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Just picking up on this - now I've got a bit of spare time :D I am planning to start this shortly on the smaller of the 2 rooms firstly. Plan is to remove plasterboard from dwarf walls and sloped ceilings. Install 50mm sound insulating rockwool (on a 75mm rafter - leaving air gap of 25mm) then...

Thanks - will give this a go tomorrow.

its only a short run through the concrete.... ideally don't to break it up but will have to if needs be. So there is no chance I can get a new/replacement packing nut and washer?

It is not the mains water. Plumbing is for a pool. Need to close it so water diverts to the heater. Is the gland the washer that sits in the packing nut? I have unscrewed that nut but I believe I will need to open the nut on the handle before I can get to the washer - as mentioned by terry...

I have a gate valve which leaks when the valve is set to anything but open. I have tried to tighten the nut slightly but it has not made any difference. The actual gate part of the valve is set down in concrete so I ideally want to avoid digging that up. Is it possible to just replace the top...

Would it be best to mix and then brush in, sprinkle water over the top after to make it set? The area in question is around a swimming pool. I am not too sure what the previous owners used to fill however it has cracked pretty bad. Something like this...

Got many cracks around patio area (around swimming pool). I plan to clear out all existing material in the gaps and then refill. What would be the best product to use? I have seen some kind of sand you can just brush in - is this a good idea? Also, what can I use the clean up the slabs? I have...

Approx 24ft x 12ft

Ideally I want the 7ft - fence 6ft plus gravel board. Not sure if going through council will open a can of worms though! Thanks for the idea's all ….. any pictures will be great to see it visually .

Yes.. will need that option

Sorry guys, it was genuinely the only pic I had (used it for a floating deck post earlier). I thought the height limit was 6ft? Trellis on top of 6ft 6 would surely mean planning permission ?

After the storms a few weeks back my fence took a good battering. The beams (show on picture below) are well rotted and the panels fairly warped and rotten towards the bottom. Its a corner plot and from road side you can see the odd gaps. I was initially going to replace these beams but now...

hmm. Something like this for the tracks - recessed in. Click me And then maybe something like this fixed under the deck and seated in the above - Click me Next step is to automate it.

Has any one on here taken on such a project? Using composite deck boards, creating a frame like and having it basically as a cover/deck area? Many videos on youtube with the finished article however no real DIY pages explaining how easy/difficult it is to achieve. I guess I just am looking...

Found it! Called Barbed hose connector! :rolleyes:

I have 2 of these > Aspen Pumps FP2082/2 universal peristaltic pump 6 ltr/hr | Wolseley Planning on using one to auto feed chlorine. 300ml for 3 mins of pump running. I have plastic 6mm tubing. Smart plug which I can control via my iPhone. Silly question: I will need to drill a hole into...

Not necessary will be going down this route but just would be good to have an idea of what is/is not possible.

What are the general rules of building a house on existing garden plot on a corner plot. My idea was to extend existing bungalow however would be good to know if i have the potential to build another property instead. I have highlighted in red the area in question. Thank you.

Planning a rear single storey extension and have had thought about creating a basement area under the proposed area I am extending out to. What is the general thoughts on this? I guess the foundations will need to be dug further down and the ground area soil removed to the required depth...

ignore the above! A gap is required between the 2 "extensions" so wouldn't work!