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Hello, I have an old house (1928) wich has had the internal timber painted over by a previous owner. The timber is pitch pine which has been finished I think with an old varnish. The vestible has not been painted so I can see how nice the rest of the house used to look. I have a huge...

very good option thanks. Im personally looking for something that doesnt hang down as much and is basically deep enough to just take the ladder. cheers

Before I go to the hassle of making something does anyone know of brackets I can use to store a ladder hanging from a garage ceiling? There are plenty wall hooks but I cant find anything for a ceiling. Thanks

Ive recently started painting the outside of my house, its a dry dashed finish that is old and has been patched a few times, texture matches but ovbiously the colour doesnt and painting will help water absorption and cosmetics. Ive been using trade paint as I allways do but B&Q have their 3...

great thanks for the advice gents. Phew Peterperfeection I only just managed to type this because my mouse is so heavy, I think I'll go and lie down for a while before I type again. Cheers.

Easy when you know how! Its amazing how much sh*te you can type in google trying to find something you have no idea the name of. They need a sketch feature! Can they be bought in the UK? Cheers

Hello, What are the brackets called that are used for hooking under slates and catching nails so you can stand and paint a dormer window etc. Ive seen many wooden made up versions round my neck of the woods. Can these be purchased, Ive enough jobs in the old house wihtout making tools...

My house is basically part two story part bungalow. I have chimneys 30 foot high on one ganble end and chimneys coming out the bungalow end about 25 foot. I have high guttering, low rafters etc etc a large mix of different heights and lengths where I have been doing work to date on ladders which...

Sorry thats my ignorance then. Is scaffolding different from a tower. Ii though a tower was lots of scaffolding stacked rather than a long? Whats the difference then?

Hello, Im looking at possibly purchaseing a steel side door for my garage from Lathams. This is a super dooper all singing all dancing high spec security door for £300 + VAT !!! It seems incredible value, ordering the same type of door elsewhere I can easily spend £700-800. You get what...

But proper builders dont use alloy. And full on steel scaffolding can go crazy heights up bridges etc So are all here talking about 'cheap' steel towers as oppossed to 'proper' builders steel scaffold?

Hello, Im after a scaffold tower for painting my house and other general working at height tasks some of which is high on the gable ends for example. The chimney head terminates at just over 9 metres. Ive looked at alloy towers on a few sites and they are coming in at about £900. This...

Hi, I have an old house two storey with steep pitched roof and I bought a couple of ladders and safety equipment so I have the ability to get anywhere I needed. The longest ladder is 11m. I have been using the single 5.5m section which is great and very strong as its an industrial spec...

As a DIYer with young kids! time is a struggle and Im often carrying out running repairs on an old stone garden wall that goes right round the house and the inside of the building as I work my way round stripping and insulating the old house. I may occasionally need to mix a decent amount of...

This is the can of worms question. For the main part of the house which has a suspended timber floor I have put sheeps wool against the back inside face of the stone walls and plasterboarded the room side without leaving a cavity. My joiner thinks Im mad but Ive done a lot of detailed reading on...

I am looking to put a couple of cavity vents in an old stone wall about 2 foot thick to allow the new timber framing and insulation to brathe. As youll know modren homes use the thin air slots as they build with concrete block but it wouldnt be an option for retro fitting. Is there a round...

I have a stone built home 100 year old with a lean too room that was originally a coal store one half and pantry the other. It had been framed and sheeted at sometime over the past and turned into a utility type room with a small toilet. I have stripped back to the stone in order to lay out the...

Gentlemen thanks for your comments. I am having the boiler location moved shortly and will have it checked out properly and reset.

The noise happens about a minute after the burner has started wether for hot water or heating. You can hear the noise then get fainter over time and it ends. We dont really touch the TRV's much, maybe put lounge from 2 to 3 if its a bit colder etc but most rooms stay the same. We try to...

The boiler was fitted new October last year so it hasnt been serviced. Weve had this problem probably from about January. We kept getting a no flow error on the boiler but the IDEAL engineer fixed that by adjusting the bypass valve. Its difficult to determine exactly where the noise is...