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Thanks for the replies. Problem is the SVP (yes, I meant soil vent pipe), would be visible at the front of the house. I can't see any practical problem with it, but not sure if it contravenes any regulations.

A customer has this one downpipe at the front of their property which serves theirs, and three other properties. For some reason having problems attaching an image, but basically the other three roofs have one long piece of gutter that stops at the edge of the customers property, has a very...

Just having a look on google images, I can't find an example of a working open fire with a wooden lintel above it, but I'm sure I have seen these before. The point is, that I have a working fireplace with a high arch. I want to install a fireback, which is much shorter than the arch, and so I...

I ended up pricing it at £600. Don't think that's too excessive seeing as the material is going to cost me £160 alone. And I'm assuming it'll take me 2-3 days to assemble, sand, varnish and mount. Do you rebate your dividers into the horizontal shelves? I can't see any need for it really...

Thanks Big-all. Going to see the client tomorrow, so I have a much better idea of what to propose to them and a price.

Hello Big Al I've taken all your fantastic comments into consideration, and hopefully this design takes it all into account. In image Shelving 2e, you'll see I've split it into two boxes. I may put more supports in, but I will try to get away with as few as possible. However, I'm a little...

Thanks. Point taken about the council, but the wall will be exactly the same as the existing one on the other side. As far as hiring a digger, no I am not. The reason being that there is already two courses of a small brick wall behind the Laurel bush which have foundations which I shall...

Hi everyone Just wanted to get some opinions on what any tradesmen out there would charge (roughly) for such a brick wall. You see the one in the photo on the right hand side, needs to be built on the left hand side once the Laurel bush is removed, and I'm trying to give an estimate. I'll...

Yeah could use anchor resin with bolts I suppose. So Big All, just to clarify, are you saying the backing is 3mm thick? And so I'm only rebating in say 1mm? I feel confident with the construction now, I'm more concerned about fixing it. I'll use a backing, and I'll use dividers every...

Thanks again guys. Some good points to consider, especially about sending the drawing. I could quickly model something on sketchup. So in answer to your question big-all, yeah a cd measures as Dave 54 said, about 125mm high by 140mm deep and 10mm thick. THe client said they wanted to be...

Wow, that's great everyone. Some real good advice, and saved me making a real cock up on the price. Yes I would be doing the whole thing from start to finish. The existing beech plywood shelving they have looks like it got some sort of a sheen, so I would imagine it's been varnished. Would...

Hi. I've been asked to create something similar to what you would call a "floating billy", which is essentially a wall mounted bookcase without a back (see image below). It will be made out of a single sheet of 18mm beech ply i.e. the really noice grade which I believe will cost me about £50...

We have a 1930s suspended floor construction. Pretty much like the construction seen in the attached image. I laid my new mdpe water pipe in a trench in the front garden, and passed some ducting (110mm soil pipe) under the porch, an v it had to go under the footings of the outside wall. I made...

Incidentally, I've looked at a few other threads, and the solution seems to be a levelling compound - DPM sandwich. So the procedure would be as follows 1) Remove parquet 2) Remove bitumen adhesive as best I can 3) Apply Arditex NA self levelling compound 4) Apply Ardex DPM 1C 5) Apply Arditex...

Old pre 1960's house with a concrete ground floor. Unlikely to have any DPM. I'm looking to tile the floor, which currently has parquet on it, bonded to the concrete with a bitumen adhesive. Test scraping the floor it seems I can get all the ridges off quite easily, but inevitably, there will...

Actually I'm just starting out with decorating but I specialise in other areas. If you're worried about me doing it for a living, then don't. I'm just asking a simple question based on the fact that I've seen so many painters on big developer sites , and private painters over a number of years...

Looking for a portable heater to dry paintwork when I do bathrooms and kitchens etc. Any recommendations? Want something middle of the road i.e. not some massive wheeled thing, and not something with no power Cheers

Hi .I'm a sole trader general builder, sub contracting on a multi trade building site (a private house refurbishment)I have public liability insurance. Do I need cover to protect myself against injuring other self employed subcontractors working on the same site, or is that covered under the...

Ok, I thought I would just throw it out there and see if I got a figure back, but I will clarify. I have actually had a quote from an electrician and I know what I want from the job which is just a day rate of £150. This should cover all the time I've spent organising the thing and installing...