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Hi all, Please bare with me and forgive me if this is a stupid question . I have several large off cuts of plywood and would like to build a drawer unit with . The problem I have is none of the corners on the sheets are 90 degrees and I cannot figure out how to cut them down to enable me to...

No I'd not thought of that.have you had any success trying it in the past? Cheers Glenn

Hi all, I hope you can offer some advice on the following. I have been asked to paint a hallway and stairs, with a matt emulsion . The previous paint has been applied over a vinyl textured wallpaper .On the stairs the paint is sound,but at the hallway (which is aubergine) the paint is badly...

Hi All , I''ve recently refurbished my garage and built two large storage units to take all my tools and garage stuff (where does it all come from !!). they're rather large both are 2120 x 600 high and deep and one is 1500mm wide and one is 2000mm wide , height and depth were governed by...

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Hi All , Just a quick question , I am finishing off my garage renovation and have a question regarding fixing the external corner beading . It's painted plasterboard BTW Am I better using a grab adhesive or silicon ? The plasterboard has a vapour barrier and insulation behind it (if that...

Hi All, Please can someone advise me what the procedure is for painting new plasterboard . I've put up a new ceiling in my garage painting side down ,taped , filled and sanded (what a job !!) it and now want to paint it pbw . I was thinking of using this paint...

Hi Prince, Thanks for your reply, yes they are tears where the board has been cut . I've taped them over with the mesh tape and applied first coat of joint filler ( ready mixed from Wickes). I know I have to sand this down (oh Joy!) but there are bits of the mesh tape still visible and I'm...

Hi All , Just a quick one before I start taping my drywall/plasterboard joins . I have several joins where I had to cut the plasterboard to fit and there are small pieces of the paper coating sticking down from the ceiling at the joins ( similar to torn paper edges) . Before I start applying...

doh! , thought you could get 15mm boards obviously not . What about running the boards parallel to the joists would that give more support ? cheers again Glenn

Hi Prenticeboy , The joist centres are 400mm , would 15mm be a better option ? thanks Glenn

Hi Prenticeboy , thanks for the answer , one slight problem cannot fit any noggins as have insulated and vapoured? the ceiling now. Do you think if i increase the number of screws on the joists that will suffice ? Thanks again for your help Glenn

Hi all , I am about to commence drylining /plasterboarding my garage ceiling I've insulated it and put up a vapour barrier and now am ready to fix the boards (whatever they are called !!) to the ceiling . reading up tonight i've come across a post that totally confused me . It states that...

Hi Frank Thanks for you response it was very enlightening . To answer your queries , external wall is only a single skin so I thought to insulate it fit vapour barrier then dry line it . the reason for the 200mm concrete is because that is the dept that at the doors end bring the floor...

Hi Again forgot to ask these questions . 1. do I need to rebar the slab ? 2. Can I fit insulation 25mm celotex around the perimeter rather than the 4X1 timber boards 3. Will the slab need an expansion gap ? Many thanks again Glenn

Hi all , I hope someone can help with the following questions i have . My situation is as follows , I have recently had patio doors fitted to replace my up and over garage door , they are 200mm high on 3 courses of bricks up with another 3 course concrete block wall tied to the first...

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HI all, I hope someone can help me with an issue I am having with the trembler contacts on my upvc windows . I recently had new upvc windows fitted and have tried to refasten the trembler contacts to them (without screwing them on ) I have tried dbl sided sticky tape and self adhesive tabs...

Here , here !! Thanks Freddy thats really helpful, can get started now !! all the best Glenn

Thanks for that Freddy, I don't know how you can have one requirement for that scenario and not be able to duplicate it elsewhere ? strange me thinks :?