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The problem with a plastic DPM is that it is typically wider than the timber. Additionally, it is very thin. We have no way of knowing how much standing water there might be when it rains. I see your point about shims sinking into the wood, but I have never experienced that and I have used...

Yeah, I use old tights to remove lumps from thicker paints (masonry to oil based). When working with 2K paints (which are thin), I use the conical paper filters (with a mesh). I used to get mine from Morrells. To be honest, I don't recall which thickness of cones/mesh I used.

The Eufy doorbell camera is available (wired or battery) with a hard drive which connects to the router. It allows you to review (from memory) up to 30 days of video via the app on your phone or tablet. No subscription is required. The downside is that the upfront cost is higher because of the...

I normally use the following shims. https://www.screwfix.com/p/broadfix-plastic-u-shims-assorted-60-pcs/885KJ You may need a crowbar to lift the base slightly to add more (if required). The thickest is 6mm. You can use glue to glue more together- I normally use a hot melt glue gun to fix them...

I am sure that isn't true, but thanks.

Cheers. Unfortunately, in the first two images, Colin the pointer didn't point where the sill meets the brickwork which means that you can see the old paint on the bricks. Normally he does, not sure why he didn't on that job. That said it was a first floor window with a pitched roof under it...

Wouldn't 10mm plastic shims work? I would have thought it would be enough to raise the shed up without making the base ideal for for rat nest.

She who no longer talks to me used to have a gold Cartier wrist band. It was supplied with what I assume was a gold plated screw driver. She only took it off when at the airport. At £5000 they obviously didn't want customers complaining about the slotted screws being damaged on removal/refitting.

As a decorator I often have to square up, sandstone sills. The following was repaired with 2 pack filler. It took about 4 lots of filler after each sand. A straight bit of timber was clamped to the underside to generate a straight line. I wrapped polythene around the timber so that the...

I say this as a decorator... colour matching is always far from perfect. My local decorators' merchant normally supplies Leyland Trade to match Farrow and Ball colours. I warn the customer than when the two paints are side by side, they will look different. In the past I have had paint...

When working with grab adhesives, I often use a hot melt glue gun to lock the item into place whilst waiting for the adhesive to set.

Not sure if that if that is a recommendation or whether you are identifying the product in the image? It definitely looks like vinyl to me. You can see the welds. It looks (to me) like the sides are a single piece and the top has "arris rails" to create the "bend". Can you bend corian? I have...

??? Painting masonry is fine. Plastic- Ever seen a car bumper?

Yeah, the heat gun and kit alone is just shy of £700 https://hilltop-products.co.uk/leister-altro-flooring-kit-with-triac-st-110v-or-230v.html I do have a sub £200 Steinel heat gun (with a digital control), I can purchase the welding attachments for about £40, but then would need to pay for...

The likes of Altro vinyl are fine but you need specialist tools to "weld" the seams.

https://www.owatroldirect.co.uk/product/polytrol/ I have no idea how long it lasts for. Perhaps email them.

In the past, I have managed to angle grind/drill through the thin conduit around cables that had nothing to indicate that they are there. One time was my own home. It was a lighting cable. It ran down the middle of a wall. There was nothing on either floor to make it obvious. Had I gone up to...

You may need to fit a vent in the door to allow the air to enter the room.

I don't know, however I have worked in lots of properties where the water mains runs up to the tank in the loft. There is nothing to indicate that the pipe is in the wall.

Fair play but the OP is going to have to bury the pipe deep enough to fit the back box and then make sure that the back box fittings are not too close to the pipe. That said, I am assuming that we are talking about copper pipe in plaster. My assumptions might be incorrect, they often are...