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In addition to the other posts - are you sure you gate has sagged? Or is it hung on a post which has moved? Since a gate 'should' be square and true, you could measure corner to corner in each direction and see if there is any difference. If there is, then it could have sagged (or just not...

Actually you might be right about the 'hire reluctance' :oops: Either way - no harm in asking them... but plenty of harm in using a brush cutter wrongly (had a couple of near misses myself)

The local builders merchants I use seems to have a never ending problem with people that don't know what they want, something along the lines of... Customer: I need some nails/screws Staff: What sort? Customer: I need to fix two bits of wood together Staff: OK what's the wood, what is it...

I'd be tempted to use a brush cutter to get it down to a manageable length for your mower (when you buy one!) You should be able to get a brush cutter on a daily rate from your local hire shop.

Whilst I cannot give you any definitive advice (really because I don't want to be liable if anything goes wrong in the future), I will say the following: In general a 2m high wall should be double skinned as a single skin will not have the required stability, a strip footing of about...

Just try and make sure all wires are clipped back against any timber. Best practice dictates that no wires shoud be covered by insulation but in reality I see it quite a lot - in essence, whilst I recommend you follow the advice previously given there isn't anything I (or anybody else) can do to...

There are quite a few places around to source door furniture including B&Q, Screwfix and others... just depends on what style you want as to how much it costs. However, be aware that some of the 'value' brands are not finished very well. The plating can be wafer thin, or the lacquer can be 'a...

270mm of rockwool insulation is the norm these days for a loft... this is usually achieved by using 170mm between joists and then 100mm cross lay. This depth of insulation would achieve an approximate 0.12u value according to the rockwool website. However since you intend to floor the loft...

I normally pay around about £25 a ton + delivery here in Lancashire so £80 sounds extremely expensive - is it gold impreganted from your local supplier? :shock:

I am in a similar position with my own house... need an oak threshold wider than the usual 0.9M but I've not got round to trying to getting one yet. I've seen them listed on Ebay but I want to avoid that channel if possible but it may be suitable for you - see...

My first thoughts are that this could be a registry problem but try searching on the Microsoft support site for some more definitive answers and fixes...

18 degrees seems low for a slate roof, the lowest I've gone is 22 degrees and then BC said to double batten and use a headlap of 125mm. Either way your local BC should be able to let you know what they require as there are also factors such as if the pitch is on the weathered side of the...

You can get away with a little bit of a gap if the last joist in a room isn't quite up against the wall, but I'd recommend no more than 30mm or so. As to having the end of a floorboard 'flying' between joists, this would be a definite no-no.

Looking at that hot tub positioning I can see the news headlines now... Local man breaks legs after climbing out of hot tub in the wrong direction... claims alcohol had not impaired his judgement either in getting out of the tub or in building it there in the first place.

6:1 is the normal bedding mix... and you should wet lay the slabs rather than a dry mix. Don't use the '5-spot' method sometimes advocated by DIY programmes on TV as this is only good if you like leaving voids beneath the slabs and getting potential problems in the future.. The sub-base...

Few things to think about... 1. Is this broken bricks and stuff or proper crusher run? 2. Are you using pre-cast concrete or natural stone slabs? 3. Will there be anything other than foot traffic on the patio? Generally speaking a 50mm solid mortar bed using a 6:1 sand/cement ratio...

Scummy water in a hot tub is not a good idea... god only knows what bacteria could be also in there (Legionnaires disease anyone?)

Remember that if you are having to step over a cill then this alters the placement of your foot so you will probably need more 'go' than you think, or a slightly bigger landing step. Also since it is open treads then you may need to take note of toe space. 2 full width deck boards used for...

Actually it is the distance the bottom of a slate overlaps the next but one below - slates are always double lapped. :wink:

Is this on Windows 98? And do you really, really, really need active desktop??? My own view is that active desktop should be avoided where possible because it's very problematic. (And I've never really, really, really needed to use it myself!) The error message implies that the scripting...