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he should have hit the scumbag harder

thermalite blocks do tend to crack a lot, it is not uncommon to find 2-3 cracks in a house wall, nothing to worry about, they occur under windows a lot to

thanks for that, i thought they only came in red or blue

hi all, just bought a new barbecue and it has come with a propane gas regulator i have only seen these on butane bottles before, can you get propane bottles that will take a regulator as they normally have a tap on them any advice would be great

disaster waiting to happen, prob the hardest surface to plaster on to with wet plaster you will find most of it falls on the floor with these blocks, dot and dab you do not get this problem

dot and dab is the way to go

not if it a catnic branded one you cant, they have a plate on both ends if you cut these off you risk the lintol spreading which will then sag.

it is a grey area but i found that we could do this by law, it did not go to the courts as they had advice and were told by solicitors that they would lose and costs would go against them. they then granted permission

you have the right to use ajoining land to improve and maintain your property. this can be granted by a court if you wish to extend. i am sure it would not come to this tho

good idea there, dont let it get to hostile

you would need to notify him via a solicitor if he refuses, the law would be on your side as you can get a court order to go on to his land. i had this problem doing an extension a few years ago. most people let you use their land with no problem the ones that dont usually do once they recieve a...

i would say that on a 3m opening you would need a 3.6, as a 150 end bearing is not enough on a 3m span. go for catnic style then no calcs needed as they are done by the manufacturer

if it is the blue pipe it should not cause you to much trouble, if it is the older black one i would get it fixed as these burst very easy

fit shower tray and tile off it, leaving a 2mm gap to allow a good quality sealant to go into the gap and do not use for 4-6 hours to allow sealant to cure

you will see this on a lot of new build houses,not a lot you can do apart from a wire brush, this will go on for a few years. sometimes when lime has been added to the mix and has not been mixed for long enough you will get patches of lime coming out of the bed joints ,this usually occurs with...

just drop a clay chimney cowl on top of the pot, these just give enough ventalation to stop any damp. then block off above your new fire with a wooden board backed with insulation, make sure this board can be removed easily as you will still get some old soot falling for some time

phone them and ask how much, when they tell you the price tell them you have been quoted £40 somewhere else, they soon come down

make sure you get a core bit with plenty of diamond on it, don't let them fob you off with a badly worn one

you get everything you need, when you have started the hole and got the core bit in about 5mm you take the guide bit out of the middle, this will then make it a lot quicker, drill from the inside ,once through the block take it out and remove what is inside the bit and start the process...