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hi can anyone tell me what mix of sand a cement and any other components used in casting your own gravel boards I need to cast a unusal size thanks col

hi can anyone tell me where I can buy gravel boards that are either 18" tall or 2 ft or even if thay actually sell these oh yeah they need to be standard lenght and in concrete thanks col

hi I have built a wall in the garden with 1 and 1/2 brick pier with cressing tiles at the top but can someone tell me the brick pattern used at he top to make a reasonable size mortat fillet to finish. Any pictures or links would be very helpful thanks col

hi I want to put engineering bricks on the top of my garden wall as a capping between the piers but it is a long run and I am worried that I wont get the spacings right and I will have to smaller space at the end to put the last brick in. Please could anyone give me advice on how to do this or...

could anyone tell me what to do with a waste pipe 110mm when passed through footings if it needs to be covered. any links or images would be helpfull thanks col

Hi could anyone tell me where I can find or order replacement rubber seals for upvc windows as mine are very damaged these rubber are the ones that are on the window frame itself thanks col

hi could anyone tell me what I can use and what to do to fill the gap between the lintels as I want to put blinds in the reveal there is approx 1 inch tapered gap between the lintels this is on nine inch blockwork oh yeah this is a non liverball room e.g shed thanks col I would like to add a...

hi can anyone tell me how I calculate the distance between batterns when putting up a new set of batterns for a pitch tiled roof , any links would be great thanks col

hi im building a double pitch roof with gable ends and im going to use 6x2 timber due to the 4.9m span , the roof angle is shallow at approx 20 deg which is going to be tiled . What I need to know is firstly what size wall plate that is needed would this be ok to put this on the outside edge of...

hi I have a set upvc french doors to fit and was told that the glass had to be top and tailed to stop the weight making the door drop, the only problem is I dont know how to do this please could anyone refer me to any illustration thanks col

hi could someone tell me the price expected to pay per meter for a extension to a bungalow at single height If possible the price for finished and the price for a shell would be great and possibly any sites I can use thanks col ________________________ lynda, moderator please note forum...

hi can anyone tell me what timber grade should be used when using it to build a pitched tiled roof thanks col

hi can anyone tell me how the undercloak if layed out for marley ludlow plus tiles any pictures would be great, do you cut the 1.2m lenghts down to suit the tile lenght thanks col

hi could anyone tell me how ridge tiles are fitted with cement . I have heard before how you can use a frame to get them all level any info and pictures would be usefull thanks col

hi I have roof trusses on my bungalow could anyone tell me if this means I have no support walls apart from the outside ones ,oh yeah the property is 20yrs old thanks col

hi could anyone tell me what joint is used to extended the roof ridge board. I ask this question because the timber is not long enought in one lenght so I need to joint it so any info or picture or links would be great thanks col

Hi does anyone know where I can get a freeware software program for designing roofs or any really good sites to help design a roof thanks col

hi I have a vaillant turbo max plus boiler 824g and want to fit a honeywell dt 200 the one with the on/off switch ( part no T6620B1024 ) ,but im unsure of how to wire it up correctly could anyone help and tell me what connections to wire up on both ends thanks col

hi I have a vaillant turbo max plus boiler 824g and want to fit a honeywell dt 200 the one with the on/off switch ( part no T6620B1024 ) ,but im unsure of how to wire it up correctly could anyone help and tell me what connections to wire up on both ends thanks col