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Hello, We’ve decided to replace the handrail on the steps leading to our back garden with something like this: https://www.dciron.co.uk/products/ssbt11342 The tube is 316 Grade stainless steel, 42.4mm diameter with 2mm wall thickness. Unfortunately the supplier is unable to cut the tube to...

Thanks Tetrarch, The quotes are coming in around £10k plus VAT for the labour - plus materials, grouting, waste removal, etc. I should have said, there is no access for a digger and this includes rebuilding two flights of brick steps and a small retaining wall. The quotes are from local...

That makes perfect sense - thank you!

Thanks Cheslea, we’re getting quotes now although one of these has requested a deposit and another wants staged payments. I know businesses have to watch their cash flow but I’m worried about paying upfront and not having any comeback if there are any problems. The porcelain will replace an...

Sorry for the delay in responding but thank you both for your replies. Can I ask another related question? The quotes we’ve got are around £20,000 inc VAT. What payment terms should we expect for a job of this size? One contractor is asking for 10% up front whereas another hasn’t mentioned...

Hello, We’re getting quotes to have a new patio laid and SWMBO has chosen 900 x 600 x 20mm thick R11 porcelain slabs. One of the quotes states excavation to a minimum depth of 170 mm, with a sub-base of 80-100mm compacted hardcore scalping sand and then 50-70mm of concrete. Does this sound...

Great - thank you for your help!

Thank you very much for your reply. Please could you also confirm I've got the wiring correct? I assume: * LIVE from SFCU to COMM with a jumper to the second COMM? * LIVE from lights to L1 and LIVE from water feature to second L1? * All 3 NEUTRALS in choc block? * All 3 EARTHS in...

Good afternoon, Please can I have some help choosing a suitable outdoor switch? We had a new consumer unit fitted a few years ago and the electrician provided an outdoor supply from a 20A RCBO. This goes to a SFCU with neon indicator (fused at 3A ) in the kitchen and then to an IP protected...

A couple of years ago we put the Aquastep Travertine Anthracite Mini Tile v4 in our kitchen. These are interlocking plastic tiles so 100% waterproof and (apparently) ideal for kitchens. The tiles were installed on the recommended underlay and the tiles cost over £750 (it’s a big kitchen) but...

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Thank you! sorry - do you mean staple every 18” all over the room? Was going to use the old grippers - is that ok? kind regards Davey

Ok thank you! Can the underlay be laid in the same direction as the carpet or does it have to be at right angles? Do I just staple the perimeter of the underlay or does it need fixing all over? kind regards Davey

We are about to order some underlay to go with a new Seattle Lavastone carpet in a bedroom. The carpet is 16mm Saxony pile with an Action Hessian backing. Is Cloud 9 Cirrus 9mm thick underlay suitable? Tredaire has a similar spec but I can get the Cloud 9 cheaper. Is it ok to lay the underlay...

Hi J&K, Thanks for your reply - as always, good advice from somebody who clearly “knows their stuff”! I’ll have a look at the Saxton blades now. Best wishes for 2021 to you and yours. Davey

Happy New Year, I was lucky enough to get a Dewalt DWS777 sliding mitre saw for Christmas. It’s my first sliding mitre saw so I’d be grateful for some advice: When performing straight cuts on wide lengths of material the instructions say to lower the blade fully and then pull it towards me...

Thanks Sammy I’ve looked on eBay (and Toolstation and Screwfix) but most 180mm diameter discs seem to be 25.4mm bore (1 inch). The old disc states the bore is 25mm (metric) so a new disc with 25.4mm bore will probably be too big for the shaft. I’m not sure why Wickes make a tile cutter with...

I need a new diamond blade for my Wickes wet saw electric tile cutter. The old blade is 180mm x 25mm bore x 2mm thick. Wickes sell these but they are expensive and don’t have very good reviews. There doesn’t appear to be much choice as most of the 180mm blades I’ve seen are 25.4mm bore. Will...

Yes I’ve got suitable pattress boxes to be fixed to the walls and then run the Cat5e through the walls via hole in the back. Thanks again!

Yes I bet! I’m wary of crimping so I was going to use a Cat5e socket at each end (with punch down connectors) and a couple of short patch leads. Does that sound ok?