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hi I need to make something similar for to the image attached (for our school fayre) but unsure how to go about the feet. Can you buy these, is there a specific name or could anyone advise my best way forward? Thanks

Hmmm shows how much I know about plumbing a central heating system, I was presuming it’s a pipe from the boiler in and out the roads and back to the boiler! So going 1 step further giving me a 3rd option, I could drain the system and cap off the pipe under the floor allowing me to remove the...

I want to joint the pipes as we no longer need the radiator but where I’m stuck is how can you join then when they are so close

I have taken out a small wc from my hallway and the area doesn’t need 2 radiators so I was going to remove one of them. My thoughts were to close the lock shield and valve on the radiator before this on and drain just this radiator and pipe work or would I need to drain the whole system...

It’s not much, just sits proud by a 2 maybe 3mm but I was thinking I could put a Packer so the board has some support. The 1200mm finishes just after the beam but nothing stopping me having 2 joins so the first board goes middle of the beam and add one either side. Will pprobably go fire...

Hi I’ve had to replace the ceiling in my small hallway (easier than patching loads of holes then skimming the artex) and I realised that this steel beam is actually sitting proud of the joists in a few places by a few mm. I think that when the house was built they boarded either side then...

Good shout, this isn’t my game just diyer hence novice questions

I’m not sure how wide to make the liner 615mm? Allowing a few mm around the door Thanks

Hi, The door width was 686mm but I’ve just seen I can get a 610mm door, the door linings however do not come setup for that size so could anyone advise what size lining I need to make? Many thanks

I will have a look at it, the problem is the room is 950mm wide and the door pretty much fills the width

hi As per the title, my carpenter has fitted a door lining in the opening but due to the width of the opening one side of the lining is screwed to the wall which creates a corner in the room so on this side there is no room for architrave, I have the width of the door lining to play with. I’m...

Thanks I’ll take a look, building control have been out, inspected and were happy, I’ll google cavity closer and see where is the cheapest place. Regarding the gap around the door linings, some are bigger than others, such as the upvc one I have a large gap at the head of the door so I will...

hi I’m getting ready for my extension to be skimmed, the plasterer asked me to board around the window but I’m not sure how to secure the plasterboard due to the cavity. What’s normal procedure in this situation, I can grip fill / dot and dab the board onto the breeze block but there is...

hi I’m not sure if anyone can help with such minimal info but if more info is required I should be able to get it. So I’ve had an extension built, the roof on the original house is sloped left to right and the extension is front to back so the extension roof is cut into the existing roof and...

Thanks, we will have a freshly skimmed brick wall at the rear of the shower which I was going to seal and just presumed that I could use standard plasterboard on the front and side of the shower if it’s skimmed. I can tape and joint these walls if it’s really not recommended to time onto...

hi I’m ready to plasterboard my extension and not sure what I should be using around the shower area of the ensuite. I originally planned standard plasterboard which will be skimmed but a friend said I should use moisture resistant boards, but is it necessary if I’m skimming the plasterboard...

What I have is a buggered floor, it’s rained all day!

Hi Ken Yes I inspected the joints on the chipboard and you can feel the joints have swelled up, it’s also still damp in a couple of places. Weather in Kent is rain tomorrow.....

Well it’s dry now and I can see the floor has swelled up, builder is coming out to have a look but I’ll be insisting it replaced. Regarding wall ties for the roof, I’m not sure where they should be, building control have inspected and said it’s ok, there are 4 x ties from the gable wall onto...

Thanks I’ll have a look on the manufacturers site, I’m pretty confident the joints are swelling up at the moment but it’s difficult to tell as I can’t get to it easily I’ll have to have a word with him ASAP Thanks