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Thank for the reply Can't get any purchase on it, but after more investigation into these Euro Locks shows me they can be snapped. I hope it saves me a few hours of frustration!!!!

need to get it out so I can drill through the barrell This is so all the pins inside will drop out and I can turn it about 30 degrees with a screwdriver which will allow me to remove the barrel and put a new one in........hopefully

My ex wife lost her key for the front door, you need the key to turn the barrel about 30 degree, so I decided to drill the barrel. Well, the drill bit snapped!!!!! Any suggestions on how to get it out, please

This could get out of hand by the sound of it. There will be a garage, utility, toilet and lounge. Are there any links/web sites that showing the reinforced L concrete section, cheers

Hi, i'm having an extension built in the banking at the side of the house. The banking will be the full height of the extension and will have a green roof 1. How far into the banking should I excavate beyond the actual building line to give me room for the drains and maybe an extra...

Think i'll use 40mm pipe, thanks for the suggestion. Should I drill at an angle up from the top right hand corner of my re-cessed box? (it would take a while to do, it's a solid sand stone wall)

Hi, i'm having my meter moved and want to get as much ready for my electrician as I can. I've put in a re-cessed box and want to put the consumer unit directly behind this on the inner wall. Do I drill through the box rear straight through the wall and put some 25mm plastic conduit in ready...

It does look good stuff. I've already got my mat, the wife just likes the karndean. I'll end up tiling as I first intended. I've sent an e-mail to karndean, i'll post there answer here

Hi, i'm thinking of fitting electric under floor heating in my bathroom. I wanted to take the floor boards up and replace with 18mm plywood, prime and put the underfloor heating on top of the plywood. Can I put a thin latex screed on top of this for some Karndean or does have to be a thicker...

Preperation starts this weekend, nocking out the loose mortar and then power washing it all, anti sulpate on Monday and then repointing for a few days, should be ready for the tanking the following Monday

A good way to provide RCD protection for bathroom lights is to take the lighting circuit into a 3A RCD FCU just outside of the bathroom, and run the bathroom lights from the load side of that. Could you incorporate a timer extractor fan using this method. Putting the 3-pole isolator next to...

There's going to be three of us when we do it, hope it means a very quick job (45-50m2), should get that done in a day, what do ya think

Hi, i'm also in the process of renovating a sand stone lodge and i'm going to tank it, theres a good video on sovereign chemicals website, makes it look easy but time will tell. If you ring them they give you free advice and full specification for your individual needs

Could I use mini trunking and then plaster over this, making sure it wasn't blocked at the bottom (behind the skirting) and at the top (ceiling void). I won't be connecting it my self. The property won't have any gas until the extension is built and we have a supply put in. Treating this...

Hello there, can anyone help please. I want to run a microbore 10mm pipe into the opening for a new gas fire. The floors are solid and I would have to come from the ceiling. Can I run the pipe vertically down the wall with my socket cables and then behind the skirting to the fire inset...

Thanks for your ideas, thought it would be that simple, cheers

Hi, there's probably a simple answer to this. I'm running cables on a 'tanked' wall and want to know the best way to adhere the pvc channel to the wall, hope you can help cheers

Hi, I have a sandstone lodge that i'm beginning to renovate and the first thing I want to do is make the walls water tight. Not sure what options are available, can you help please!?!

Hi, I have a sandstone lodge that i'm beginning to renovate and the first thing I want to do is make the walls water tight. Not sure what options are available, can you help please!?!