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Hi Folks, I would like to make a hole through my joist for a small pipe. I've reviews the building regulations on the location of notches and holes, but I'm confused about how tall my joists are, so don't know where the middle of the joist is. The sit on metal plates on top of the breeze...

Thanks again Chappers. The adjacent wall and ceiling already have been skimmed already(in 1992!) and is in good condition. I have just boarded the chimney wall which has plaster blown and cracked. Are you saying that I should re skim the adjacent wall and ceiling to cover up the tape? Do I...

Thanks Chappers, it does seem like the corner would need the scrim to strengthen it stop any holes appearing. What would you do if the other surface of the corner was already skimmed and finished? wouldn't you end up with a bulge down the corner of the wall or on the ceiling where you skimmed...

Hi folks, I've boarded out one wall with new plasterboard up to the ceiling and to interect with the side wall. Both the ceiling and sidewall are already finished. I'm going to skim the plasterboard to finish. How do I join the new plasterboard to the the finished ceiling and existing...

Moving internal wall attached to chimney I have a chimney column(double brick) in the middle of my house. In the upstairs bedrooms, there are 2 wardrobes (one facing each room) between the 2 bedrooms formed by walls attached to the chimney. I'd like to move one wardrobe wall to block up(with a...

I had some dripping gutters that I couldn't locate proper seals for. I didn't want to replace the guttering because I'm thinking of getting the fascias done in a couple of years time. I bought some Solid Neoprene O-ring cord from ebay 6mm and fitted that. 18 months on, no drips! So seems like...

I have the ABS Avocet locks and found that you can buy 'keyed alike' matching locks and have the same key for all your doors. Useful, and also cheaper if you need a couple of spare keys for family members, as each keyed alike barrel comes with several spare keys(I think 3 for each lock) and as...

So probably looking at £70 - £100 worth of trace heating maybe more by the time they have wrapped the pipe, plus insulation £30?. Still doesn't account for extra price when compared to my installation. Plus my contractor and to cut a trench through the concrete drive at the corner of the house...

Is it definitely lead pipe under your garden? could i already be MDPE, or something that the water companiy's free scheme does not cover, like iron pipe?

Yikes, £780! I wonder why it is so much more than my recent installation with a mole, it isn't like you are in central London! is the subsurface soil? Do you absolutely need a mole? i.e. Are you going under any concrete or nice garden? Even if you can't dig the trench yourself, you could pay...

It is slightly mad that the water company has to do the last tiny piece of pipe. From the trench that the contractor dug at the edge of my property it would have very easy to just reach in(25cm!) and connect the new pipe the stop valve, without even disturbing the surface. The contractor said...

Yep, that is the drip bar. I'm no expert but I wouldn't touch the screw. Are you finding water in bottom of the frame, (thresh hold) under the door? Sealant over the top of the screw might help, but really, you need to find out how the water is getting in there. e.g. door lock not set so that...

I learned something else too about the boss adapter! One thing to note from my installation. The contractor was pretty stressed about where to bring the pipe into the house, as the whole house is built on a concrete float. In the end it entered inside the porch, and then through the wall. I've...

Hi Steve, 22mm tongue and grove is pretty strong I would have thought. What are the centers of the 3x2s? I only had 18mm ply, on 70mm timbers at 60cm centers. I think this would have held a motorbike without a problem. I notice you have some standing water next to the bush, I guess you are...

Maybe it isn't called a drip cill, looks like the one I bought was called a 'drip bar'. Anyhow, yes the strip along the bottom of the door that directs water away from the thresh hold. My door didn't have one, and on certain windy rainy days, the door might as well have been a funnel into the...

Maybe put some sealant along the top of the drip cill(screwed on type). I had water running down the door and behind the drip cill, then running into the casement frame. Some how this was finding its way inside.

When plugged in inside the house, I guess the 30W flood lights are roughly equivalent to a 200W halogen type uplighter. i.e. easily enough to paint and plaster a wall with!

Hi JohnD, I measured the current at the time, and I remember the LED seems to pull less than 30W, I think more like 22W. I suppose the regulator gobbles up some of this also, so yes, less than the 30W written on the box. I have one on each end of the house, so the output is OK for patio and half...

Hi Steven, if the shed includes a 22mm floor panel, and that is on top of floor beams, how much over your current patio slab height is the floor of your shed going to be? The shed base might might double the height of the obstacle you have with your existing edging? Can you ramp the pavers in...

I have a 30W led flood light in the garden (approx 28 meters long) it is just about good enough to help you avoid snails on the path, but I wouldn't call it a flood light. Also, mine are mounted up at the eves and point down, so as not to blind the neighbors. There isn't a whole lot of spilled...