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Hi, Building a deck. As advised will use wood preserver/end grain preserver on cut ends etc BUT it takes many hours for this to dry. The manufacturers recommend applying 2 coats and waiting for the 1st to dry. I was wondering what people actually do? Surely when you cut a piece of wood you...

Good to hear they work well for you. I assumed I would need a little more power than a standard cordless. I'm glad I invested well (most of the time anyhow lol) in tools over the years

Just found these - timber tight joist screws (available in various lengths but not thickness) http://www.screwfix.com/p/timber-tite-joist-screw-6-5-x-145mm-pack-of-20/46014 Anyone used these or similar and if not do you think they are sufficient enough to secure and hold 6x2 decking...

I'm now building a deck (or planning for I should say) and would appreciate a few alternatives to using coach screws for connecting the joists (6x2). The reason I do not want to use coach screws is that a considerable part of the deck will require decking boards around the face of the joists...

Thanks for the thought. I don't have the plans in writing just a rough out plan and the rest in my head. I suspect on further reading and estimated measurements given here that the depth of pipes in situ should pose no significant problem. If I'm wrong then i may well post again with more...

Thanks for the estimate - very helpful and I have once before questioned boundary lines for a whole different reason - ended up at solicitors checking the papers etc. Turns out they are in the right position and simply put the builders who built the set of houses (ex council) for whatever reason...

Sorry I did not make the positioning of the manhole cover clear enough to avoid you wondering why i didn't so as you advised. There is only about 10-20% of it exposed in my garden. The vast majority is in my neighbours garden. They must have leveled there garden at one point resulting in about 3...

Sorry if this is in wrong section - unsure where to put it. I am preparing the ground for a deck area in my back garden and have exposed a manhole cover that I never knew was there (someone at some point had covered in about 8 inches of soil when levelling an area of the garden) My problem...

Thanks everyone - given me some great ideas - house pretty bog standard ex council built house built 1960's - anyone roughly know what type red brick that's likely to be (know I am looking at it but sorry my knowledge of brick products is limited) - what i mean is will it stand up ok to acid...

I think it is just traces of emulsion over a wide area - more like the remnants of paint left over, certainly not paint like it would be if you just painted the wall. I found a few sites and this one seems good - http://www.stripperspaintremovers.com/ but expensive and if all else fails I...

Sorry if posting in wrong section - not clear where this would go. I thought a rather simple problem would not take me so much time researching! I am struggling to find someone or some business that specialize in cleaning up red brick. I live in Northern Ireland and that often presents bigger...

I am checking to see if such a product exists to cap a hole in the toilet waste. I need to reroute waste pipe from sink/shower to another drain on a friends house. It is currently teed into the toilet waste so removing it from there will leave a hole in the side of the toilet waste. Re routing...

Sounds like I need to do this. Thanks. What would I insulate the 32mm with - not sure what insulation to use when exposed to the weather

Sounds like the ideal thing to do but also does not sound like its within my DIY capability and really cannot afford to outsource any more work at this time. Looking for a more simpler solution

I have about 8 feet of overflow pipe (21.5mm) running outside from the condensing oil boiler (which is positioned in utility room) to the drain. It is pinned to the outside walls low to the floor to accommodate decking that is to be built over it soon and someone has said that there is a risk of...

Thanks for alternative ideas. I am not 1005 sure of the type of flue, however I am reasonably sure it is a low level balanced flue. The boiler is a Grant indoor condensing oil boiler - Euroflame 50/70. I do not know if there is a need for a combustion air vent or what it is or if its there or...

Very amusing but I will stick with the onions for now :D .....however not that I can state with any accuracy through a lack of inexperience with dog muck, however I suspect not even that would give me a headache! With a lack of ventilation in the room there is nothing much more i can do than...

The concrete floor has absorbed it already and it looks dry now - just the smell to counteract which disappears completely with the door open and returns again once I shut it. Will try those onions - anything to get rid of this smell (cant leave the door open all night unfortunately. Ta guys

Hi, Had boiler moved and new oil pipe connected yesterday. My boiler sits in the back room of the house which is like a workroom with a concrete floor. On changing the oil pipe some oil leaked onto the concrete floor and has been absorbed by same. This room has no ventilation (yet to get...

OK - no wire wool it is .....many thanks for your replies and will follow up on the type of abrasive paper recommended...ta