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Thanks for comments I did wonder about it and I haven't seen it used outside before plus is expensive. Anyone got any suggestions for a solution? Also if I do have to go for the Concrete solution, what is the minimum thickness that I can use that will have decent strength? by minimum...

I have to level a 3.6 x 2.4 meter base for shed, but the leveling is on top of a slightly sloping concrete slab. The old slab used to be the base of a wooden bungalow. I have just measured the drop and its about 35mm over the 2.4 meters that I need to level. I was thinking of leveling...

I think I am spending too much time researching this there are so many options, I am now thinking of buying Makita, I think they should be OK for my use and they are not too expensive, I haven't seen either of them but I have played with some other Makita stuff and thought it was OK. Anyone...

Interesting question, and no simple answer, up to now I have tended to buy cheap and replace it often however its not just the cost that puts me off doing this, I also find that the cheap stuff just isn't as good and in particular its not as easy to setup or as accurate in use. good quality...

I am about to start a number of home improvement projects in 2 separate locations so I am after a portable table saw that I can transport in my land rover. The main use will be general home improvement, ripping cutting etc but i need to be able to rip up to about 3 meters so I would like...

Well a quick update we have just had the boiler replaced with a Worcester Bosch Greenstar Si combi boilers. We also replaced all the rads. System seems to be working very well and we now have a shower for the first time as we have some decent water pressure. We also now have a nice big...

Thanks for the link, now I know what I am looking for "Survey Pegs"

Just measured the ones I used they are 3 x 3 cm approx and about 30cm long, I suspect I should have hot them harder ;-)

Yes I know about 3,4,5 and wavy lines ;-) Its just stakes I am having problems with, I end up with them being loose in the ground or moving sideways or breaking when I hammer them in. Maybe I am using the wrong size stakes, I have been using batons about 20mm which was about what the builder...

I am almost embarrassed to ask this question as it seems very simple but I have not be able to come up with a good solution. I want to get hold of some marking stakes to mark out the outlines of some garden projects including sheds that I am planning. I need are some decent stakes but I...

Great thanks. Any recommendations for valves? I assumed they were all much the same.

I need to install 3 check valves (isolation Valves/needle valves) to enable me to isolate a sink and toilet cold water feed. I think the pipes are probably .5 inch as the house was built in about 1965 and these are original pipes. I was hoping to pich up a pack of 10 valves from screwfix...

I have just ordered a shed to sit on top of an old slab, the old slab was the base of a larger wooden building which was demolished a couple of years ago. The slab is in very good condition. The slab area is approx 6 x 5.8 meters. it has a slight slope towards the center (was stable when...

Good to have that confirmed thanks. yes I had forgotten that my boundary is the middle of the river, the SSSI covers the river and a small amount of the banks on either side, I want to rebuild the Summer house several meters back from the bank.

I am hoping to build a summerhouse in my garden soon, It will be about 5x4m and under 4m high. Its in a fairly large garden and the summerhouse is to replace a very old one hat had to be demolished a couple of years ago as it was unsafe. As far as I can tell I do not need planning permission...

I had thought a combi would be ideal but I know a lot of people don't like them. I was hoping for a few recommendations on brands models etc.

Hi yes we did get the work done using the Uretek process and it worked very well. We also modernised a lot of the house at the same time. We sold the house in 2012 for a good price after fully declaring all the work done.

I have a very old Potterton Kingfisher floor standing boiler that I need to get replaced. Currently I have a gravity hot water system with a hot water tank in a large cupboard upstairs, I don't havd a loft as the house has a flat roof. The bathroom is also upstairsand has very low hot water...