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Hey All, We had some yellow balau decking put down before christmas, I noticed as the weather has gotten warmer that some of the long boards are warping. I got back the landscaper who put it down and he said some of the screws had snapped. He replaced the problem ones. But then I went to check...

Problem with paving slab is theres a fence post so at one point its not 60cm deep, i guess i could cut with a masonry drill?

Hi All I`ve just put together a double bin storage unit and it doesnt have a floor and its partly standing on some old plant beds soil (60cm deep by 150cm). Looking for something to use as a base, any suggestions for something cheap and easy to install that would do the job? Thanks P

Hey all We recently moved into a 1930s house that has had full insulation about 10 years ago, it's 30cm thick and then loads of small polystyrene balls filled in between the joists. I'd like to increase the storage as only about 10ft is boarded. What's the best way to go about this. I've seen...

I`ve decided to just double lock the door. Saves having to mess around with locks and letter boxes. Maybe eventually could put the letter box on the side wall below the window and like you say block up the existing letter box. Thanks for help.

Thanks but i`d rather not go that route, trying to keep the front door looking nice as its an original door so the less add ons the better really. any other options using the existing lock arrangement?

I checked this and yes its a issue, something you cant do with the current turn knob , but with a latch could probably unlatch the door. thanks for pointing that out. Sooo.. Any other solutions or shall i just carry on with what i`ve got and double lock the door when we can be bothered?

I`ll check that thanks. There is another lock further down the door but rarely use it , more of use for when we go away.

Ah, I was going to get that one as it looked quite straight forward to install and the existing key hole matches. Didnt realise it wasnt british standard. Any suggestions? The key hole is 40mm in from the edge of the door and the frame fitting was just the right width to fit ours.

Another question, I've measured up for a Yale night latch like this https://www.safe.co.uk/products/yale-no-2-auto-deadlocking-nightlatch-40mm.html that will fit , the issue will be hiding the hole at the side of the door where the plate use to be. Any ideas how to best disguise that? Thanks Paul

Yes enough materials left and the frame work has two vertical pillars behind that section from top to bottom. No reason to have uneven screws or split timber.

Hey all Just finishing having our landscaper make our garden seating. I'm not sure if I'm just a fussy so and so but looking at the image below of the middle section, it looks messy to me. Screws and joints all over the place. Thoughts? Thanks

Ok thanks. Decided to go for a night latch for ease of installation.

We have an old 1930s house with the original lock and would like to update it for something more secure. Is there anything that could go straight in to this without looking a mess, would be nice to keep the brass fittings. it has an 40mm Backset Size. fore end length is about 100mm. It does...

Anyone , thanks.

Hey all We've had some decking built in yellow balau boards by a landscaper and they ran out and had to reorder to build some seating. Woke up today to see the seating they've started building is orange compared to a deep brown of the original. Any ideas what can be done? Apart from painitng it...

Job done £2 for some cabinet blocks , £20 for some cut melamine shelves. Cheers

Yea because putting a few shelves causes as much sorrow as being a plumber for life.;-)

Yeah I wish I'd done that but I've ordered the shelves made to measure and rather not have to do any cutting. A couple of those white plastic block for assembly joints for putting cabinets together and screwed to the wall into plasterboard plugs is what I was considering.

If I was a plumber I probably would to drown my sorrows but I've got some shelves to put up