my front and back doors which my neighbour does not. The scaffolding folks are coming round tomorrow to have a look...

Hi Guys, I'm asking for a neighbour, if you had access issues and couldn't get full length poles round the back or side of a house for a reroof, could you safely make up a scaffold to roof level with a series of shorter poles and more joins? I've in a semi detached house which is extended up...

Thanks WabbitPoo, yeah I'm having good fun with it. Its an art for sure and I've got plenty of walls in need of plastering!

Thanks Taylor, I got a screwfix voucher for Xmas so some cable clips sound like the first thing I need. Cheers Larry

Hi Conny, thanks I had a look and the earth wire is terminated inside the backbox. Can I ask a daft question please, how would I tell what a continuous earth lopos like? Cheers Larry

Thank you Benny, right I see what you mean. Cheers I will put the kickboards back and forget about it.

Sorry i missed the second part of your post. Yes i don't have lots of confidence in the wiring after recent works. I changed another light switch and light fitting over xmas and at least they were earthed!

Hi guys, whilst investigating a leak I removed the kickboards in my kitchen and found this mesh type Covering pealing up. Could it be asbestos or am I worrying about nothing? Cheers Larry

OK that's a fair shout thanks for the clarification.

Hi guys, I found some water in the cupboard under my kitchen sink. I can't quite pinpointthe leak at first glance. But the wire leading to the socket didn't look I clever to me. Is this safe/allowed having socket there (for a dishwasher) its been out of right out of mind til now. Cheers Larry

Thank you bsr I will do that next time. Yes he thread has gone into a robust debate!

Yes I really enjoyed having a goplastering, I'm happy to say I did another wall and it was a better result. Do you have any tips? Cheers Larry

And we are working, despite trying several times previously I must have not screwed it down properly. Thank out for all your help guys. Cheers Larry

I don't but more than happy to nip out and get one. Got tool station, screwfix, wickes and b&q all within 15 mins.