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Exactly, Covering an EPDM roof with stones used to be a recommended installation method. Loose lay EPDM, glued at the edges and weighted down by stones. I'm suggesting you putting decorative light-coloured stones on top of your EPDM roof to get the light reflectivity you requested. IMO trying...

They recommend stones anyway so using white ones would be a good solution - especially if there's an upstand. I used an angle trim with holes in as a edging strip that held back stones quite succesfully where the flat roof drained into the gutter. Regards Tet

I wish to replace a staircase that runs up between two solid walls. The original staircase looks like a bog-standard (for then) 3ft width and it has been padded along its length to fill the 960mm gap between the walls. This has led to a clumsy patching of the gap with some painted wood on the...

I was like you and did not have the confidence to install the newell and banister rail to an appropriate level of safety. I hired a joiner to buy the hardwood and install. I finished it myself with oil and then bought the brackets and ordered the toughened glass to fit from a local glazier...

I want to install MVHR in my refurb. Will I be able/allowed to habe windows without trickle vents? Regards Tet

Problem circumvented After drilling a few speculative holes I have given up trying to break these damn things apart. So far I have managed to load and dispose of the two smaller beasties - just the large one to go. I used a ramp, some chocks and muscle power to roll the lumps up into the...

One other consideration would be that you might be able to get the whole job out of one roll of wallpaper if you use a non-centred single line as opposed to a centred line or a centred strip. This will depend on the length of the roll of wallpaper, the height of the walls and the pattern repeat...

Personally I would have a single "central" plumblines but so that the pattern is identical where it meets the chimney breast. You only have 30" max and most wallpaper is about 20 1/2" You could even chose the best place to break the pattern and then determine the optimum place to put your join...

Is the priming bulb actually forcing fuel down the pipes? I had a split bulb and a split tube on my Titan Strimmer - took me several hours to diagnose Regards Tet

That is definitely a discharge pipe. looking at those fittings that looks identical to the kit that was supplied with my Harvey's water softener, even the pipe looks like exactly the same gauge. I'd trace it through if I were you as you will need to know where it empties. I'd recommend Harvey's...

Let's hope that your rat is not as clever as this one.... Regards Tet

Are you absolutely sure that the leak is from there? I was at my daughter's yesterday looking at an identical situation but the leak was actually one of the bolt-holes in the close-coupled toilet just dripping onto the shroud of the toilet connector. I would definitely try and eliminate anotther...

Apologies - I understand In my experience I only ever hoovered out the black blades with the help of a paintbrush Good luck Tet

I have cleaned these several times. It is possible to completely disassemble the blades and clean the whole thing separately. It is a while, but I recall that the only metal piece is the return spring and it was fiddly (but possible) to remove and replace. The other alternative is to wash the...

I got quoted £2,880 for a basic logburner installation in 2020. I had some additional work done including a new GRP roof on an "external" fireplace and a new lintel that bumped up the price a bit I also went for a 9kw Stovax and that cost me £1,600 Regards Tet

Weird - nohing for years and then two in 5 minutes. I'll copy my other post here: "I'm a big fan of these Airflow extractor fans. They are super neat and the self-closing cover is very clever. The basic fan has modules that you can add so that you can choose which functionality you want. PIR...

I'm a big fan of these Airflow extractor fans. They are super neat and the self-closing cover is very clever. The basic fan has modules that you can add so that you can choose which functionality you want. PIR, Humidistat and Time Overrun or any combination of the three. I cannot attest to the...

This is a great long-term solution, maybe a little too long.... Regards Tet

Considering these are about 60cm diameter then I'd have to dig a hole that would make my neigbours curtains twitch like mad! Regards Tet

I managed, after a lot of sweat and swearing to get three concrete posts out of the ground. They were each embedded into huge lumps of concrete with hard core about 50 years or so ago. I have a trailer, but despite the fact that they do "roll", getting these gigantic balls of concrete in is...