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Hi Thanks for the replies I had my house restored a few years back and the chippy used these screws to put the floors down and they are so easy to use. There is no jumping like on posi they just screw in straight. Now I have another job to do and would like to use them. But I couldn't find...

Hi Can someone tell me where I can buy wood screws with an allen key type drive in the head, as opposed to flat or posi. Cheers

Hi I have the above single oven NEFF B1451 BR and i have had to unplug it. Now the time isn't set and the oven wont work. I cant find the book and cant remember how to set the time. Does anyony have any ideas on how to set the time. There are 4 buttons under the clock and 1 turning...

Hi Thanks for the answer I am trying to cut costs maybe by labouring myself so was hoping for a detailed cost Cheers

Hi My roof has no felt just tiles on batts I was just wondering about the implications of this? If I try to convert the space will felt be needed or is there a product that can be fitted without taking the tiles off? Cheers

Hi Can someone give me a break down of the different costs of converting a loft. i.e. labour ect? I have a purlined roof which would be a simple conversion but when trying to work out the cost I dont want to miss anything obvious out. Cheers

Hi Is there any way in which to upgrade the glass in traditional single glazed units to improve the heat loss. Can double glazing units be substituted into the frame?

Hi There is a guide line for types of soils and I'm sure its in the NHBC book and it depends on how far you can drive a 50x50 piece of wood. A cherry tree is fairly low risk and according to my charts if you assume the soil is high shrink then you need to go 1.8m

Hello Just wondering what is the standard way of strengthening timber beams. Where extra capacity is required due to extra loading requirements. Maybe using steel plates? I cant get to the bearing plates of the beam so any solution will need to be partial strapping etc Cheers

Is there any way to copy dvds the same way we put songs on an ipod? I have too many dvds and would like to put them on a hard drive? Cheers

Hi Does any one know of a good battery fed impact resistant full face mask other than the jsp power/aircap? Cheers

It all depends on spec of finish £1000 per square metre is a good guide but if you have expensive tastes it will go up conciderably if you do everything on a budget then you can do it for £800. Most trades in the building trade work on about 10-15% profit.

The house on the land would cost approx £1000 per square meter of living space so if the house is 150000 to build you dont want to be paying more than 100000 for the land.

Hi I remember reading somewhere that you should use a 1:4 cement:sand for slabs and paving but I cant find where I read it. Is this right and why would you not use lime in the ground i.e. 1:1:4 Cheers

http://www.isomass-lbu.co.uk/Downloads/NHBC-2006-4-4-page-4.pdf

Hi I've not had a problem with thier analysis all I do normally is take a large unbroken piece from what is dug out. If you get a fairly high bearing cap then for a single storey it should be fine. if you speak to then you can ask exactly what you require eg shrinkability of the clay. Also...

Send a sample to structural soils in Bristol its about £70 to give you a bearing capacity just make sure you have a representative undamaged sample.

There is obviously a reason that the house was piled as this an expensive option to go down. I'd be careful that you have not just hit a shallow seam of firm clay that is sat on something less substantial.

If a lot of bricks are blowing this is usually because the mortar is excessively hard?

Hi Both these options are possible and both depend on planning etc. Is yours the only bungalow in the street have others been altered in a same way. If you want to build a second storey you will need the foundations inspected. 7m is fairly typical and 45 degree roof pitch would be enough. But...