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Do you use the chimney ? If not get it taken down, get a few quotes in if you are not doing the job yourself.

Can a toilet door open onto a kitchen? The answer to this perennial question is "yes". But, if in doubt ring your building control department.

The forward/sideways stuff is about the above, breezer. The ability to see sideways while looking forward is of course possible, it's called peripheral vision :lol: With the pedantic stuff dealt with, what does our budding inventor thing :wink:

Yes breezer i see (no pun intended) however that is a pair of frames with 2 torches strapped to the sides :wink: I am talking about some 20 - 40 small modern LED lights integral to the frames which give a daylight brightness in dark confined area's. Allowing the user to see forward and...

This sounds a bit wild and therefore i might be doing myself out of a good idea. How about a pair of glasses with directional LED around the frames, shining light forward and slightly sideways. With a recharge unit for the glasses to sit in when not in use.

The PIR will be the way to go then for auto lighting. Pity the solar panel idea is a non starter though. The enviromentalists have pinned their hopes on wind and solar as far as i know and from what i have heard neither are going to be a viable, cost effective alternative to good old power...

Michael, good on you to give it it a try on here, nothing ventured etc. As others have written, try talking to a few potential employers and offering your services for a week, no strings attached. If someones takes you on, DONT be late in the mornings, DONT be cheeky to work mates, do as...

I thought the cost of such an idea might well make it a no hoper, just thought there might be something out there for this type of job. Taking a feed from the ringmain to light the porch will obviously give me plenty of power to get a bit special with the lighting, i'm open to ideas for the...

We have a roof covered, open sided porch with a corner post supporting the roof at present. I am going to close the sides in with brick and double glazed double door and windows in a couple of months time. We have alot of exposure to sunlight at this side of the house (infact with the...

Thanks for the info diyisfree, i will be checking that out at Jewsons. Nice job by the way, looking at those pictures pine wood finish can't compare to chrome and a clean painted finish.

Hi diyisfree, love this hand rail etc, where did you get it from and how much, cheers aqua.

Thanks for the link ch427 :wink:

Has this got you guys stumped :wink: cause i am.

Alfa 156, W reg. Having just had my aircon re-gassed and 2 new system valves fitted, i still have a problem with the climate control. I bought the car second hand and the climate control has always blown hot, the mechanic who carried out the above work thinks the problem may be the...

Be prepared for a big hole :lol: the root ball on older trees can be rather large.

This is a stump grinder. You can hire one in with an operator, takes the stump well below the surface and effectively kills the whole thing.

Roots can still be a problem with some stumps, have you thought about getting a stump grinder in, they grind the root well below the surface level.

I understand your point. However the garage foundations i dug are more than 3 feet deep with between 7 and 8 inches of concrete, with 3 course of 6 inch solid concrete blocks before DPC. That is enough for a single 6 inch skin, garage wall in my opinion. The willow tree is as close to...

Spot on woody. I have just been through this lot myself, i reduced my proposed 9m x 4m garage to below 30m2 to become permitted development. This was because of a neighbours weeping willow tree, the building regs guy told me if i wanted 9m x 4m the foundation near the tree would have to...

What does that mean :?