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forgot to mention that it will be a mini digger

Hire Digger and man to dig foundations Anybody know how much it would cos to hire a man and digger to dig foundations for an extension to a semi-detached house To give you a more accurate idea of price I would require Ground level outside the foundations does not need reduced. 16...

the fir trees may just be taken away, Did realise it would be as much as 1m, whats that in feet?

There are some small fir trees, nothing to worry about, and the ground is clay

How deep do foundations need to be? I am about to start digging my own foundations (to save money) For a single storey one roomed extension from the dining room at the back of my house, out. I am going to lay out the area , but how far down do you need to dig? I will hire a mini digger?

richard c, thanks 4 this quote 'I assume you’ve left the PB level with the surrounding wall? Make sure he reinforces the joints thoroughly before skimming.' it is about 1 cm from the existing plaster board, the plaster says 'dont worry i will apply bonding to that , before plastering'...

yes, this has happened to me years ago, they dont make the wiper motors any more, but u need to buy a re-conditioned motor, what happenes is water gets into the motor arms and motorengine part and rusts, replace the whole thing, the stalling is the start of it failing. about 60quit i think, u...

I was interested in buying a new/pre-reg vectra recently, u can get them pretty cheap at the minute because the new insignia is out. A friend told me to stay away from them because, the place he works for , the reps had a fleet of vectras and they were fed up with them constantly breaking down...

Preparation before plastering I have a click wooden laminate floor board system down around where the plaster will be working, I have tried lifting a section of it , but it just breaks it and it will not go down again with the same finish My main concern is if I leave it down , is the...

Cheers guys, sound advice once again.

I have blocked off a doorway, with a stud wall (plaster boarded it) ready for a plasterer to come out for hire. Before I hire a plasterer, does anyone know this: I am going to get the plasterer to skim the whole wall including the blocked off plaster boarded new wall, the existing wall is a...

Thanks Richard again, You must be a pro, by your advice. Forgive me 4 not knowing the terminology, never done it before. im a DIYer, AS400 2e Analyst / Programmer by profession, but have a tradesmans upbringing.

Hi , i had this advice: 'First, remove the original timber door frame as plaster won’t stick to wood' thanks Does this mean the whole inner part as well, I removed the outside skirting and the door batten on the inner frame, then inner frame is very slightly not flush with the existing...

I was going to block off a door with plaster board. A friend told me he used plywood instead and then it was plastered. I was thinking of plasterboard but am thinking plywood may be less messy to work with. Can you use plywood instead?

Moved into house with a BAXI open coal fire back boiler, does anyone know how they work? If you look up the chimmley, there is a long metal bar with a ring on the end of it, what does it do?

thanks , numpty1

hi alastairreid, thanks You mean then 'not flush' with the exisiitng plaster

Going to block off a doorway and plaster board it, also taking all the wallpaper of this wall down to the existing bare plaster. What gap do I need to leave, between the plaster board and the existing plasted wall in order for the plasterer to plaster over the existing wall and the plaster...

Hi oilman, Yes, indeed, but i was hoping for some independent advice. phone the installer and he will swear blind the burner /boiler he has in the back of the van is the best. Some independent reviews would be nice before i phone him.

anyone know what type of oil burner, boiler, pump would be needed to heat a 3 bedroom semi-detached house with extension. 5 rads upstairs, 5 rads downstairs 2 of which are double rads, can you recommend suppliers etc. changing in new year.