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I decided to mark the curve with pen, label and remove the fascias, rough cut them with a band saw, reattach, protect the boards with masking tape and gaffa tape… and then use 1/4” router and flush trim bit. Aside from the absolute barrage of plastic shavings flying towards my face, it worked...

Sorry, I wasn't clear. The decking boards which you walk on are hollow. No need to cut them to a curve as they're laid on a frame of 2x12 already cut into a curve. The fascia board is 15mm thick solid board which will cover the hollow ends of the boards. It's the fascia board I need to cut, to...

A bit, yeh... I'm hoping I can sand it down to 1200 grit to get it looking nice again. Not sure what other choice I have, though.

The boards are hollow, so the idea of the fascia is to cover the hollow ends. Solid boards do exist but they're mighty expensive in comparison, and I've largely used offcuts from the main deck for the bridge. I was wondering about flexible edging strip. Eurocell have a 3 week lead time on...

Do you think this will be better than flush cut router bit?

Hi folks, I'm building a small hump back bridge in my garden. I've decked the top with composite decking boards and I'm now just finishing off the sides with solid composite fascia board. So far, the fascia board is rough fixed. Bottom of the fascias line up with each other and the tops are...

Thanks all. I'll try some Aquaflow downpipe and see if it fits better. If it does, I'll put a tiny bit between the joints. Thanks again

Good question. I have had the downpipe in my shed for years. No idea where I got it from. Very probably not. That said, the offset bend and stopend outlet from Toolstation are both Aquaflow. Would you expect the offset bend to push fit into the outlet of the stopend directly or is there...

Hi folks, Really basic question - it's the first time I've worked with downpipe. I've put a bit of guttering on the back of a new shed and want to run downpipe to a water butt. I have 68mm downpipe and fittings such as https://www.toolstation.com/68mm-offset-bend/p52079 and...

Thanks all. Interesting re the history of it, Jeds. I think you’ve summed up this particular house perfectly. The frontage is described on the listing and nothing else. It’s on a pretty average street in a pretty average Midlands town, surrounded by 60s dormer bungalows. It’s certainly not a...

Hey! Thanks for the reply. Understand basically everything I said would need permission. Just wondering what people’s experience is dealing with the council on this sort of stuff. Is it expensive, are they overly pendantic, etc.

Hey Folks, We're looking to move house (upsizing) and have a fairly decent budget. Our search area is pretty limited by a number of factors and the only potential properties that fit the requirements are all Grade 2 Listed. None of them are perfect and would need some work to get them to our...

Pretty sure that solved it. It flushes ok now and the return feels a lot hotter. Will see in a few hours if the water is hot. Thanks for the help all

Might have found the problem. There is a PRV with the pressure gauge on it installed on the return pipe from the tank. This was installed by the boiler installer as he didn’t realise the boiler didn’t have a pressure gauge built in and couldn’t get a gauge without a PRV attached quickly enough...

Just tried a mains flush on the tank. Keeping it short, fill loop is on the return. Isolated CH return pipe with isolator on the magnetic filter, isolated the pump valves to keep it out of the boiler, manually opened 2 port valve to hot water tank flow. Opened the drain off, which is directly on...

Hi Folks, I have a Worcester 40CDi boiler installed about 8 years ago (new when I bought the house) along with a Megaflow hot water tank - not sure of age, maybe 15 years old? Tank is one of the all in one pre-insulated, plastic coated types. I know the system pretty well as the boiler was...

I considered Lead but I can’t find anyone selling wooden roll batten either which I figured would give it the support it needs. The tiles overlap at their sides (https://redland.co.uk/settings/resources/files/documents/ministonewold_product-datasheet.pdf) so the headlap is, by design, less than...

You mean standard ridge tiles? Aside from the aesthetics of it, I figured I could just mortar the gap between tiles and wall or maybe use dry ridge if I was going to do something non standard. Do you see anything wrong with either of those options?

Have you found any in stock? All the ones I’ve seen have 6 month delivery estimates

Hi folks, What is the best way to finish the ridge of a mono tiled roof? Tiles are flat interlocking concrete. I see mono ridge tiles exist but I can’t for the life of me find anyone who sells them in a real shop. None of the big DIY chains or builders merchants seem to sell them. Photo...