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Yes i can instead of keeping diy thoughts to my self, I mentioned them to the wife, and thay never ever forget anything

Hi tonybee You will find a lot of micky tacking on this forum but it is all light hearted welcome and enjoy. :D :D :D

Just do as you are told, cover all new plaster with a mist coat of diluted matt emulsion,when it is dry you will see any inperfections in plaster THEN you deal with them,fill where nessasary wait till dry give a light sand ony, (because you have put filler on properly and not dirty great lumps...

Hi Imamartian Yes i suppose your right , maybe i'm jealouse, but I am on a pension off £325 a month, By choice I add because I took early retirement to finish of a house renovation that has gone on for 10 years now, the old story,move in before a total reovation is complete,get very lazy...

No your rainwater can not go into foul water, you need to make a new soakaway

Hi there imamartin seriosly what do you think of Rooneys pay jealous or do you think there is more important things in life to worry about?

So everyone is unhappy with Rooney's pay, lets remember where the money comes from,the sad people that pay a fourtune to go to a football game have only themselfs to blame, if you get someone earning this kind of money, they only have to see his performance in South Africa, that he is laughing...

Call the fire brigade a ruddy great pressure wash will get it down or up :D sorry :D :D :D

Yes as you say Jo, it might sound a bit of a bodge , but it might be the easy way out, otherwise it is going to be a long drawn out argument between the floor layer/ trading standards etc, i would not cut boards, you might slip with the saw, scratch the floor etc etc ,plus if anything else goes...

Hi everybody Looking to buy a workshop compressor,a local dealer has Sealey on offer, is this make ok? anyone had experience of this make?,I need one for blowing out wood shaving dust from my machines,maybe for nail gun and pumping up tyres on lawn tractor/car etc. The two i have in mind are...

Yes tictic I saw this method used in Germany it really does look neat and tidy they used a Grey silicone. :D

put some 1/2 ply between studs fixed to battons where all units are going it will also help when hanging kitchen accesorys etc.as noseall says

No the head of the screw is not the same size,drill size 6mm masonary drill through skirting into wall put red plug in hole in skirting board tap to surface of wood,put screw into plug and hammer screw gently in (this will pull plug into wall) then screw rest of way in, hope that is clear,you...

Curtain poles never stay up just fixed to walls ,I suggest putting a 2+1 batton on wall this can be fixed with decent size screws 8 or 10 and what ever length to get a solid fix,paint batton what ever color, then fix cutain rail/pole to this.

Hi there Yes you can do as you say, Make a wood frame around the opening,but i would suggest setting it back by the thickness of a piece of plywood +the thickness of you plasterboard,then when you come to hang fire you will have plenty of choice for fixing to the board,do remember to leave a...

Yes foxhole is correct as he says, that is the best way have been doing my skirtings recently fixed them say way, but i decided to stain my woodwork so i had to cut plugs to cover screwheads then line up grain on plugs to make it look neater sand down jobs a good en

Hi Glad you managed to sought floor out without drastic action.

You dont need to use knotting solution when staining,the only way now would be to hire a floor sander to get it off,if you go down this road though you would have to be very careful how you use the machine because it will destroy the boards if not carefull

Do you want flat pack,if so i recommend B&Q.

Hi Anne i live down here in Devon just going through say thing,Two things seem to make cost variable,One size of tank measured on qty of people using system,and then after a perculation test for the soakaway,what depth the run off will be,there is of course two types of tank as well,a pumping...