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I’ve bought a wall mounted mixer tap assuming (incorrectly) that it would come with some out of mounting bracket, however it looks as though the tap would have to be fixed to the wall with some sort of attachment where the pipe work wouldn’t move in and out of the wall when the tap connector is...

Hi. I’m trying to hang a new 5 bar gate, however although it seems flat when laid on my flat barn floor when I hang the gate it bows and warps, so when it’s closed the top of the gate hits the post but the bottom is about 3in away, and some of the long pieces of wood bows. The post it hangs in...

I have built a garden office and I need help in determining whether I need to insulate the area where the soffit is, where the overhang is at the front, back and sides. Some say leave the area clear for air flow and others say insulate it. I have insulated the roof, walls and floor. The office...

Hi I'm about to start building a 4.8m x 3m pub shed. The roof will be a flat roof using 6 x 2 timber, with a 100mm drop from front to back. Im using 18mm plywood for the roof with 1.2mm sheet of epdm on top of that. I'm installing a 2.4m x 2.1m patio door central to the front. My question is...

Hi all. I'm building a pub shed and currently in the design stage, readying myself to order the materials. The design of the walls from the outside to in is thus - 25mm shiplap, batons, breathable membrane, 18mm osb, insulation, studwork, internal cladding. The size of the shed is 4.5m x 3m...

This may be a silly question but I'm building a porch, and in front of the porch Im laying down a 4m x 2m block paving in to my existing lawn using some reclaimed bricks I have. As the paving will only be used to walk over in to the porch (no heavy weight will go over the paving) do i still need...

Hi. I'm using Bal Primer on plasterboard before I intend to tile but was wondering how long I can leave the board until I need to tile after I have primed. Can I prime the board a day before I tile? I have seen somewhere on here that I should tile 30mins after tiling. To me that sounds like...

Hi. I want to put in a new light in a bedroom and wondered if I could use 1.5mm 3 core and earth lighting cable instead of 2 core and earth? I have some spare and wondered if it would suffice? Thank.