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    What's the best way to find good tradesman?

    ask around most good trades is all word of mouth another good sign is if they can do it straight away 90% of the time stay away there quiet for a reason
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    Austria

    just look what happens to Christians in Egypt,Syria and so nothing ever said about that but when its the other way around in causes uproar
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    What to do with my rear garden

    as above if you like being in the garden then make a feature of it if not go low maintanance i done my daughters for her about 4 years ago just look online for ideas will try and find a recent photo
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    Extension - Neighbours against

    good luck that crack thats been there for 10 years is now youre fault
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    How to cut cornice without chewing up the edges?

    cut from the back also what blade have you got needs too be 40 plus teeth as above i still use my old nobex for cornice and pelmit oh and nothing better than white gloss for a novice
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    Breathing in dust, asbestos etc

    Not anymore Mdf not the bad one it's hdf labelled the same but made with hardwood dust which is cancerous Also silica dust a bigger killer
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    Donald Trump, perhaps he's not daft?

    he is only doing what the eu does to the u.s on imports Currently, the US charges just 2.5% on car imports; this is lower than the EU’s 10% and China's 25%, although the latter will lower its tariff to 15% from 1 July. Trump had previously described China’s unusually high import tariff as...
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    Breathing in dust, asbestos etc

    exatley we have all been exposed to it at some stage not knowing but the chances of that one fibre are very low
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    Breathing in dust, asbestos etc

    done a job back in 2000 on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hascombe_Court owned then by a very anoying ginger presenter we had to take all the oak panneling and flooring up thoughout the estate there was dust every where no masks (couldnt smoke with a mask) it wasnt till all settled then we see...
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    Dual pitch help

    22 deg rises 4,75 every 12 " so you want youre wallplate to be about 980mm from cill ( roughly )
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    Dual pitch help

    if i understand correctly valley or box gutter then those sandtoft go to 15 deg so pic a number from 15-22 and bobs ya uncle 15=3 inch rise 22=4.75 inch rise
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    Extension roof

    size of timber wont make any difference just sit new wall unless new extension is same width in which case sit new wall plate say 50mm lower so you dont end up with too big a birds mouth
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    Dual pitch help

    you cant have ridge level with cil like noseall said you need too be a good 2 or more courses below to allow for tile build up and lead nice flat roof it is
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    Dual pitch help

    5m out is irrelevant what height have you got too work with
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    Working Platforms

    good video here on erecting them :cautious:
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    Any suggestions for soffit detail please?

    i normally cut bottom 18mm of old fascia so new soffit comes to face of fascia then once new fascia put on the lip covers the new soffit joint if over capping also when putting vented soffit over vented soffit the slots never line up can you not just remove all and start a fresh and use vented...
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    Straighten stair winder

    i do see what youre to gain either way a new staircase or altering the exsisting will give you the same outcome so now down too youre builders too decide :whistle:
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    Straighten stair winder

    You would gain roughly the width of a tread but would it be worth it for such a small gain
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    Straighten stair winder

    you wont be able to bring the stairs back say 10 inches without changing your bulkhead below your cupboard on landing as you would have headroom issues theres a bit more involved than altering stairs or sliding them back even if you did alter kites you would still have a full 3 treads so...
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    Paslode im350/90ct - not working!

    also worth checking is the spark unit as it can give a weak spark after initial spark but the batteries cause most problems on them guns the first and second gen 350 were good so are worth repairing the 350+ terrible never tried the lithium version went straight to the im90 and 360 which ive...
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