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    Best bank accounts.

    all mines are cynergy bank reasonable rates keep in mind when chasing the best rates the difference between say 4.11 and 4.12% just isnt worth worrying about iff you have to register with a new bank to get it as in £5000 for 1 year at 4.11% is £205 at 4.12 its £206 so one pound extra
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    Advice - Shed Screws

    ahh well you will run out off 45-55mm screws probably need the longer screws on the base assuming 18mm flooring going down into the base would be 27+18 +25-35mm into timber so say 70 to 80mm
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    Battery size for angle grinder IAN 485600_2501 Parkside (Lidi)

    if you think off it a a 4ahx18v battery contains 72wh [72x60 4320wm] so iff your angle grinder is say 300w on full blast you have about 12mins on a full battery
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    Advice - Shed Screws

    just to add you will probably run out off 35 to 45mm screws as most screws needed will be through say 19mm into side timber
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    Advice - Shed Screws

    havent got a clue but assuming they are using around say 19x38 mm timbers and dependant on assembly method would assume say between 18 mm for metal plates to perhaps 35mm for through 19 into other timber so a set from 12mm to 65mm would cover every thing as you do have the set dont use any...
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    Leak At Chimney After Neighbour's New Roof Put On

    just a though it seems to be a single pot that is centrally placed on the i assume applying to a single property stack so to me suggests a on the edge on the boundary
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    Shed guttering. Where does it go?

    other thoughts is there any staining under the roof planks further up the roof slope my thoughts may be water getting under the felt further up and mostly finishing up at the bottom and because the roof is so shallow it just tracks back into the wall
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    Fitting newel post over stringer

    you automatically tend to pivot at the newel and as you swing round not only is there no step and nose to give you a safe even path to the side you have a massive trip hazzard with the string crossing where the tread should be
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    Shed guttering. Where does it go?

    can you show an actual picture off the felt end compared to the gutter my thoughts dpm tucked behind the felt to extend into the gutter
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    Unseen sides of shed

    i assume you mean this stuff ?? its what i used on part off my shed vertically random link https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114820482215?var=0&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338590836&toolid=10044&loc_physical_ms=247643&customid=951266043cba1af937130f73d0bf94e5
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    Unseen sides of shed

    you can not use any fixings other than through the face with large washers as the cladding has no real surface strength and not suitable for blind nailing for the same reason so adhesive off some sort the choice the tongues are hollow as ar the whole panel its your choice really but with with...
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    Unseen sides of shed

    soffit boards are pretty much water tight as they are a good fit with a 12mm overlap lip at the back and iff a close fairly protected surface would expect virtually no penetration if you are talking horizontal then a minimum 9mm baton vertical screwed /nailed on say 25mm wide every 400 to...
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    Set TV to watch Freeview (& Other Free Channels) Only

    you have to be careful it used to de "iff the tv is capable to receive broadcasts via the aerial" you "will need a licence" based on the ability simply to receive live tv but with you needing to be caught with your pant down but now its more clear with the simple fact that" you can" being...
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    As regular contributors, are we a form of let me google that for you?

    i use duck duck go yes you get personalized adverts but they dont retain any information beyond your visit [i dont get any adblock plus]but i 100% egnore the first few listings as they are adds i dont give my location so searches are around slough/sutton /wimbledon /woking so somthing must...
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    Set TV to watch Freeview (& Other Free Channels) Only

    i am perfectly happy to chip in the around £3 a week for my licence as my state pension will have gone up by around 28% in april over the last 4 years as my increase is being paid for by the youngsters behind me that cant even afford a house :unsure:
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    Timber shed – water ingress during heavy rain (photos attached)

    general comments you should only ever have vertical surface and these should start protected at the top and finnish overlapping all timber so it can only shed on the ground you have 3 ledges, one above and at the bottom off the glass the plastic strip at the bottom is also a trap point a small...
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    Railway, light railway, Tramway, what is the difference?

    from memory a tramway means underframe protection for mainly street running for greater street protection around streets light railway will include street running in prescribed manner where highly restricted speed and extra protection are required on the street perhaps walking speed where as...
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    Donald Trump awarded Nobel peace prize.

    Ego massage is the only way to get anywhere with trump iff you have next to zero bargaining chips with the nutty one
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    Donald Trump awarded Nobel peace prize.

    an award is very specific and can only ever apply to the person it pertains to the actual symbol given to symbolize the award it is not the actual award it is no more than a physical representation to say a specific person is worthy and we give a pointless physical emblem to display we value...
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    Everyone excited about next week's Labour > Reform Defection?

    reading the title off the thread it looks a bit inaccurate, i suspect the actual number will be sub 5% perhaps 1-3% as most people have no to zero perhaps even less interest in what people who do not represent them in day to day living do ;)
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