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Hi looking to identify this style of brick please?

hi Looking to see if I can improve a part of my conservatory that I just don't like. Basically conservatory is 4m x 4m and one side 2m is covered by a fence then the back gate, the gap between the fence and the mini wall and upvc is about 10cm. You can't get in there to clean anything and it...

Hi everyone Looking to render a wall and been looking at the k-rend application. For the life of me I cant seem to find how much a 25 kg bag of the base coat will cover? Anyone used it before?

Thanks for the reply I've hand dug out the pation now (previous owner had decked all the garden and even filled between the joists with mud... oh and it was about 2 cm from damp coarse!) I've probably got on average about 80-90mm of mot now down over weed control, over the weekend I'll be...

Hi everyone Currently at the levelling out stage. I've removed the grass and currently sit around 100mm from top surface that I've plumbed using string line around all edges, ive a couple of questions I need helping with. I'm looking to put a base down of crush and run 100mm and I'm probably...

Looking to build a planter out of some left over dense blocks and apply a render to the face of them. Due to sizing I'd prefer to lay these onto the 100mn side else the structure just becomes too large. The design is a t shape and will be 4 dense blocks in height, width of each part will be 1...

Hi Does anyone have any experience with oak cladding and how to treat it? At the moment the wood is rather yellow/orange coloured and I'm looking to get it more natural looking grey to go with grey upvc? Dont really want to paint it grey? Any ideas

Hi I've measured my coving and I believe ts 120mm Anyone know where I can get some, finding it hard wickes only sell 127mm In birmingham area

So how much approx for just walls upto roof level on single story no piping electrics windows doors roof plastering etc. From brick work i have people that can do the remaining parts of the job

4x4m ish why does paying cash matter?

Hi Was wondering how much I'd be charged for the following to be completed. Ground work & foundation Floor Bricked to roof level Single story? Also how much is planning building? Cheers

Can the wires just be terminated or should they go somewhere else? As the heating doesn't seem to work with this unit turned off

Installed hive heating & hot water version not having a CH OFF wire confused me but following other posts just installed without and, all seems to be working as it should be. I have another honeywell box in my airing cupboard see picture and was wondering the purpose of this box now I'm on...

Hi everyone Sadly I cant afford to pay a landscaper to do my garden wish I could but it's not gonna happen. So as I've never really done paving before was wondering if any diyers had any tips suggestions for the most easiest way to slab. My ground currently is half covered in decking that is...

Thinking about it the front of the beams have 120x45 joining them at the front, will this cover the load if I attach hangers?

Raising the roof seems like a big task the roof is complete fascia and guttering etc. The roof beams are 2.7/2.8m cant remember I'll update when I've measured them I'd say around 40cm over hang from the point where I'd cut into the beam. As the beams are 120cm I was thinking maximum 50x50x3...

Hi everyone I'm building a summerhouse and plans have recently changed meaning I've ran into a slight problem with head height for the bifold door. So I'm trying to gain around 10cm and was playing around with lintel ideas for above the door. Currently I have 2 sticks of 45x120 placed...

Right guys Going for the sheet bitumen tiles due to look. But really unsure how to edge the stuff to look good

Yes lightweight tiles looking at metrolite tiles atm. Just watched a video on a fibre glass flat roof and it looks easy to do but my God it looks fugly, my other option would be bitumen tile sheets but not sure how I edge it and not keen on is longevity ( neighbours cat destroyed my shed roof...

Yes ridge parallel with the 5m side What size timber will I need for either as it's going to reduce my pitch size depending on height