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thanks for replies guys......will go the old fashione droute of spirit level and wooden pegs i think. thanks Trevor

ok thanks for replies guys and point taken. I will just go with the pipe and good amount of granular chippings. cheers Trevor

Hello All, I am looking to fit an external double socket near some decking as shown in the attached picture. The main consumer unit is fitted in the integral garage to the house and i was wondering if it would be best to connect the armoured cable to the consumer unit (in which case i...

Ah ok thanks for the reply...trouble is i have bought the lanscapping material now and can't return it so am wondering if it is ok to use or if it will not work like the geotextile stuff. thanks Trevor

Hello, I am looking to run some perforated drainage piping in my garden. I have done some research and it is recommended to cover the pipe in Geotextile material to prevent silting up of the pipes. Is landscapping fabric the same as Geotextile as description wise it seems the same but is...

thanks very much for all your help........think i will go down the route of hiring one as this would only be a one off thing and they seem to be pretty cheap to hire for a day or two. thanks again Trevor

Hello All, I am looking to buy a laser level to do some landscaping work in a 10m x 10m garden. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations as to what laser levels are best....I am looking at spending no more than £200. Most of the ones i have looked at don't really specify if they...

thanks noseall appreciate the advice. I will lay blocks flat on alternate courses and dig deeper foundations. thanks Trevor

Hello, I was looking for some advice on building a retaining wall in my garden and would appreciate any comments or help you can give. I am going to be building the wall with 7n concrete blocks and was wondering if i should lay the first course blocks on their side and then two normal...

Thanks for replies....yes it is a metal sink......however there is no bonding above the stop cock....could it be that it is bonded below the floor boards as the pipe to the stop cock is copper and not the newer plastic ones. thanks

Hello, I have recently fitted a new kitchen to my parents house and am cunfused as to whether i need to earth the kitchn sink or not. The old sink was not bonded and i see to bonding on the visible pipes coming up from beneath the floorboards. thanks Trevor

sorry i didn't make myself very clear there......i was wondering should i put the shower door on the inside of the lip on the tray or can i build a step in front of the tray and mount the door on that or would that lead to leaks. thanks Trevor

Hello, I am currently fitting a new shower tray together with multi-panel and a new door. The showere tray has a lip all the way aroung it and so for the three sides in the recess i am going to put the multipanel inside the lip. My problem is though where do i put the door and do i need a...

Hello all, I am looking at fitting under cubooard low voltage lights with transformer and was wondering what the best way to go was:- a) Take a spur from a nearby ring main socket to a switched FCU....is this allowed? b) Take a spur from the lighting circuit to an FCU above the cuboards...

apologies i should have said, i am replacing the standard plasterboard with the special stuff for showers and then using sheets of laminated plywood designed for showers.....can't think of the name of it right now! just wondering if there is a recommended product to paint onto the wooden...

Hello, I have stripped out the shower in my en suite room due to a leak from the tray and through a craked tile. This had damaged the plasterboard so i had to take this out too. I have had a fan heater running to dry everything out for some time now and every thing is dry but there is...

thanks for prompt reply. Do you think this is something that should have been done in a new house, i know the insulation goes in last but should there not be a final check to make sure everything is ok? Just concerned as we have had a wiring problem already in a fairly new house and if...