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Admittedly my garden gates were massively over-engineered (4x2 and 25mm loglap) but a 2m x 1.8m wooden gate worked out at ~75kg I had lateral load questions that the forum was exceptional at giving me guidance on https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/garden-gate.639905/ Regards Tet

Sorry to hijack the thread, but is this really possible? I've just blown the corner off a couple of fence posts trying to drill into them (eejit). I can get the pieces back on fairly invisibly, but can I really use superglue???? Regards Tet PS - To the OP - Is it possible to make some...

Thank you for such a detailed reply. You are absolutely correct, I failed to read Scally's recommendation properly. I really like the idea of high-level heaters. That frees up the floor space and both avoids (most) potential damage from ball games and investigative little fingers Our old...

Is there a similar wall-mounted gas heater that you can recommend? The legacy pipework is buried in the floor so a new install will need a fairly lengthy new gas supply pipe run Regards Tet

The hall is devoid of any insulation whatsoever and retrofitting would be prohibitively expensive. Running any kind of electrically powered heater would be considerably more expensive than a fossil-fuel powered setup - the only other choice is a pellet boiler (like I have in my own home) - that...

I look after a commercial property where the heating needs renewing. The hall is occupied by a nursery Mon-Fri (more on that later) and various hall renters of an evening, plus weekends I have a control issue that I would like some help with Background Uninsulated brick-built 20m x 10m x 5m...

Credit where it's due - you've done a really nice job Regards Tet

Try your local glaziers. I was trying to find two bits of glass 300x135 for our shower niches and the rules insist on safety glass - online the best I could get was £120. However, this was a 10mm piece of glass and that size and location there was no way that it needed that. So I went to my...

I'm a big fan of Pendock's plywood boxing range. A perfect finish that takes paint really well. They do corner boxes as well as 115-degree boxes that come in a variety of sizes for your problem. The advantage of these is that they can be easily trimmed to be very flush with the wall...

Does it drain perpendicular to the tile run. i.e. the water hits the EPDM and then goes right/left? If so then you could just build a mini berm on top of the EPDM to make a sort of EPDM gutter Idea #2 - what about some zinc roofing? - wider and lower profile than the gutter Regards Tet Edit...

I'd be very careful. From what you describe you have only a tiny gap between the pitched roof and the EPDM Whilst your idea might work in principle, I'd be very nervous about water splashing in heavy rain back up underneath the tiles. A picture would be really helpful and an idea of how much...

I remember seeing this guy making dowels with jigsaw blades. Would this work? What you really want is an enormous pencil sharpener.....and this is what comes up when you search for that..... Regards Tet

I recently completed a similar project with loglap - The DIYnot hivemind certainly helped me through the process. https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/garden-gate.639905/ In order not to spoil the external aesthetic, screw the bolt through the 4x2, recess if necessary and put shiplap over the...

I would chase out a large channel and then put in a much larger diameter conduit (or even 32mm waste fittings) You're looking at HDMI but you don't know what you need in the future. In my install I have a two low level power sockets plus a mid level double power socket. I also have a low...

Re: watertight I wold have thought that that profile would get you a better seal and you get more sealant at the point where you need it most, i.e. where the tile meets the tray and the wall You may end up with a slightly bigger bead than otherwise, but that's mot necessarily a bad thing...

Are you cramped for cupboards or worktop? Have you considered a hob with downdraft extraction as an alternative? Regards Tet

By herrigbone I'm going to assume that you mean diagonal. Trying to get those diagonal cuts looking good next to the mirrored piece is going to be extremely tricky. My main concern would be to have those diagonals as substantial as possible (i.e TILE centre) to avoid the fiddly, scrappy corners...

I used a mitre saw down to 15mm and then hacked-out down to 20mm joints in C24 4x2 with a Ferrex (Aldi) palm router Worked fine Regards Tet

I'd make a platform with trestles or pallets about 2'6" off the ground as a halfway house for one end and then take the other end off the lorry. £20 for the delivery driver will buy a lot of goodwill! Moving it after delivery will likely cost you a crate of cold beer and some pizza for a bunch...

Thanks for the reply. Short of taking the whole thing apart (that I could do as it was built to be demountable for the planners) what is the practical downside of? plywood + vapour barrier + insulation (stud layer) + breathable membrane + vertical battens + horizontal battens + cladding. The...