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we have just finished putting decking down with the joists set on wooden posts, we used hanson postmix for 3/4 of the posts and the stuff was crap tbh took ages to set and you had to be precise with the amount of water you added, the last 12 posts we used blue circle postcrete and that stuff...

not to worry we managed to get 3 layers on the ground and a layer of red chips, also going to put a layer on top of the joists, weeds should have no chance lol

Hi guys Me and my dads been building the framing for my decking, we kind of got carried away with our self and forgot about the weed membrane, now it would be a tad hard to put in on the ground so thinking about putting it on top of the joists, had anyone done this, cant think it would be a...

as that good man said, im going this job at the moment and doing as thermo said, makes it loads easier.

sorry for bringing up an old thread. i have the same problem with my vax v-028 , took it apart and seems the 3d valve assembly is to blame, will order the new part later. the problem im having is that a v shaped piece (kind of spring) of metal fell out from the foot handle release and i...

aye no probs Sofus, interest is charged at 100% a day though lol well we got the 3rd quote today, labour £320 and we had to supply all materials. what puts me of this quote is that we know feck all about what we need to get, i would rather him quote a price including everything that wee...

gcol, don't believe all the things you see on the tv, we aren't that tight :lol: na no floor boards just plain old concrete floor, tiles are 33cm x 33cm and ceramic, there satin white and im sure there called blanco. cant get rid of the step m8, its only 36cm deep and we want the...

thanks guys lance, the tiles will be going from the fridge all the way round to the end of the worktop at the window, the tiles are 10x20cm. the bit that you can see in the corner is where the microwave is going, i cant see the point of tiling in there as they wont be seen but she who must...

Got the first quote to tile our kitchen today, Walls - 3m2 £195 - 2 days. Floor - 9m2 £235 - 2 days. Price includes adhesive, grout and sealing of the floor tiles. The tiles are costing £220 so that's £650 all in, a tad more than we thought for such a small kitchen. I live in...

thanks Kes, new hinges are out of the question, its an ikea kitchen and that's the only hinges they do. to save me typing it out again i will paste what iv just asked in another forum. Hi guys Just put in a new kitchen but the doors on the wall cabinets ether side of the extractor open...

Hi guys Im currently fitting a new kitchen and all is fine expect the doors on the wall cabinets ether side of the extractor open out to far and hit of the extractor, as they are gloss red this is not a good idea lol (well not a good idea any time really lol), do you know where i can get some...

i take it the garden banter wasn't aimed at me, ind you it is a bit of a mess lol anyway Jans a wee short arse so need to keep the wall units as low as possible for her wee short arms lol, read that anywhere from about 450mm - 600mm above the worktop will look fine, might try them at 450...

thanks for the help guys 150mm seems to come up very often when iv been looking for the info im going for 10x20cm tiles and as the kitchen is a bare shell its hard to work out exactly where to put the sockets in relation to where the tiles will be, need to keep the fingers crossed i don't...

Thanks m8 Yeah up here in rainy Scotland lol

Hi guys I'm just about to install my kitchen and wondered if there was a standard height that the sockets should be above the worktops?? Cheers Kev

Hi Guys, im just about to start installing our kitchen, in my haste to demolish the units that were in i forgot to measure the heights they were at. i found this plan on the net giving the measurements, just wanted to make sure they were ok, its mostly the height from the worktop to the...

thanks for the help guys, went for the 30si. boiler and all plumbing was finished yesterday, the guys were great, real friendly and happy to answer any question i had , over all im well chuffed :D . ignore the dodgy electrics there getting sorted next. Kev

thanks kirk, i should have explained that im getting all new plumbing including a new boiler on Monday, only needed the pipes capped till then. i just went to pts and the guy gave me 2 1/2" black nuts, they did the job nicely :D thanks for taking the time to reply guys :wink:

i guess you take the nut of the valve and replace it with the nut from the stop end then screw the bolt stop into the nut? sorry guys just want to get this right.

Hi guys Tomorrow i will be ripping my kitchen out , i need to cap of the water supply to the sink as there is no isolator valves for the hot and cold, what can i use to cap off the water at the valves for the washing machine?? the pipe is 15mm so i think its 1/2" nuts on there , will these do...