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you can downloafd an evaluation copy of and steel & timber beam program from www.sda.co.uk its very good if you know what you are doing. in the long run it is probably easier and cheaper (maybe?) to get an engineert to do the calculations and submit the drawings to building control. once they...

does your garage have a flat roof?? if it does you could have it fall in a different direction so that the gutter is on your property. if its a pitched tile roof on a single skin wall i think you will have to set the wall in 100mm or so. if its a 225mm wall or larger you could have the...

if its just stuck on to a brick chimney then you can just knock it off with a hammer and bloster. they may well be adhesive left on the chimney which might be difficult to remove. but if the chimney is built from the stone its another kettle of fish. aleks

in some parts of the country its against the regs to dispose of rainwater into the foul drain. (this doesn't mean that it doesn't happen!!!) also the current building regs call for a soakaway to be 4m from the nearset building. which is not always possible. normally it is poosible to just dig...

the electrical connections are there so that in the summer when the heating isn't on you can still have warm towels. aleks

if its lead why not either solder it up or solder a lead patch over the hole. just clean the area first and use regular flux and solder. aleks

to size the boiler you need to work out the heat requirements for your house. i got the equations from a book on GNVQ plumbing from the library. i fitted a vailant 822 system boiler. good instructions very efficient. if you are replacing the whole heating and hot water system some plumbers...

you can getr a tube of silicone remover at your local hardware shop. squirt it on leave for a couple of hours and hey presto it comes of no probs aleks

you could staple building paper to the under side of the rafters. its like heavy duty brown paper. aleks

you can lay the compund in several stages until the floor is flat aleks

you can get water proof mdf (its black) it costs money though. even water resistant mdf will absorb water if its outside for long enough. i know i've got loads of bits floating around in my garden aleks

3 patrs sharp sand 1 part cement. just enough water so that the mixture balls up in your hand. aleks

normally the wood effect on pvc windows is a fiol that is applpied to the extrusion. i my experience they are only warrantied for 5 years. get onto the company and have it checked out. if you have no joy a fenestration consultant can do a report which will stand up in court. aleks

yes deffinantly 2 bits. most builderrs merchants keep copies of booklets that show how to detail leadwork properly. if not calders or british lead mills can send you one i think. i spent 18 months repairing the leadwork of one previous subbie. all due to using code 3 lead and loads of...

the thickness of lead is determined by the size of a single piece. code 4 lead should not be any longer than 1500mm long otherwise it will fail after only a few years.

your loft sounds very damp. have you checked to make sure that the vent from a bathroom extrctor is not discharging straight into the loft? it should be vented to the outside.