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"chop saw" do you mean mitre? I have a mitre, dont know about tct blade but will look into that and if its just a matter of getting the right blade then thats brilliant as I have one. thanks

Might be a silly question, but cant find anything about this online. Glazing bars come in set lengths which wont match my length. I will need to buy the next size up and cut it to length. But how does one do this? I dont know what ones I will buy yet, I understand some are aluminium or some...

Thanks. I was hoping it would be considering when roofs are built in houses it must be very hard to ensure it’s all constantly completely dry

Sorry if it’s a silly question I can’t find info about it online I’m building a patio canopy. I’ve got the wood it’s outside in the wet. I’m about to secure the main front beam to the posts. Then I’ll be fitting beams from ledger to main beam that hold the roof sheets. It will all be...

Yes I have a pond in the direction of the hose away from the house. And yes I think its a yellow hose pipe. So a good chance its a cable to the pond, but there is no electrics visible around the pond, I have put my own electric cable in elsewhere thinking it had none! Cant see either end of this...

I have always had a soggy lawn when it rains, and I can see why now. I am building a canpoy, I put this post in a deep hole with postcrete. Now the top 2" layer is off I can see the water level in my garden is about 1" below the surface when it rains. Its a thick clay soil. Adding drainage...

I found a shallow yellow plastic cable where I need to put a fence post in, see attached images. Its running toward my house, but off to the side a bit. I do not think mains gas, electric or water run this way, am sure they're the other side of my house. And this looks a bit shallow for...

I cant find any info about this online yet to me it seems quite important! I will have polycarbonate sheets for my patio cover. I am first to build the frame, I may go for 700mm beam centres, and so I thought 700mm wide sheets. BUT... the rafter bars have a thickness between sheets, so should I...

Thanks for that. I’d like to both the rafters onto the main beam and use brackets to fix them. do you know of any tables to double check? Probably ok sounds good but I don’t really know what the max span should be. I’d be resting several rafters on that span. If there are none I can also put...

Are there any span tables I can use for a patio canopy? UK based. It will have polycarbonate roof (probably 16mm). So the only weight would be the roof itself and then need to cater for snow on top. So I guess would be a bit more relaxed compared to tiled pitch roofs, or floors, or decking, that...

Forgot to say I do have a post hole digger. It’s no good for this soil. Same as spade, too many rocks so they just hit hard surface. I’ve got to break it all up with a crow bar and the post hole digger just removes the earth. I’ve bought a hand auger to try because to rent a Petrol one and buy...

I am building a patio canopy secured to the house at the back. The front will have 3 X 100mm 3m posts. I was concerned about securing the posts to the patio as I dont know whats underneath and thought high winds may pull the patio up or something. They are porcelain tiles. So I decided to put...

Thanks Mw Roofline will have a think about that too, looks good. It says "When applying the tape to textured surfaces, such as pebble dash or rough brick, it is recommended that a bead of Silfix® U9 Low Modulus Silicone is applied to the top edge of the foil to prevent water penetrating down...

As I am not a roofer, the thought of grinding in a slot and putting flashing in seems much harder than that spray which states its for the purpose. So if that spray works then it sounds so much easier to me and I would rather do that. And wont damage the side of my house in case I take it down...

What about something like "Roof and Insulation Foam", are things like this suitable...

Thanks. Is there no sealant I can fill or spray in like the foam stuff that keeps water out?

I am going to build my own patio cover fixed to the house. I am going to secure the beams to a ledger board on the side of the house and polycarbonate sheets secured on top of beams. The house is pebble dashed. A problem I have is I don’t know how to seal the gap between the polycarbonate...

Thanks, but I am trying to avoid a £20k loft conversion, and labour in getting all boards up (and the recently added boards back down) thats the point. I think I can do nearly everything except the proper flooring, and a window/dormer. If someone else puts the beams in I can transfer the boards...

It is. But because I said I’m boarding the loft on ceiling joists first, then wanted to know if I can reuse them later for a proper floor, then it would be useful to know which one the widths referred to. I assume a regs floor but just checking before I board on the ceiling joists. :)

Is that when the proper regs flooring is down so not needed if it’s just flooring on ceiling joists for storage? although I think I’ll put cross battens in so will bear this in mind to make sure it’s safe. Thanks a lot.