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I have accidentally scored (with the drill chuck) a live 10mm LPG pipe. I checked and there is NO LPG smell and I cannot hear any leaks. See attached pic with annotated area where scuff mark is. The black bit is NOT a hole just black score. The LPG pipe is just used for a gas/electric cooker...

I would like to insulate a bifurcated garage swing up (up and over) door. I have breathable roofing membrane, mineral wool, bits of 150mm kingspan block insulation and various glues. Could I use very small screws to attach the breathable roofing membrane to the inside of the garage door, pin...

I have just finished insulating the inside of a standard wooden shed and although the temperature does not get that cold I really need to paint the inside of the shed. The temperature inside the shed still varies too much from 1 degrees C to about 14 degrees C in Winter The paint needs to be...

I'm looking to drain down my hot water (tap) pipe before replacing 15mm with 22mm hot water pipe. I have added a 15mm drain valve to my cold water pipe and plan to do the same to my hot water pipe. This is to stop, after I turn the boiler off and cut the hot water (tap) pipe from leaking...

I think I can use a 18 gauge nail fired from a nailgun on the 3mm plywood but can I use a 18gauge nail on the 18mm chipboard? Otherwise I was going to get a 90mm (max penetration depth) 1st fixing nailgun which uses 16gauge nails. Something like one of those Dewalt ones but I want a corded...

To insulate a wooden shed I'm thinking of stapling breathable membrane to the inside, then put mineral wool (or block insulation) against this membrane, then 3mm ply board (or spare 18mm chipboard) against the insulation. Finally to finish off I would cut occasional circular holes through the...

I need to lengthen a 0.75mm2 twin (live/neutral) cable on a 25W 220-240V 50Hz bug zapper by about 1m to reach a socket on the floor. The existing socket is 13A (could do reducing to 3A). I need to take apart the zapper to disconnect live/neutral and rewire with said cable then reconnect to a...

From a stud/partition wall I have cut out rectangles of plasterboard to access behind. These rectangles are about 60cm wide x 50cm long. CLS timber is only available to screw to on one of the four edges. What plasterboard adhesive/glue should I use to stick the cut-out plasterboard back to the...

At the minute I use 12m of 6mm2 twin/earth cable (going through insulated joists) starting with a B32 RCBO going to a 45A DP switch which then goes to a 45A cooker outlet which is behind the existing gas hob/electric oven cooker. I'm looking to future proof for an all electric cooker (electric...

I am planning to cut and reroute 2 core and earth cables 50mm lower through precut holes in noggins. Specifically three x 2.5mm2 cable and one x (either 6mm2 or 10mm2, I can't tell which) cable. The noggins were added to better support the floor above. All three cables should fit through the...

I'm looking to peg grass turf onto an earth slope which is on the boundary with another property. The earth slope is not continuous and is about 0.5m high slope, then about 30cm wide on a flat, then another 0.4m high slope. Could I peg grass turf onto the whole earth slope? The roots from this...

I'm digging an earth bank out to widen the back of a garden I should be able to gain about 120cm flat land. The original earth retaining wall is inward of the actual property boundary. I am digging behind the earth retaining wall (65cm high). The issue is what to do with the remaining earth...

I'm looking to add a stud ceiling to lower ceiling height from 2.7m to 2.4m. 3 of the edges are standard brick walls: for these edges I will use 150mm masonry screws to fix horizontal 3"x2" CLS timber (B) to the wall 1 of the edges is a steel RSJ: for this edge I will instead fix a 3"x2" timber...

I'm looking to use plasterboard adhesive to stick 18mm plaster over 25mm plastic surface trunking...

I'm looking to add a 7"x3" timber to support the end of a bit of 18mm plywood which is only supported on 3 sides not 4. Access will be underneath from the garage below. I don't want to take up the floor above only bare minimum floor. So the joist hanger can't 'fold' over the attaching joists (as...

I need advice on a 3"x2" suspended ceiling which did not need building control. The wooden framing was done in a corner of a 'to be' kitchen boarded by 2 load bearing walls and 2 steel beams. Idea was not to attach the CLS timber to the steel beams (to avoid weakening the steel beams) and to put...