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    Shed to be used as home gym - help

    My girlfriend wants to have a 20x10 ft shed in the garden to use as a gym (to house a treadmill and multigym). We reckoned this would be an adequate size but does anyone have experience in this area? She is paying so I'm not overly worried - I am expected to erect it though!! What kind of...
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    What To Put A Trampoline On?

    I have successfully 'submerged' 2 trampolines. In the first case due to a sloping lawn. The trampolines are left at a height of around 2 feet from the surrounding grass - I don't like the mesh surrounds so thought I would reduce the falling distance..... Dig out 3 trenches to correspond...
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    metal conduit box replacement....help

    .............just wanted to thank you for all your help. I managed to make the hole big enough to rotate the beezer box and remove it. I then managed to inset a metal back box and plastered over the exposed conduit after screwing the box in and grometting etc... Just waiting to paint now -...
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    metal conduit box replacement....help

    from memory I would say about 15mm diameter. I think I'll try to unscrew........maybe tonight - depending on the reception I get when I turn up :oops:
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    metal conduit box replacement....help

    I need to remove the circular box as this was proud of the wall. Ideally I would remove the box and chisel out a big enough hole to fit a back box to take a flush light switch... Should I try to unscrew the circular box ?
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    metal conduit box replacement....help

    I'm pretty sure its twin and earth inside.
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    metal conduit box replacement....help

    there is exposed metal tube where plaster has come off due to me trying to prise the circular (threaded) box off the end of the tube. I don't know whether to go for broke and pull the whole thing out and start again!! I was hoping someone would have an easy way of getting the switch flush -...
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    metal conduit box replacement....help

    There is an earth fixed inside the box - other than that I don't know how to best answer your question....
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    metal conduit box replacement....help

    Yes it was/is earthed. I have exposed about a foot of conduit. Is the best thing to try to cut the box off?
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    metal conduit box replacement....help

    Hi all, I was attempting to replace the unsightly light switch in my step daughter's newly painted and carpeted bedroom yesterday..... The light switch is/was mounted on the wall - sticking out a good inch - removing the face plate revealed a circular box. The walls are brick and plaster and...
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