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Hi foxhole, it will cost me more than that for the timber, how long ago did you get them and where from? if you don't mind me asking. Reg

Hi freddymercurystwin, ya I agree on the internet you find them from £300 and up to £1179 (gold plated I should think), I can make them myself for about £150 just a bit of time and effort, If money was no object I would have them supplied and fitted, unfortunately that's not an option, so at 75...

I like it, sadistic, Reg

Hi JobAndKnock, thanks for that and all your advice I wont be going horizontal, Reg

Hi JobAndKnock, thanks for that I felt the same but good to hear it from others, how do you feel about the thickness and therefore the weight over 2 doors overall size 7 toot high x 8 foot wide, Reg

Hi all, some thoughts please, I want to make some new garage doors my neighbour is making some from 25mm (20mm finished) thick tongue & groove, he is putting his timber horizon'tal, groove down tongue up, every door I see is made with t&g vertical, his does look different but will it work. Also...

Hi viewer, yep that makes sense, I will have to be careful there, thanks for that, Reg7

Hi Taylortwocities, thanks for that, I have had this earth to a fitting that has no earth connection before, drives you mad. Reg7

Hi EFLImpudence, thanks for that, nice to know some of my memory still works, Reg7

Hi all, I am fitting a PIR security light and I want to fit a NON PIR slave light into it to come on at the same time as the PIR light, the PIR light has a 4 connection block in it Live in - Neg in - and Earth in plus, a red and a white in the 4th part of the block coming from the PIR with...

Hi Mursal, thanks for the info and good ideas, I like the idea of complete fiberglass but at £1436 I need to consider everything, seems the best idea would be to do a fiberglass repair then look at a boxweld liner, thanks again, REG

Hi, re my pond problem Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 7:11 pm, before going into loads of work i've been told I can repair the crack in my brick/block rendered pond by fiber glassing over it and repainting the fiber glass with G4 pond paint any ideas please, thanks REG

Hi all, an update to my problem, now looking at a boxweld linner at aprox £400 to £450, got a qoute for fiberglass realy the best idea but at a cost of £1436.00,financially I cant see that happening unless I win the lottery.Both ideas need a lot of remedial work so it will have to go on hold now...

Hi snico, thanks again for your infomation on "boxweld" liners I had never heard of them but since your message I have looked into them, seems a great idea and even with underlay and delivery it will be less than I paid for the last repair a few years ago, thanks again REG

Hi sinco, thanks for the idea boxweld liner seems a good idea, but when I built the pond I made the shape a bit like a kidney bowl plus I built block liners in it, wish I had heard about boxweld liners before. But maybe, only other problem is now age at 75 the mind is willing but the body is...

Hi Steve, yep it is a nice pond even if I say so myself, I did consider fibreglass last time it sprung a leak but on inquiring it would have been quite expensive. The idea of a sunken seating area sounds good but rain could be a problem, plus it would be facing towards a MORON neighbour, still...

Hi all, i'm looking for some idea's, I have a largish pond aprox 6m long x 2.5m wide x1m deep built from bricks and blocks half in the ground half out holds aprox 2000 gallons. It's around 12 years old and due to clay gound it sprung a leak about 3 years ago, cost about £500 to put right now its...

TO Burnerman, Hi John, to the rescue again, thanks for the info, a friend is a welder by trade i'm sure he will do brazing as well so thanks again, REG

Hi all, a bit of help please, I have been replacing the glass in the doors of my stove, 3 nuts came off ok but 1 the stud broke off. Question if I make a stud to weld back on does it have to be anything special? or can I cut off and use the threaded part of an ordinary bolt, thanks REG Read...

Hi all, a bit of help please, I have been replacing the glass in the doors of my stove, 3 nuts came off ok but 1 the stud broke off. Question if I make a stud to weld back on does it have to be anything special? or can I cut off and use the threaded part of an ordinary bolt, thanks REG