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I want to build a garden gate for a double gate opening. The gate I already have is a 1800x915 feather edge board gate that is strong as hell and I want to reuse. The said opening is 2450mm from wall to wall, so with 2 100mm on the ends and a gate of 915mm that means I need to build a gate of...

I'm wondering what type of plaster is best to use on a hardwall chase. About 15mm deep. Bonding coat then multi-Finnish or one-coat plaster or patching plaster.

Or would I be better using 45x70 kiln dried C16 Stud Timber http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Treated-Kiln-Dried-C16-Regularised-45x70x3600mm-Single/p/190165

I have a small alcove 875mm wide, 2615 high and I want to put a stud frame in then a door lining into that. What I'm asking is if I can/should use sawn kiln dried 47 x 75 mm timber The wall around is cinder block & I want to fix a 106mm door lining on to the frame...

I would also like to know this. What size screw or nail for. 1. To fix rail bracket in to post. 2. To fix rail bracket in arris rail. 3. To fix feather edge boards into arris rail.

I use a newcastle draninage shovel to dig post holes

I've got a question: What size screws or nails should I use to fix the metal bracket to the arris rails. I don't want them to go strait thru so was thinking 40mm

So would 4.0 be better. I'm not using it much maybe a bit of lighting

6.0 T&E cos I thought it would be more than enough for 1000w of lights and 6 double sockets. Would 4.0 be better? I was thinking of running T&E from CU to a junction box near where the cable goes outside/underground into SWA there its goes underground the 2.2m to the garage where it comes up...

Ok a 400w floodlight!!! 4 batten holders and 4-6 sockets for 12v car battery charger and 1300w mitre saw I was thinking of 6.0 t&e or swa in metal conduit underground would be enough

I was thinking about 1 500w floodlight, 4 100w lights and 6 sockets

I've got a detached garage only 2.2 metres away from front of house with no electric. How would I go about sinking cable into the ground. What cable would I use (6.0mm t&e?) swa? Would I have the cable going from the main fuse box in the house to another fuse box into the garage. Ideas needed

My bathroom has NO earth bonding is that bad?

Oh I see, thanks for the help, learning all the time. I've 15 rolls of PTFE tape so I though that's what to use as it's used in most compression work. One thing to ask is there any think I should doo or look out for when un screwing the old pipe. I don't wanna break the thread in the old female...

Would this be the one / O.K http://screwfix.com/p/conex-male-straight-connector-taper-302ta-15mm-x/73198

Hiya I need some help on this one. I live in a 1935 council house with kinda old pipes. No combi boiler just water heater & storage heaters. I'm wondering if I can remove the old threaded pipe and put a male compression fitting soo I can run a new piece of 15mm pipe to my bathroom. The bathroom...