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Thanks guys, really appreciate your advice. The drainage is my main concern, as it's sounding expensive. Might use it as a bargaining chip. If they drop the price enough then it might be worthwhile. That said, they've built a conservatory that covers the entire rear width of the property, so...

Hi all My SO and I are looking at moving house. We've found one we really like but there are two major concerns for me. They've built a big extension across the back of the house, which looks well finished to me (though I wouldn't know, to be fair). However, the guttering runs down into two...

Top man, thanks buddy - will do!

Hi all Embarrassed to ask this but can someone point me to some sandpaper on amazon suitable for prepping a painted living room wall for new paint? It's the same paint, I just got told I need to sand it lightly first. But there's about a million different grits on amazon and I've no idea which...

Hi all, Completely new to painting... and there seems to be a ton of different types. The paint on my front and back doors is now pretty thin and faded, and there's also some chipping where the keys bash against it while unlocking/locking it (see pic). Similarly the door frame has seen better...

Thanks all for the additional comments - I'll try glueing a strip of ply first then if it looks **** I'll go to one of the options above. Problem is I'm a stickler for symmetry. Then again it's a garden gate so maybe I should calm down. Cheers again Matt

Thanks bud but I think I did a ****e job of explaining my issue - I need access to the lock, it's just that inch high strip of empty space above the surround which needs addressing. But all sorted now thanks I'm going to so some creative patching...! Matt

Didn't know such a beast existed... I'll get to screwfix! Thanks again Matt

Hi mate, thanks for your comments. Do you mean removing the whole piece of ply that I've fitted, and starting again with two new pieces? That's what I'm trying to avoid ideally, as this one is basically finished now apart from this 1" gap above the handle! Thanks for your thoughts mate - I'm...

Hi all Posted here a little while back about refurbing my gate. Finally found time to do it! Had a panel of plywood cut to size at the local builders merchants, then cut out the hole for the handle. However - and I'm embarassed as hell about this - I messed up the measuring somehow. By a lot...

Hi John, The holes are drilled in through the top and sides of the frame. My plan was to drill front-on, so into the 10mm wide bit of the gate (see the pic I drew above). I'm starting to think it's a crap idea because there's barely any margin for error. 6mm screws in a 10mm frame means 2mm...

Me again... ha the panel cut, and it's currently drying after its second coat of treatment. I was thinking about another possible and safer option than drilling directly into the 10mm frame... what about small L-brackets? I could paint them to match the gate and panel colour so they wouldn't...

Sounds good to me! Counter-sunk is the way to go I think - I have a metal case with pretty much every size screw you could dream of (thanks dad) so plenty fit for purpose. This sounds like a much much better option and seems obvious in hindsight! Thank you John I really appreciate all your...

Excuse my ignorance here but I'm struggling to picture what you mean - do you mean having it so the wooden panels overlap the metal frame, then are just screwed directly into it? So rather than screwing into the frame from the top or sides, I'm screwing them on from the front? See my amazing...

Hi again - been having another look at this in preparation for doing the job in March. I'm wondering if it's going to be an issue mounting the slats inside the frame as the welds at the ends of the bars are quite big in places so they might not fit well. You can see how the last guy did it -...

Sounds good to me John, thanks again - I really appreciate your advice. Matt

Thanks John - so am I better off just getting a 6ft panel (or some treated timber boards) thick enough to screw straight into (through the metal) rather than this overly-complicated "framing the gate" idea that was done last time? Would that be a B+Q job? It's a very thick very heavy gate but...

Hi John, thanks for your comment - I fully agree. Unfortunately it was here when we moved in! I could leave it uncovered but we sit out there quite a bit in the warmer months (bbq/chimenea) and whenever the neighbours walk past we'll feel like goldfish. I'm no chippy myself but I did think the...

Hi all When I moved into my house, the back gate had just had a wooden panel fitted around it (bits on each outside edge, screwed into the main panel). A few years of bad weather mean it's now in a horrible state. I'm aware I should have sorted this ages ago but have had other priorities. Just...

Yep isn't hindsight great! I forgot about the gap needing to stay there, good point. There's enough room there for expansion as it is I think - so now I need to think of an alternative solution! Failing that I'll just have to pull it up and fit the base. Which would also give me chance to...