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Hi, Shortly, I have to erect about 800 ft of feather edging, 6ft high - so im getting a nail gun to do this, becuase however much i love hitting things with hammers, i want to finish this job in a cupple of weekends and with all my fingers in working order. So which gun would be more...

I called them this morning (western power distrobution) and they are coming out wednesday to test the supply with a quality meter thingy. The voltage doesnt appear to completly drop to zero, id say the supply is varing by about 10-20% up and down at about 5Hz, then it stops for 10mins or...

Hi. Its not just the bulbs in one room, its in all rooms, and in the micrwave, cooker hood etc... so i suspect it must be the supply as it cant be the tails. Who do i call to speak to about this? The electric company is not actually the company that services the supply, they just sell the...

hi When my dimmer is fully dimmed, the filiment can be seen to be flickering. When the light is half way, the light pulses up and down, only a small amount, but enough to make my eyes adjust to the new ligh level over and over... hard to describe. I thought the dimmer was faulty, so...

Hi, Looked in wickes, fence panels appear to come in two sizes, 6ft, and 5'11in ?! I need a new fence and new posts. What is the normal spacing between posts? or are they simply spaced to each panel? I may want to change panels at a later date etc, why are all panels not the same size!

I was thinking of using the collender, as its water-based paint, it is easy to rinse off again. - and not telling the misses!

Hi, My emultion paint (dulux silk) has lumps of skin, dried paint in it. I know this is normal for paint, but wondered how to avoid painting these bits on the ceiling, as each time i see a bit of skin on the ceiling, i have to put down the roller, scrape it off, then roller over the...

Hi, I need to protect my new picnic table from the weather. What can i put on it that will not come off on peoples cloths when they sit on it?

Was he a member of the FMB ?

Hi, I have dot / dabbed my room. I have cut out the sockets locations and the wires are hanging out the holes. I will be using drylining boxes for the sockets, and the light switch. Do i fit the boxes before or after the plasterer has skimmed the walls?

OK, so i should press in motar into the gap, then after its dried, use silicone to seal it again. The FENSA certs will be done at a later date when i get the council regs guys round to check all the other work, lintels etc... The DPC is still fine.

Hi, I've had some french doors fitted, and there is a 5-8mm gap under the door. Its really drafty! How should i seal the gap? cement? foam? Odvously the frame should be supported underneath becuase people walk on the frame to get in/out etc. so i packed a little slate under the frame...

Thanks for the reply. The tub heater is 6kW, and the patio heaters are 2kW total so in total 8kW when maxxed out, which is 34 Amps. So i should use 10mm ? The CU would be IP65, weatherproof. Running back the 2 supplies is the other option, but either way, i need a isolator 2metres from...

When fitting an extenal fuse box, how high off the floor should it be? Im fitting an external fuse box and isolator switch for a hot tub, 32A RCD for the tub, and a 6A RCD for patio heater lights, and a 32A isolator switch for the tub. Im getting an electriction to do the wiring -- I'm...

What do you think will be cheeper?

I had a hot flushing toilet when i fitted a new loo downstairs. Couldn't beleive i made such a stipid mistake... 5 mins later with the blow lamp and it was back to normal.

Hi, Ive taken the kitchen walls back to the bricks and am wondering weither to hardwall or render (cement) the wall before a final multi-finish plaster skim. What should i do?

Where is your mail fuse (on the cable that comes in to the house) in relation to the meter, and where you want the meter moved to?

Ah i didnt have the 100A fuse moved, just the meter. The fuse was just above the floor and the meter was half way up the wall, the consumer unit was up by the ceiling. I had the meter moved down next to the fuse, and the power company put the new consumer unit tails back into the meter...

No dot/dab, its being hardwalled, then skimmed. Im going to use galv 20mm pipe for the horz, and capping for the vert runs - both earthed. That should be ok. I can channel in 20mm with a grinder no problems to keep the plasterer happy. Im going to hang stuff on the wall near the...