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    Papering room with 4 windows..

    I'm going to be papering my living room with matching paper and the room has 4 windows and 2 doors... What is the best way to do this without losing to much paper.. Where to start..
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    Wireless security camera

    Not to good on these things so can someone tell me if I get a router for my mothers house and buy a dongle for the router then put a wireless security camera in her house will I be able connect to the camera with my iPhone from my house... If this is possible , can someone suggest a router and...
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    Wireless security camera

    If my mother had broadband / router would I be able to see inside my mothers house from my house or anywhere I could be on my iPhone..
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    Wireless security camera

    Not to much but open to suggestions of any good security cameras l could use ... So I cannot use wireless security in my mothers home without her having broadband ..
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    Wireless security camera

    Can anyone give me some help on wireless security cameras .. I would have peace of mind if my mother had one fitted at her house so l could check on her security late at night as in the day time I can go around .. I have seen a wireless ip surveillance camera with night vision that you can use...
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    Deck boards bowed

    can someone help me out here , I have bought some deck boards and frame has been done and I've started putting the deck boards done but as I'm going along the boards are really bowed . They are straight onto the last boards in the middle of the board and bow out at the ends to leave gaps, how...
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    Downpipe moved..

    I have just replaced my gutters and down pipes and on one down pipe I have moved it along from the gutter to floor as the old down pipe was going through my lean to and I did'nt want the new down pipe taking this route so I have sealed the hole on the lean to and moved the down pipe. The...
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    Powder coated oversills covering weep vents..

    Thanks for some info. So I'm in abit of a dilemma , any other suggestions as I don't know what to do for the best. You say ideally the window needs to be removed to have the concealed slots up.. Would that be like sealing it from outer sill, as the vents would be blocked up. Can I ask what...
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    Powder coated oversills covering weep vents..

    Just had new windows fitted and now having exterior wall insulation so they are fitting powder coated oversills , the oversills are 5 mm thick and my weep vent is a slot along the bottom to exisiting sill. So the oversills will go into the slot and cover the weep vent. I suggested leaving...
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    Upvc onto existing soffits.

    how will I know if I,m dealing with asbestos or compressed concrete sheets..
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    Upvc onto existing soffits.

    I,m putting upvc soffits onto existing soffit boards. The fascia boards are also being covered with upvc boards, the soffits are going to be poly pin at the fascia lip and the back is going to have 12mm batons . This will bring the new soffits level but I cannot seem to get screw the batons to...
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    Fitting Soffits and fascia boards...

    Can I ask a few other questions regarding the fascia and soffits. 1...On facias do you mitre corners before fitting corner trims and how do you fix the trims on.. 2.. Fascia boards are 25mm to wide so need to trim that off 5m lengths, what is the best way to do this.. 3. Final question...
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    Cast soil stack

    sorry a bit thick here..what do you mean by cut away in steps.
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    Cast soil stack

    ok so I will use my angle grinder which is 115mm disc size, what disc will be ok for cutting around the cast iron pipe...
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    Cast soil stack

    I'm taking my soil stack down at the top because is damaged to th first joint down which is about 2 ft I need to remove.. So what is the best way to get this section out.. Could I just smash it just above the joint, but do I risk pieces of cast iron dropping down the down pipe ... What other...
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    Heavy Awning to take down..

    I have a very heavy weinor electric awning to take down , the size is 2.85 m width .. I have taken out all the wires from the control boxes and removed them all. Now all I have left to do is take the awning down, it has 3 brackets holding it onto the wall so after taken the bolts out it slides...
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    Fitting Soffits and fascia boards...

    so no need to batten before fixing soffits up, just put new soffits onto existing soffits. I will be using the tongue and groove type cutting them instead of putting up in full lengths, what would you hold them up with in the grooves before sliding the next piece on screws or nail.. I asked...
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    Fitting Soffits and fascia boards...

    I will be ordering soffit and fascia boards next week to cover the existing boards .. What I would like to know from the roofing experts and folks who have already done this job is .. Is it alright to put the new soffits straight onto the existing ones , then cover the existing fascia boards...
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    1.0mm flexible cable for downlights

    i will use 3 core 1.0mm flexible cable but l don't know what to do with the earth wire as this light system does not need a earth... At the wiring block on each light is a live and neutral in a electrical block but no earth ... So do l snip the earth off on each connection to these blocks or...
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    1.0mm flexible cable for downlights

    I have just bought some ceiling Downlights pk of 3, and it says use I.00mm cable so will flexible cable be ok instead of 1.00 mm grey 3 core.. I plan to use the ceiling pendant cable from the ceiling rose to the first light then flexible 1.00mm from the first Downlights to the others in a daisy...
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