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Hi! The garage is 7 metres long. What fall should there be per metre from front to back, please? Is it the same as waste pipes, which I think is 1/2" per metre? I did say, 'I think'. :wink: I rang building regs for advice, but they said to wait until the inspector comes to look at the...

Thanks for the reply, noseall. Speaking to someone tonight, they reckon that as the house is fairly new - 13 years old - there will be yellow tape about 1 foot above each service. If the digger hits the tape, he'll know where it is! Allegedly. I realised the suppliers are exactly that - just...

Hi! I'm having a mate with a mini-digger do some garage footings. Who do I contact to find out where the 3 main supplies are before he starts digging? Thanks. John

Thanks for the replies. Joe-90 is right about the varnish etc. Plus, as I said, the wood itself is classed as HOFC resistant, suggesting that even unvarnished, it would withstand penetration from any elements - at least for a while. I reckon that I need to bin it because of what Joe says is...

Why? The wood is classed as HOFC, so I presume nothing penetrates it? Then, I've sawn/planed every piece down by several mm. Being hardwood, I'd have thought whatever the HOFC grain had minimally soaked up would be gone after this process? Plus, the tops were professionally sanded every 2 or...

Not a major problem, but it is to do with carpentry? I proudly made a miniature butcher's chopping board. It's bolted through, with the chessboard effect achieved with about 1" squares of hardwood, the finished board measuring about 15" x 12". It took me about 3 days to make. Looks lovely...

Thanks Craig.

Hi. My daughter just inherited the above (Honeywell) in a house. No manual from previous owner. She can't figure out how to light the pilot. Too far away for me to pop over, so details are from phone calls. There's a grey knob and an ignitor button. She says she can't see a spark but that means...

Thanks for that. Looks like a more expensive job than I thought, then.

Hi. I'm thinking of having the loft converted. The only problem - I think - is how to keep rain out from the new ceilings. The slate tiles are on wooden battens with no felt underneath. Does it need the tiles removing, then felting? Thanks.

Dear Agile! I don't remember you telling me anything of the sort! I've checked back on the posts and nowhere do you mention taking out the little plastic plug to get to a reset switch! ! (Stuck that in for good measure, seeing as we seem to be shouting.) You mentioned test modes and carbon...

Just to update you all... Finally got British Gas out today! He put his computer on, and found nothing. CO didn't register as a fault. Nothing on his sheets to indicate a CO mode. Nothing to do with engineer test modes. Or an analyser mode. He rang Vokera. They said, 'Yes, just take out...

How/why is the joist moving? Is it rotten from the leak? Can you remove boards and bolt a new length of joist alongside it to good wood? Can you drive wedges in at the ends? I'm at a loss without more info. :wink:

I think you may have answered your own question. Yes, they'd say you need it. I wanted to do my loft conversion in it. What!!! They cried. No, no, no, no, no! Not even with intumescent paint. They must have their reasons. Suppose it just stops you burning to death in a house fire. :wink:

Unfortunately, I think it's no, and no. Removing the paint yourself would leave it looking a total a***. Do you really want to spend all that time up a ladder? This guy seems to know the answers - http://www.powerwashinguk.co.uk/page1.htm As for the pointing, if it's overlapped the...

Thanks to all of you for your replies. :D I think I'll try to convince her to go for the battens option and forget the 60 y.o. with his 20 year guarantee. Who'd take an 80 y.o. man to court? By the sounds of it, I'm not tall enough to cope with 10' boards - even with a lifter! She did say...

My bit - I don't see where you get a quote for 4 grand? You can hire a digger plus driver for about £250 per day. Find the drain first - obviously - and dig to it. Connect pipe/inspection chamber/fittings etc - £200 tops. Bit of tarmac/concrete - job done. Then again, have they checked...

Been away a while. What's the lift for, Scrit, to increase my inside leg height or stretch it? :lol: The lady has now decided to go for re-skimming. Not my legs. I put her a few extra sockets in, and the plaster came off in sheets when I chiselled. It's a very old house. The walls sound...

Thanks, jbonding. Sounds like a logical idea! Obviously, I didn't know they came in 10'. Just need to figure how I'm gonna get up there with my 28" inside leg. :wink:

Thanks for the info, men. I must say, those Aqualisa showers look/sound very nice. I'll send her to the local stockist with a cheque book. :wink: