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Breezer By studding do you mean bolting through the post and block wall? This was my first thought but the other side of the wall is in my neighbours garden and he`s not keen on having the bolt heads showing. As the wall is 100mm thick I can only drill something like 80mm or so into the wall...

Finally starting to put up my fence this weekend but after looking in all local builders merchants etc for thrubolts 10 x 150mm I cannot get any longer than 130mm. Would this length be ok to get a solid fixing through the post and into the block? The fence is some 60ft in length and i`ve got 10...

I`ve got a concrete path running around the outside of my bungalow that is very narrow in places and I want to widen it onto the garden by about 150mm. Can anyone in the know advise the best mix/type of concrete to use for a smooth finish? The path is some 35 years old and well weathered so...

Thanks Zampa Weather has been less than helpful but finally finished cutting all the paint blisters out and filling. Once i started i found a lot of patches that were `blown` so to speak. I`ve now got a lot of filled exposed patches over the bungalow that i guess need sealing before painting...

Thanks Zampa Is normal PVA ok to use as or should it be a waterprooof type?

Zampa Thanks for info. After a lot of overdue work around the garden etc I`ve finally got to the bungalow walls. Thanks for the info re bleach etc, works a treat and walls have come up very clean. A problem i`ve now come across while cleaning the walls is i`ve found several patches of...

What I`m really asking is what is the best way of cleaning the wall to bring it to a suitable condition for painting. Detergent? I`ve tried scrubbing it using a stiff brush and 60/40 water & bleach but it has`nt made any difference. If cleaned thouroughly this way would the paint take to the...

Whats the best method and materials to prep and paint an outside block wall? The wall is only 1mtr high but is about 30 years old with grime to show its age. Blocks and Mortar are otherwise in good condition.

Thanks Thermo, sorry to be a pain but just looked at both types on screwfix and unsure of differences. What are `projecting` rawlbolts v ordinary rawlbolts and which would you suggest I use?

What is the best type/size and method of fixing 3" timber posts to a 4" thick block wall x 4ft high. Using 6 ft posts I will have about 4 ft against the wall with 2 ft above so I can fix horizontal "wind thru" type boards across the posts and along the top of the wall giving us a trellis type...

Thanks for the reply Thermo. The colour of the bricks was the prob. I was going to use Bradstone pitched walling bricks but now the only bricks I can source locally that are ok with my wife are `common concrete frogs` (name given by the local builders yard) which are yellowish/buff in colour...

Got the concrete base /footing down at 75mm thick and now my lovely lady has changed her mind on the colour of bricks she wants which affects the thickness of brick I can get. This now means I have to build the concrete up by 40-50mm. Am I ok to just lay more concrete on top of the base/first...

What base/footings depth of concrete and hardcore will I need for garden steps built of paving slabs for treads and bricks for the risers? The overall ground area is just over 1 sq mtr, dims will be aprox 1.2mtr wide x 0.9mtr front to back rising to a total height of 450mm, built against a...

Thanks for the advice Breezer but I was hoping to avoid having to buy the whole kit and only use half.

My garden is on two levels with a 450mm high block wall `stepping` up from the 1st to 2nd level. I want to build brick/paving slab steps against the wall and to make them look more decorative i`d like to make them a semi-circular shape aprox 750mm rad out from the wall face x 1500mm wide...

I`m going to repaint the outside rendered walls of my bungalow and welcome any advice as to the best cleaning solutions to use as part of the prep. Should I use sugar soap or what is best? The walls haven`t been painted for several years and one north facing wall has got green mould streaks...

Thanks for reply Breezer. I`m on it. Notice you are in Luton, (We moved from houghton regis to this bungalow in cornwall after living around the area for some 40 years. `UP THE HATTERS` (that had some effect once upon a time). Thanks Mike

I had to disconnect and remove all the alarm fittings (pir`s, control box, internal sounder, keypad etc) apart from the external sounders, to refurb the old bungalow we moved into last year. I took details of the wiring etc and now i`m ready to reinstall. As the system has been out of use...

I`m capping the old wooden Fascia boards on my bungalow but I have a problem with the section of fascia that goes over the entrance porch. The roof felt on the porch has been run under the gutter and up the front of the fascia so I`ve got to peel back the felt to fit the capping. I`ve never...

Having recently moved I want to change the locks on the exterior front and back doors of my house for routine security reasons, but I dont know if this is a DIY job or not. I`ve changed ordinary mortice and yale type locks many times but no experience of upvc. Can anyone assist please? Any info...