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Thats a fair point...didn't think of that.

Wouldn't it be easier then to just use a 4 x 55mm screw and save time cutting them off, obviously with some possibility that some screws may protrude out the back of the boards if overtightened. I though the general rule of them was that the screw should enter at least half the thickness of...

Hi, I'm constructing a 6ft x 3ft ledge and brace garden gate using 15mm thick tongue and groove boards and 40mm thick ledge and bracing. I've seen a number of youtube clips which show joiners constructing such gates by screwing the boards down from the back of the gate rather than the front for...

I need to replace a toilet due to a cracked cistern. I notice the pan connector appears to be what looks like solvent weld type, correct me if I'm wrong. Can the same connector be used on the new toilet or is it best to replace the pan connector as I'm not sure I can find another toilet where...

Thanks for the advice guys. I'm looking for a reliable replacement. Any one know if these Armitage Shanks Sandringham 21 CLOSE-COUPLED WC PACK DUAL-FLUSH 6LTR toilets are any good. Seems to have poor reviews...

I have the following close coupled toilet and the ceramic cistern has cracked. Tenant say it happened by itself. Looking at the crack is this believable or do you guys reckon is due to some accidental or other impact? I understand cisterns can crack over time due to temperature changes or...

what size did you use?

I need to hang a 6ft by 3 ft tongue and groove gate between a side entrance. I have a 2x4 pressure treated post which I need to attach to a side brick wall from which to hang the gate. Will a size 7 brown rawl plug and using four equally spaced 5x100mm screws suffice to securely fix the timber...

Its just pine. Would you pain the caulk if its applied last?

I've had some new skirting fitted and I need to caulk the top edge against the wall as some quite wide gaps exposed. My intention is to use clear varnish on the skirting and a white silk emulsion on the walls. Which order do I paint and caulk the walls and skirting. Do I apply the varnish to...

I have some dulux exterior weathershield emulsion paint. Can I use this indoors?

Hi, Can I thin out some vinyl matt emulsion paint with water to paint a first coat over some new lining paper? The paper is quite absorbent so I was thinking maybe water down the paint for the first coat? what ratio to water down? Any advise appreciated?

I've pasted some fresh 1700 grade lining paper. Is zinsser perma white suitable to paint over lining paper and do I need to thin the first coat when painting fresh lining paper of such a heavy grade?

Would fitting a french drain outside the house help as the house is on a slope?

I have a concrete floor which has some bitumen or asphalt type flooring. It has cracked in some corners - see pic. How do I repair this?

I have just sanded down some skirting which had a water based gloss on and whilst sanding/scraping the water based paint and whatever was beneath has flaked off in large areas revealing bare wood whilst other areas the paint remains tight. I was thinking of using bin primer to seal the bare...

There definitely no vents. The dining room and kitchen are all concrete. Speaking to the neighbours they all confirm the same that the rear rooms were always concrete. What I have discovered is that under the subfloor void on each party wall there appears to be what I think is a vent - hardly...

How do i dye test the slabs...do i fill a bucket full of dye and pour over the slabs and see if comes through into the subfloor void?

What I have discovered is that under the subfloor void on each party wall there appears to be what I think is a vent - hardly any air flowing but what I think is that these houses were originally designed for the air to flow from the front of the property and through the air vents on each...

This is a different house to the suspended floor issue. I've since managed to resolve this garden water logging problem...all i had to do was aerate the soil by turning it over