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perfect,, seriously, mate you have helped alot... the garage is looking great,, the roof is getting looking good also,, just good to get some advice on best ways to do some things,..,, not got any decent nails so doing all you said with screws should be ok also??

brilliant,, thx,, am using 4inch galv screws,,, 1 in at top going diagnoly down,, 2 at bottom going diagnoly up.. then on plates, one straight down,. 1 eacxh from both side diag down,, so if its crossbeam to rafter, rafter is already 3 screws,, annother 3 screws ?? so 6 in total for...

that light will come on when battery is charging outside a preset range,, perhaps for example, if your battery is outside 12v-14v. a couple of things this could be. - battery not holding charge/or drained (only way to test this is with a "discharge tester") - alternator not doing its...

hi,, take it your indicators work ? if not i would suggest its the hazard switch,. if they do work (not when hazards switch is pressed) then again, if no seperate fuses it will be the switch, cant say i have ever seen 2 relays 1 for ind 1 for hazards,,, usually use the same relay so that is...

thanks for the advice so far guys. well i have single skin block garage/workshop. 7m x 4m just doing the roof now, gonna be felt over board. pitch is 2.5m high wall plates are 2.2m,, so its a very slight pitch. i have cut all wood (50mmx97mm) and placed it all in postion,. 400mm...

not happening !!! lol... i hope your joking

i would agree with whats said,, is all good now or you still having problems ?

battery ?? need a bit more info,, does the car start ? run? switch off? is it just your dash going mental?

diesel, cold = poor starting genrally,, the only way to test the battery is ok is not by checking its charging,, its by using a "discharge tester" this will tell you if it holds the charge. your battery may charge slighty but slight discharge due to it being drained before meaning you need a...

lol,, that would have been too easy. doh,, ok, what i would start to look at is the wiper relay. would be reasonable to assume that it may be stuck shut, if so wipers will always be on, then when you turn ignition off it would kill power turning them off parking them wherever they were when...

guys,, thanks for all the advice, am a vehicle engineer by trade and not a builder, however given the right advice i am happy to do things myself... can i ask about tolerences regards wall plate,, ok so distances left hand wallplate and right hand are spot on, almost exact all along so...

i would hazard a guess the wiper arm is on the same stick as the indicators,, ie: the button you press or arm you move to make either of them work. if so it would seem a short cicuit on the control stick pos ?

ok fair one,, what would be a resonable price to get someone to come do it? its 2.3m high, 3 walls, 7m x 4m

thanks for all the help,,, i have bedded it yesterday anyways, its covered up and in a couple of days will attach the wall plates,, anyone advise on how many screws to use, i got masonary screws and plugs spec for wallplates,, each side is 7m long, and i got 4x straps for each side also..

sorry was unsure of the correct section. thankyou very much for the help though.

i can plaster ok,, why is it more difficult,, and whats the mix of sand and cement and water ? and is there any other additive to put in ?

lol,, thankgod for that,, i thought i had messed up and had to redo it all.. i spent along time getting it level. measured between sides and up and down, and used large level, and am happy its level ontop of the mortar bed. so just screwing it down with wallplate screws and straps is...

thanks, very helpful.

hi all,, i can anyone give a good do';s and donts of rendering,, i want to render my garage which is medium density concrete blocks,,, would like it smooth then paint after,, but have never done it before.. so make it simplistic, like an idiots guide,, LOL.. thx

i am building a garage, 7m x 4m. walls have been done, all lintels etc in, now was told to bed the wallplates ontop of mortar then screw them then use straps also. the roof is gonna be a slight pitch with board and felt. my questions is., yesterday i bedded the wallplates on the mortar and...