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What is the best method for laying decking down, screws or nails. If l use screws would you recommend drilling a pilot hole for each screw applied.

ok SDS drill it is :P .. Also my other question if anyone knows ...Is there anywhere l could buy a 8mm sds point chisel so maybe l could break the stone/concrete hardcore up..

l'm putting some post brackets onto a concrete/stone base in the front garden and need to drill down a good 6to9 inch . l have used a masonry drill bit and get a few inch into the hardcore and it will not go any further as l hit stone. At the moment l'm using a hammer drill, will using a sds...

l have a bathroom radiator which l would like to replace with a flat ladder radiator, the flat ladder radiator is smaller in width and am l right in saying will need in-line valves. The radiator l have on at the moment has angled valves and as the towel radiator is smaller how can l get any...

Thanks for replying but this is only part of the answer l need. l would like to know if l'm doing the job correctly, blanking of one radiator while moving the other radiator pipework to position on wall. What is the best fitting to use for blanking off and moving pipes fittings, can someone...

Could do with some help here folks as l would like to get this done a.s.a.p.

l have just removed a bathroom wall opening it up to be in the same room as the toilet which was on the other side of the wall. On either side of the wall was radiators which l took of leaving the pipes and valves in place, a smaller radiator one was in the toilet so now l just want to put the...

Bathroom wall was not a supporting wall and l have knock it down today. joists above ran parallel with the wall removed. So l now have a breeze block width gap in the ceiling to plasterboard up and skim, trouble is l have nothing to nail the boards to as the joists on either side are behind...

The roof slopes from front to back and the wall in question runs the same way... The wall is about 8 foot long and meets the landing wall/doors which run in the opposite direction.. directly underneath on the ground level is the kitchen wall which runs front to back of the house but this wall is...

Not sure what you mean by a mid span support. Has anyone got any info or explain to me which way the joists will go above the ceiling for it to be a supporting or non-supporting wall..

Well l know the wall does not continue into the loft which is now a bedroom.. l will check the joists as you say by knocking a hole in the bathroom ceiling. You say check to see if the josts are resting on the wall, so which way should l check to see if it's supporting or not...

My bathroom is small and so l would like to one side with the toilet being on the other side of the wall so toilet and bathroom are one room with more space... The help and advice l need is, how can l tell if it's a supporting wall, l cannot look in the loft as this has been converted into a...

Would you recommend sbr slurry when rendering exterior walls, why is this used so often in rendering... Is sbr the same as waterproofer, and what is the ratio mix for sbr slurry and do you leave this to dry out before putting the scratch coat on or put a coat on while wet.....

The house is concrete/stone walls, l think these houses were built in the 50's and if l'm correct they put exterior shutter boards of some kind up and these were filled with concrete/stone which are a pig to drill from inside the house as your drill bit either snaps or never drills straight...

Hi guys, l'm set to render the outside wall of my house as alot of the render on one face of the house has alot of the render blown and coming away.. So l would like to know what is the best render material to use, will sand and cement be ok or these mixed render bags you can get from wickes and...

Half way through painting the wooden window frames of my house and today brings rain, it,s a stop start with the rain all day according to the weather . Would l be foolish to attempt doing any painting today if the rain holds out for a while. What could/would be the downside of exterior gloss...

Painting my exterior windows again and have gave them a wipe down and used sandpaper to get a key for the fresh paint.. l used gloss before and using same paint again, the paint was fine and l just want to freshen the woodwork up so is undercoat needed again or will it be ok to put the gloss...

Putting new beadings around windows, what is the best sealant to use . l intend to put the sealant behind and under the beading before putting the beading onto the glass and frame to give a watertight fit. Is there a sealant to hold the beading in place or will it require glazing pins also.

Is it best to add White sprit to the tin or as l go along after putting some in a paint kettle. How much roughly should l put in if l mix as l go along ..

Can l dilute the dulux weathershield with white sprits if l find it to thick to get smooth painting on the brush.