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I am seriously considering building a large timber garage, 6mx6m, I had someone lined up to do the work but he can't complete the job. Couple of concerns I have are what to use as sheathing on the outside of the walls...OSB or ply? (the chap who was going to build it said he wouldn't recommend...

I'm considering building a timber garage...will be built with a frame of 2x4 covered in 12-18mm ply covered in bitumen paper then clad in redwood loglap type cladding to battens...what's the best way to attach the outer layer of cladding I was considering investing in a nail gun to add to my...

Firstly I apologise for my basic info...we have an oil fired rayburn(only a couple of years old) that supplies hot water and heats the house...when the heating is on there is a bit of a racket from the pipework/rads...especially upstairs...hard to explain but it sounds like the water is being...

We are having a new roof(welsh slate) on our house so the whole roof has been taken off, some of the joists were rotten at the chimney breast end so needed replacing/repairing. The repairs are in full swing but the chippy attending to the joists has shored up the old joists with new timbers(5)...

yes he did point it out plus the fact that it was difficult to fully inspect the roof without removing the felt...we got a 30k reduction on the strenghth of the dubious condition of the roof....sounds like we may need it!

The house was built in 1840...the roof looks to be in pretty good nick...(cosmetically) new sections of flashing etc, I'm thinking the previous owner just did a make do and mend job on it til he could afford to do it properly....strange as there is brand new insulation on the loft and it must've...

We have a grade 2 listed house,slate roof, cast iron gutters etc The roof has had some remedial repairs...the chimney appears to have been rebuilt, we have a very small leak around the chimney not sure exactly from where as it's hard to get to plus the previous owner has tacked roofing felt all...

If you're talking about fixing a leak...that's not beyond my (admittedly) limited DIY capabilities, unfortunately calling out a plumber these days usually means(in my experience) an over inflated bill and that's what really annoys me!! If plumbers charged fairly, and I don't mean to offend the...

Earlier today I drained out the cold water tank in the loft to work on a leaking pipe,I turned the stopcock off to prevent the tank refilling and drained the tank by opening both taps in the bathrooom, after I had finished I turned the stopcock back on and waited for the tank to re-fill...now I...