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Wabbitpoo, Yes I do nail both sides of the panel (not always easy if neighbours from hell live next door) on one side nail top & bottom on the other side one nail in the middle (why I don't know it's how I was taught when I first started out in the fencing world). Kevstir, Your idea is a...

The post hole borer (scissors) will be fine to dig the hole so long as it's not to hard/stoney, use one of these (A is the one) http://www.drivall.com/fencingtools/fencingspades.htm to loosen the dirt then use the scissors to clear the hole. Dig the hole a couple of inches bigger than the...

Down here in the south you'd be looking at £1400 - £1500 for 6ft closeboard over that length (30mtrs) knock a bit off if wood posts are used instead of concrete. 6ftx6ft panels over the same distance would be in the region of £700 -£800. That would include removal of any old fencing.

mattb75 As a rule you need to have 2ft (600mm) of the post in the ground, so for a 6ft (1800mm) high fence you will require a post length of 8ft (2400mm). I only ever concrete posts in (the met posts veer off line in stoney ground), you can use postcrete (the stuff from focus sets in 10/20...

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/DL2D1608W.html I've used this stuff. Fix this to the skirting, it will save you destroying the plaster walls.

Hi mattb75, It really doesn't make to much difference what posts you use concrete or wooded, but you could get over length morticed posts, this will enable you to concrete a greater depth in the ground on the slope, so would help with the wind blowing the fence over. If you want to use...

Put the featheredge boards up vertical and plumb they will follow the slope of the gravelboard, each featheredge will then be stepped down the slope. This does make the fitting of the counter rail and weather capping a pain (also leaves gaps between featheredge and capping due to drop of the...

Thanks everyone I've given him the nod to do the work, as for rcd protecting the sockets he has said he was planning on using a rcbo in the new fuse box. Once again thanks for taking a look.

Morning all Just thought i'd run a few things past our resident experts, goes as follows. New conservatory to the rear of my house but needs electrics, so my sons mate has just completed college to become an electrician (well last year some time) has offered to do all the work on the cheap...

Don't know what part of the country your in, but berkshire area I price per panel with concrete slotted post at £65 for supply & erection, as for staggering the new fence to miss the old posts & concrete I'd do the same thing. Concrete base I've just done one 3 meters x 3 meters for £250 ish...

Yes use hook & band hinges,the hooks are on a plate that is screwed to the wall or peir & the bands arescrewed to the gate if it's wood type, (if it's a steel 5 bar gate the bands should be on the gate) but there is no way of adjusting for the level of the gates using them hence the peirs must...

Yes nothing wrong with hanging the gates directly onto the piers so long as they are upright.

Thanks il78

Andrew the readings are phase/neutral >200M phase/earth 0.35M neutral/earth 0.50M Have no idea what it all means but thats what is on the sheet.

Sounds like my set up is the same as yours, Just had sec round to extend the incomming supply cables around my extension & on to my neighbours house. Was told by the 3 guys that did the work that the cables have to be external to the house. The cost was £211 & while the guy's were there they...

From what I remember of the rewire done some 13 years ago the cables drop down the wall from the fuse box in the plaster to first socket, then go back up the wall then go across between ceiling & first floor drop down wall behind plastic capping (that I fitted prior to drylining the walls)it was...

Not being an electrician could somebody please explain what/why causes the failure of the insulation test, dont know if it's relivent dut we have just had the walls dry lined. It was the sockets down stairs that failed according to the test sheet. Only ask as I wasnt home when we had...

The latest is, the electrician was a subcontractor to BG, they are gonna call back to let me know if he is part p compliant but did say all their contractors are nic approved.

Just had a new boiler fitted by british gas, the electrician they sent connected up the timer & other electrical bits to do with the system, then did his testing. He has left a test sheet (minor works certificate) but should I also have a copy of a part p form ? if so I'll have to get on to...

Use post mix from any diy shed but dont mix to much up in one go as it sets in about 10 minuets or use cement & balast/gravel at a ratio of cement 1 gravel 5. If you have the sand & cement mix it in a ratio of one shovel of cement to four/five of sand, but add a one or two shovel loads of pea...