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    Yes, it IS rocket science !

    Watched the news a couple of days ago, with great interest in the SpaceX rocket launch/programme....... So how does the biggest, heaviest rocket ever made, after being launched and flying halfway around the world, manage to ' gently land', arse end first into the ocean ? I mean, this thing...
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    DIY trellis making

    Hi guys, I'm looking for some advice please on the viability & tools for making your own Trellis & Lattice panels...... I've a couple of projects around the garden, and thinking of making my own Trellis panels, as well as a lattice type fence. I can get loads of 19 x 38 pressure treated wood...
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    Repainting Concrete wall

    Hi guys, I’m looking for a bit of advice on something I know very little about; painting an old garden boundary wall, 1950ish poured/cast concrete ‘coping’. I had the ( brick) wall itself re-dashed last year, and as an ‘extra’ the builders offered to paint the top as they worked…… Unfortunately...
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    Summer house up - tick

    Just finished ( one of my many) outdoor projects :- small summerhouse for the Domestic Manager. Ok, so not as grand as some of the other ones you guys have going on just now, but I’m pleased with it……
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    Drycasting - topcoat sand ?

    Hi guys, I'm patching up a bit of blown roughcasting I've removed from a brick outhouse. I've got the scratchcoat on, ( 3:1 , sand being Sharp & Buildi g 50/50) and am about to do the topcoat before I hurl the stones on.... But getting very conflicting advice re what type of sand to use ??? I...
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    Shed finishing questions…

    Hi guys, Would appreciate some help with the following questions; in relation to the nice new ‘summerhouse’ ( glorified 6 x 6 shed with glass doors and long windows ) that I’ve just assembled. All T & G, and Pressure Treated….. 1. What’s the best product to seal around the glass panes ( yip...
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    New shed roof -EDPM ?

    Hi guys, over the next few days I’ll hopefully be building a ( kit) shed with a pent roof. I’m toying with the idea of ditching the supplied roofing felt ( heavy duty, polyester backed, apparently can’t rip ) and replacing it with a EPDM layer, but getting contradictory advice on how to stick...
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    Wacker plate weight

    I’m thinking of hiring a wackerplate :- any of you guys who have used one before tell me if it’s feasible/practical to lift it yourself into an estate car ? The smallest ones are about 58kg…..
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    Mind blown !

    So guys, I can’t get my head around this…… I’ve got several outdoor thermometers dotted around my garden ( don’t ask me why, I just do ! ). Today being very warm, I was getting an average air temperature of about 31 degrees, APART FROM a south facing red brick wall, which I’ve tied a...
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    Another Shed Base question

    Hi guys, I was going to title this thread ‘ help required with filling in a hole’ but decided against it ;) I’ve cleared an area of roughly 8ft x 7 ft, with the intention of putting a 6x6 summer house on it. It’s now excavated to about 10” below finished level, and I’ve concreted in slabs...
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    Outbuilding roughcasting/pebbledashing

    Hi guys, I'm trying a little roughcasting/pebbledashing for the first time, and looking for some advice. This is a brickbuilt outhouse beside my house. When the previous occupier built it in the 60's, he incorporated a ' Granite Cobbles' flower bed onto the side of it , which I've now removed...
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    Small slab by hand mixing ?

    Hi guys. I’m looking to pour a slab as a base to build a shed on. The floor size is 8ft x 8ft, and I’m guessing 6 inches deep. There’s already a small wall 2 bricks high making a natural frame……. Can I get away with mixing batches by hand in a wheelbarrow ( to save the cost / time constraints...
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    Roofing a lean-to

    Hi guys, I'm about to build a lean-to onto the end of an old out-house at the bottom of my garden, and aim to roof it with see thru currugated pvc. It will be about 2.8M long along the wall, with the over-hang of about 1M. My problem is in locating the Pvc sheeting. All I can see are sheets...
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    Newbie asks MORE decking questions !

    Hi guys ( and girls ) After much reading, drawing , thinking and talking, I've finally ordered a whole load of decking bits and bobs arriving this weekend. Without boring anyone to tears, i'm building 2 decks of 4.8 x 2.1M, joining at 90 deg on the end ( so one 'leg' is 6.9 x 2.1 ). Most of...
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