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Flatman is right - you just use a spade to lift the felt and the nails with it. But you've got your work cut out with a roof that size if you are on your own. That's a lot of roof to strip and re-lay properly. You had better pray for several days of good weather - rare to predict as I know in...

This question is for myself and a friend - we both have the same incipient problem. I'm building a new workshop - he's converting a double garage into a workshop. Both roofs are/will be corrugated and are both in the 5m x 3m general size. What's the best way to insulate please. Rob

Another forum set me on the right track. They are called Drapery Arms or Dormer Rods. The door curtain rails are Portieres. There are several sources in the UK that I found through Mr Google. Thanks for any help. Rob

Thanks for the reply - I've seen those on the net and I might go back and look at those again, but what this hotel had was a pair of ~8mm dia. stainless steel rods each a bit over half the window in width. Each rod carried a curtain and was mounted on a simple hinge at the side of the top of the...

As the man says "labour", plus all the little things that go wrong. Try DIYing it and you will understand; the professional does know the tricks but he also has to get paid for his time in sorting out the unexpected. Rob

I'm adding an wooden frame extension of 4m by 2.5m onto the back of my wooden garage for a workshop - height nominally 2.5m. What would my best options be for roofing material - the slope is in the order of 15 deg. On one hand I want to be warm when in there so that requires an insulated...

Not sure if this is the right forum for this one - perhaps someone can advise ! One of my bedroom windows is in a 18 inch square sided recess - the house wall are 30 inches plus thick. We've tried a curtain pole on the room wall but we never really liked it and have been keeping our eyes...

I was very interested to see that the garage a friend of mine was having built was green oak framed with dowel assembly - the wood was coming from a local mill and he said the cost was very competitive. Could one build a gate on the same principal ? Rob

SWBMO has requested on several occasions wood paneling in the bathroom and it has been rejected out of hand every time. Wood and water just do not go together, particularly modern inexpensive white (red?) wood. Your likelihood of getting it to seal for any length of time IMO are...

Sad tht the doors have developed splits - I can't help too much on the finishing, other than add that I had bar and batten doors stripped many years ago and they've not split and have never had a finish on them. I do wonder if the splitting is due more to the house being dry due to the CH...

I'm new here and found your website - good reading to begin with - when googling for info on venturi showers. I have an electric shower at the moment and have always wanted to upgrade to something with a bit more oomph. But I'm in a single storey house and have low HW head - a bare 2m to the...