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dont the deck boards need to be screwed onto the ledger board aswell? My boards are running diagonally across the frame.

Hi all, I am starting to build a small deck today (2.5m x 3m) I have a load of spare 3x2 treated timber that I was going to use to make the deck. I know 6x2 is probably better, but for such a small deck i'm sure 3x2 will be ok. My question is, can anybody suggest how I can attach the...

Hi there, i'm about to build quite a small deck outside and I have a few issues that i'm hoping someone can help me with: the level of the deck (it cannot be higher or lower) means that the boards will be going over a vent on the wall (used for vented tumble dryers) I'm not sure how to...

do posts resting on the slabs need concreting in place, or are thy fine as they are with the weight of the decking keeping them in place? I do have one inspection hole that I will be covering - so have considered about a removable section. was thinking about just decking it all and then...

being a complete newbie when it comes to decking, what do you mean by wall-plate?

looking good. It is good to see the results and work in progress following advise, I agree! I'm just about to start a decking project - and i'm not 100% sure what I am doing, but this thread has helped. I have 2 walls (perpendicular) to bolt part of the fram to. then I have a bank of soil...

Hi, I'm building some decking in the front garden (we dont have a back garden) which will lie outside the kitchen and the protruding porch and go up to the kerb of our cul-de-sac (its in a parking bay area of the cul-de-sac next to our end of terrace house) the problem is, the kerb is...

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oops... bit of a typo there.. it is 24cm, not mm! so getting on for a foot! :oops:

Hi, I have a run of kithcen wall units, that also includes a corner unit. The space above the units is about 24mm, and the total length I need to put in is about 4m. I'm not sure how to get started with this. I will need to create some kind of framework, but not sure whether to attach it to...

is it ok to aid defrosting using a hair dryer? or will the warmth cause any damage? I was thinking of pointing the dryer up the vents in the back panel of the freezer section.. its been defrosting for 24 hours now, and although some water has come out, it is not a huge amount (not sure how...

hi, thanks for the replies Its a FFM90 Frost Free with the freezer section at the bottom. I have had the unit for 2.5 years now.. i'll give the defrosting a go and see what happenes. The fridge has a display on it and for the past 12 hours is has shown that it is cooling down to 4...

Got back from the birth of our baby girl today to find out the fridge section of the fridge-freezer is not very cold at all. It feels like it would if the power was off for a day or so. The freezer section still seems to be frozen and there are the usual noises coming from it. Does anyone...

:-) thanks for that. I think the person who told me to leave a gap (and it was for laminate) was to be able to slide paper or similar underneath it to help with painting them! Cheers, Matt

Hi all, someone mentioned to me in the past that it is a good idea to leave a small gap between the skirtingboard and the floor. can any of you back that advise up and give reasons for this? thanks, Matt

I have one plank of ceramic style laminate to lay. This is in the corner of the room and clicks into the existing bits. can anyone give me some tips, as it is proving a bugger to get in...

hi guys, just in the process of filling in some of the wholes left by rawl plugs and the like. even thought I have filled them and sanded down - the paper from the plasterboard is proud of the surface.. any tips for getting a good finish? if I paint it now there will be tell-tale raise...

Hi, I have just removed a load of poorly installed trunking left by the previous owner. I need to fill this with something before I decorate the room. the trunking was laid about 10cm below the window sill travelling perpendicular to it, but the plasterboard above the trunking hole is no...

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insulating a shed? thats a bit high tech for me at the moment - although I am interested. I could insulate the walls quite easily now by cutting some ply to size and nailing it to the inside of the shed, there'd be a 1-2" gap within which to put some insulation. hmmmm.... i'll keep you...