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Thanks for all the replies. Ricicle - I won't be doing it my self, my wife would never let me :D comms - That looks interesting, but not something I would try. PrenticeBoyofDerry I guess that is an option, but if we could go out from the conservatory, it would be better looking than...

Hi, I am thinking of having a conservatory put up some time this year, I will get a company to do this foe me, I will get them to do the electrics in the conservatory. I would like to have power in my shed, say 1 double socket and a light,I live in a newly built house (completed 2009), waht...

Thanks :D £50 is my limit really,will have a look at Bosh Steve

Hi, I have had my cheap cordless drill for about 3 years now and it still works fine, but the batteries don't last, I have 2 of thme, but neither of them last longer than 5 mins, so i am looking at replacing it (probably not worth or can't get batteries). It's a case of what to go for, i don't...

Thanks for that :D Any idea how easy it will be to replace? Obviously side panel off bath, hope that there is a 1/4 turn isolator valve, Looks like the knob has a cap on it, prise that off, I guess that will reveal screw, unscer that, i guess the tap cover will come off to reveal the nut, un...

Hi, We are now in out newly built house :D ,So far so good,been here about 9 months,anyway, the water out of the Mixer tap on the bath isn't giving out very hot water, it's one of those taps where you set the temperature on 1 tap and then turn on the cold,looks a bit like:-...

Sorry, have been out a few days! It's more South Cambs than Herts (Post code is Herts, but I pay Council Tax to South Cambs), Melbourn, Between Royston and Cambridge. I will see if I can get some pics, but depending on the weather, I might see if I can get the timber up today. Ther are...

I have bought the 150mm x 19timber and was looking at how to attach it to the shed. First Point I have Windows(not opening, just let light in), one side of the shed, the 150mm timber will obstruct the light coming through the window,so do I (i) Cut an upside down U shape in the timber...

Thanks againa Andy, now all I need is for it to stop raining long enough to do this :D Steve

Thanjs Andy! It's 8ft wide x 10ft deep,I was only going to put the betterning on the 2 sides, I was going to use a 90-deg Gutter angle on both sides, so that I can hide the water butts behind the shed. Steve

Thanks both! Good idea about contacting council, might try water board as well, as I am thinking of using 2 water butts, it comes to a fair few quid! I do get quite a bit of my DIY from Wickes, so that seems a good idea, you can always take back what you don't use, obviously only complete...

Hi, I have had my shed a few months now, very happy with it, but I am thinking I should put some gutting around it and feed into Water Butts. I am thinking of using the standard 112mm Guttering and 68mm downpipe rather than the Mini fit. I guess I will need to put a piece of wood on the side of...

Thanks both, some really good advise here :D I went into B&Q last night and had a look, they had some ornate metal brackets, a bit like the things that you use to hang hanging baskets in the garden, They also had some Pine shelf supports like you might get in a kit, i.e. the shelf and 2...

Hi, I have some contiboard left over from some shelves that I put in the wardrobe, I want to use the left over to make some shelves, these will be approx 600mm wide x 250mm deep, the conti is 15mm thick, I am wondering how to support these, taking into account that we will be putting books on...

Thanks for that, I didn't even think about using a stud detector! Regarding the side holder, what I mean was, the plastic brackets that come with the blind for the blind to clip into an rotate on have top ficings, but they also have the option to fit at the side instead of or as well as the...

Thanks,not sire what type of Lintel I have, how do I find out? or is ot a case of trial and error with the different brill bits? Also, I didn't know if there was something I could squirt up the holes that have been made by the fixings I have used, to give a bit of extra grip? I don't want...

I did think about putting a piece of wood in there, but I guess this would mean cutting away some of the plasterboard, putting the wood in, then gluing the plaster board back? Just might look messy, I guess I could make the plaster board a bit thinner ( maybe sand it down \ cut a couple of mm...

Hi, I fitted a new roller blind in the kitchen in my new house (built last year) a couple of weeks ago, I fitted it inside the window frame and secured it at the top using the plugs provided. It came Crashing down last week! How do I get a better fixing? The plasterboard seems pretty bad, for...

Thanks yet again Deluks, you have been a great help :D Steve

Thanks again Deluks. Been busy with the preservative at the weekend, very exhausting!! I was thinking about putting some pea shingle around the shed, I thought about putting some of that black weed preventer down first, but I think this might stop the water going onto the ground? Any thoughts...