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Yes to which part 100mm Polystyrene Sheets adequate or foil backed worth it?

Hi, Just looking for some advice before i purchase it. I'm building a garden shed 3mx2.4m And the base is raised off the ground on blocks by 8" or so. The base is 4x2 treated. So as i'm storing items in here as well as tools etc. Would like to insulate the floor before i put the OSB down. Now...

Thank you, all went to plan and both work fine.

Hi, We bought two new ceiling lights ex display in a box an instead of me climbing up the ladder and spending an hour changing them both to find out they don't work. Could i add a 3 pin plug with a 3amp fuse to it and test them first? However the light fitting is metal and does not have an...

Hi, We had a problem over last few weeks of E33 and if you pressed the reset button would clear it. Then last few days now says e34 so looked in manual and says about air pressure switch. So called out a plumber local to us and he thought might be the restrictor ring so thought was...

Thanks, will try a rocker switch. Also will try flipping the dining room and living room around to see if that will help. Not sure of the wattage atm of the one there (old) but the new one is 400w. The bulbs are 28w G9 and 8 bulbs to the full light.

Hi, We have a 2 gang 2 way dimmer one controls the dining room, the other controls the living room. (Big large room) It worked fine when installed at the beginning of the year, but the living room one has not stopped working as a dimmer. It now just turns on and off. The dining room one is...

Hi, I need to replace my old metal garage roofing and am going for a box profile. Now they also offer anti condensation for around £90 more. Is this worth it, or as someone mentioned to me you could lay breathable felt membrane very tightly under the metal sheeting and would do the same...

Ah got you, so cut out the gully drain to 100mm or whatever the aco drain outlet size is and feed it directly in. thanks for the help

Ok thanks great. Can you can an adapter for 100mm to 40mm or do Aco sell one? And sorry what is ment by bore it out?

Yes looking online it looks like a bottle gully. So cannot just tap into this one. So back to the drawing board

Hi, Just looking for some advice. We have a concerete path on the side of our house which you walk to to get to our garden. When heavy rain falls in runs down the path (slight slope) and on to our lawn and makes if even more boggy. Now was thinking of adding channel/aco drainage to the...

Thanks for the replies. Will respond post by post Where is the inlet washer and inlet valve please? The ball looks like its touching but was a few mm from the wall. Water was rising over the overflow and on the small circle which looks like sealant and its fixed by screws and sealant...

Hi, Noticed a small leak under the toilet and found out it was inside the toilet. Now not sure about what is what inside the cistern but have added a photo. I have tried lowering the ball valve so it stops the water on the small catch but looks like its not doing the job. If i pull hard...

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Hi, Looking at buying some sleepers and found a timber sawmill about 10 miles from me. I can get untreated softwood sleepers (douglas fir or spruce) for a 1/3 the price of treated ones. I would like them to have a little bit of colour but not alot. So what is the best solution to...

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Going to use sleepers in my garden and found a local place that sells softwood sleepers. They come in spruce or douglas fir (the douglas fir is 20% more). So would laying them on gravel be the best and then using rebar to secure them in the ground? As these are softwood and not treated...

Hi everyone, I have a 3mx6m (approx) prefab garage roof that its roof needs replacing. It leaks, full of rust and gets terrible condensation in the garage and drips on everything. Do i go for the same type of design before which is standard corrugated metal sheeting. But have seen...

Hey everyone, Just had a quote for Windows and Doors and now my heads hurts, was here over an hour. Is it 9 windows and 2 doors. Front Door - 870x2000 (+400 for window above door) Cystal window effect and in oak. BAck Door - 870x2000 (whole door glass with catflap) Window 1...