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Im doing a garage conversion (I know done to death) and I want to keep the garage door fitted and brick up on the inside as close to the door as possible so the front of the house still looks the same (a Window will go on the side). The garage floor is concrete as you would expect. I don't...

Cheers that may be the way to go.

Was in the big orange shed the other day and saw rolls of fibreglass wall paper, suppose to be used to cover up cracks on bare walls as its textured. An alternative to skimming or using backing paper. Any how the rolls are very wide and apparently you coat the wall with paste not the paper. Has...

Thanks Noseall, I will look into that and probabally write back later

Attached are some pics of my loft, the house was built in 1935. Roof construction is tiles with felt underneath. I want to convert the loft into an attic office for occasional use. No heavy equipment etc and I don’t want to get the LABC involved. I realise the joists will require...

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Thanks Steve, found another device called Poseidon 3268 looks like the job for me

Good start, any chance of elaborating?

Not sure is this belongs her but here goes: I want to control (simply turn off and on) a thermostat to a boiler via an Ethernet router remotely over the web (ip relay) Does a device exist. Ta

Thanks for the tip with the sponge finish, what a difference that makes irons out all the nastys and gives it a slightly textured finish which I like as well. It looks pretty much dried out now, decent bit of sun in the North for a change this weekend :D think I will give it a week of so before...

Thanks Roughcaster, as for theyou tube vid is on the following link worth a look, the mix looks really smooth and easy to put on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-VOpr7CEqc&feature=PlayList&p=068BD9EBF71A4F0D&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=7

Can you get bags ready mix render in the UK? I have just watched a You Tube vid with an Aussie bloke using something called "Render it". I just have small diy project to do and Im being lazy. P.S if I have to go down the sand, cement lime route can I use a bucket and plastering drill to mix...

as str says can you not go under the floor covering? FLAT HDMI cables are on the market now so there wouldnt be much or a bump in your carpet.

Thats fine but I have to be whiter than white, as in Jan our NICEIC inspector wants to see some domestic work, were going for a defined scope of the Approved Contractor scheme so Im concerned about the best way to show compliance with regard to "Safe means of Isolation" the regs in my mind is...

Nick Thanks for the reply, good tip re the MK spur. My only concern with fitting 2 isolators is that if you knock the external one off the internal unit is still energised. Im thinking that a 3rd party not knowing could inadventantly think the lot was off and :shock: Like I say im just...

I work in the Air Con industry. I have a little predicament regarding isolation. Usually you would connect the DB to the external Compressor unit first then connect From the compressor to the internal fan via a control cable. The lockable isolator is positioned next to the external unit, and...

Change the gland nut eh, brillient. If I explain this at the plumb centre will they look at me blankely and grunt or is it a common request. Thanks

I have a Baxi 105e boiler, it was leaking some time back from the hot water plunger thingmebob. A plumber mate of mine said I needed to change the diapragm, seemed to make sence.I changed it and it worked for about a week, and now its leaking again. Any suggestions ?

Adam, As Steve says the condensate pump is always indoors, some (ceiling cassette types) have them built in most dont so you have to wire one in Aspen are a popular manufacturer. Thats not to say condensation does not appear on the external unit, there is a drain their as well, no pump...