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Hi guys Im doing a jb next week which is fastening some 11mm plywood slats to my ceiling. Its a big space so id like to use a nailgun.... but dont own a nailgun. Can anyone advise if theres a £50 or so nailgun that would be suitable for the task? Its probably not worth me spending more as its...

Hi guys Im just in the process of beading my plasterboard. Ive never done this before, and Ive been learning from reading here and youTube. Ive put my edge beads up using a staple gun, as Id read this was the preferred method by many. They are nice and flush, but I wouldn't say they feel rock...

I wondered if one of you guys could give me some advice about cutting plasterboard at an awkward angle. Well not so much the cutting but the measuring. I need to cut some board that will fit around this beam on the ceiling. As you can see in the photo I have boarded up to 2.4 metres high...

Hi guys DIYer here, so be gentle. Im currently stud walling a room, and I have a quandry regards where the plasterboard meets the door frame. Im going to be plastering the room myself, having done a bit in the past. I'll be using Dalapro roll-on plaster. Ive installed plasterboard around a...

Hi guys Ive been considered fitting slatwall panels and have been on the lookout for a decent supplier. I keep being hit with ads on socials, by this company. £80 for 2 pannels, which sounded too good to be true; https://www.britishhomesdirect.co.uk/ Being sceptical, I looked up the phone...

Im currently working on converting an old bran we have into a usable space. I was up a ladder yesterday and spotted some damp on one of the rafters. Its an old barn with a pitched roof, and the darm spots were quite obvious. Ive circled in the photo where I noticed the wood was damp. The roof...

Hi all I have recently boarded out a room (with lots of help of these forums), and Im about ready to start plasterboarding it. Ive never boarded out before, so this is going to be a learning curve for me. Im a few dozen videos into that learning! Last thing I want to do is make life harder...

Hi guys. Pretty desperate on this one .... I've hired a pretty hefty hammer drill in order to get through a wall but only of the drill for one night. I've used it for 5 minutes with the short extension in order to start the hole but when I've come to swap it out for the longer extension these...

So I'd appreciate some help from anyone who knows about drills and drill bits. I've ordered a drill bit that 600 millimeters long but it doesn't have a circular end so it won't fit securely into my drill. The chuck doesn't tighten as well as it does with a fully circular drill bit. You can...

I'm in the process of laying pipework from a new heating system.....prior to the plumber coming to install the boiler. I was thinking about capping the ends off once Im finished, and buying a pressure tester. The tester will probably be ebayed after this, as Im only likely to use it once...so...

I'm just in the process of laying some 22mm flow and return piping in an extension. Is there a standard practice in terms of the length of 15 mm pipe going to your radiators. It's going to make the job a lot easier if I run the 22 mil in a large rectangle around the room roughly one meter...

I'm about to start work on a building a sub floor. Old barn which currently has a concrete floor. I just have a question about the cupporting joists. Im laying 4x2s, which will have OSBs on top. Under these I'll be laying the central heating 22mm pipes. I have treated timber base supports...

I've recently installed a door lining kit from b&q. I'll be honest, getting it plumb perfect took me near enough 5 hours. Having never installed one I didn't wonder why there was a groove on the entire length, both sides and across the top. Included in the kit are 3 thin strips of wood that fit...

Ive just finished work on a stud wall, and have installed insulation between the studs. Im now thinking about wiring, before the polly sheet and plasterboard go on. The studs are 90mmx45mm, and the insulation is recessed by a few CM to allow the cables to sit on top between the plasterboard...

Hi Guys Im currently stud walling a room, and in the process want to move some sockets around. I just had a question about maintainance free junction boxes, going behind a stud wall. Where I need to move a socket 50cm or so, and the cable isnt long enough, can someone advise me if THIS is an...

Hi guys I'm currently converting an old outbuilding into a usable room. The room has a step and I'd like to bring the floor level and get some 50mm insulation boards installed. The room is 6m x 5m, with the step roughly at the middle, around 15cm. I was thinking of using c16 45 x 195mm, with...

Hi guys, Im after some advice after much googling and unable to find a solution. Im working on a barn conversion to games room and bedroom, currently stud walling, and starting to think about the electrics. The room is going to be gadget heavy... things like hidden under counter charging pads...

Im currently building a stud wall in what was previously a barn. Within the room is a doorway, which has a wall around 50cm thick between the two rooms. Ill probably board and plaster the doorway, as it isnt pretty stone.... but how would you go about installing a door liner and door. I can...

Hi Guys, I'm about to install my first ever door frame and could use some advice from those with experience. I got the closest size frame to the stud width which I could. The wall isnt skimmed yet, but including plasterboard both sides it's 100mm. The frame is 130mm My understanding is a...

Part of our house is a joining a public highway (b road). However the road is around 5 feet above what is the floor inside the house. The property is around 200 years old. The wall which ajoins the road, is constantly damp. It isnt dripping, but its damp to the touch. However, its only damp...