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I am making good progress insulating my shed that I constructed on the same footprint as the original shed and garage so as not to antogonise the planners. The floor slopes about 5" left to right from this photo and water comes in on the right hand side, underneath the concrete gravel boards...

I'm looking for material for a very specific application. I have an outside storeroom that I am fitting 2 x 2m roller garage doors to. I have a storeroom has a boiler inside that needs10 sq cm of ventilation and I'd like to stop the doors down securely onto a solid surface that has ventilation...

I look after a commercial property where the heating needs renewing. The hall is occupied by a nursery Mon-Fri (more on that later) and various hall renters of an evening, plus weekends I have a control issue that I would like some help with Background Uninsulated brick-built 20m x 10m x 5m...

Hi All, I have an outbuilding that I've built and now want to improve the inside. I appreciate that I may have done this a little back to front These are some of the photos from the build. It's a mixture of brick wall, brick pillars, a timber "ring beam" and a noggined 4x2 roof at ~600...

I'm looking to find a cranked aerial bracket but a simple "L" shape I have a 200mm soffit and a 150mm guttering, so I was wondering whether I could buy just the brackets and an L-shaped support and affix them to the underside of my soffit (18mm ply and I can probably find a joist) Does...

I have an approximate 10' space next to my house. I'd like to have a single 6' gate and a 4' fence to fill this space (pic below). I have some 22mm loglap left over that I would like to face both the gate and the fence with Slight wrinkle is that the lean to you can attached to the right side...

I have a Shelly 1 Mini Gen3 that I would like to use to make my electric towel rail smart I have an unswitched flex outlet in the bathroom itself and a fused spur with an indicator bulb outside. Can I install the Shelly in either? If I install the Shelly in the Fused spur then I can see the...

In a rush of ambition-over-practicality we saw, what we thought, looked like a really great idea to break up a large area of patio (see pics) with some grasses etc What I have now is a space in the patio (see pic) and no certain way to protect it after planting. My plan is to dig out a narrow...

Hi, I'm waiting on a date for UKPN to replace my existing overhead supply cable with a new 100A rated one. At present my supply is attached by a hook screwed to a piece of 6x2 propped up by scaffolding. (see pics) I would very much like to get rid of the scaffolding. I have a new timber-framed...

A little lack of planning on my part. I've nearly finished a refurb but I forgot about a new aerial I'm thinking of installing an aerial inside our new (slate roofed) loft but I failed to run an aerial cable. I did, however, remember to run Cat6 from the loft to my understairs where my router...

I've had my upper floor demolished and rebuilt. This necessitated removal of incoming power and BT cable. Getting the power reconnected is WIP - at the moment it is being supported by a piece of scaffolding but UKPN owe me a new cable as part of the fuse upgrade I am entitled to. I would like...

I'm building a small lean-to to accommodate an external fireplace for a woodburner and a pellet boiler. I therefore have two flues that I need to punch through the pitched slate roof. Currently, these flues exit their respective appliances fairly flush to the house wall. They therefore need to...

Wasn't sure where to post this as it's not an electrical or plumbing issue where most waste disposal posts end up I have an insinkerator bought for our new kitchen install (that starts on Monday). My problem is locating the air switch. Mrs Tet does not want to have a hole drilled in the quartz...

I've purchased some acoustic panelling to line one side of a stairwell https://deantawood.co.uk/product/immerse-acoustic-panelling-oak/ I want to mount a balustrade on the same wall using 50mm stand-offs...

I'm adding a lighting scheme with a number of LED strips. I can see that LED strips have come a long way since the hot yellowing dotty stuff I installed back in the early 2010's I'm looking at installs for Under cabinet Under Island Shower niches Rooflight reveals I'm not interested in RGB...

Having spent an obnoxious amount of money on a branded overhead shower arm from Vado, I've bought a generic one for our downstairs bathroom. This one, however has come without a locking nut. I saw "locking nut" as it obviously isn't called that This is what I'm looking for It has a standard...

I want to fit composite cladding to the rear of my new extension (I originally typed "expension" - a Freudian slip....) I have insulated blockwork as the construction. The extension will be part K-rendered and part clad. If the walls are cement-boarded then is there a good reason why I cannot...

I want to turn this cherry beam into a mantel. The tree was felled three years ago but has ony been trimmed to size for a month Trimmed to length it will be 9' x 9" x 9" I was thinking of making my own kiln out of insulation board and a fan heater. I've seen youtube videos outlining the...

I have 5 large pieces of a cherry tree that fell done in 2021. I'd like to make a new mantle above the fireplace from the largest piece and maybe some shelving boards from the remainder I have found a local sawmill but I don't know what service I need to search for to get a flatbed lorry with a...

I had a new install for a pellet boiler just over two years ago. We're off-grid for gas and it seemed to be a good replacement for an aging and inefficient oil boiler. The lingering problem is the noise of the pump and it's associated pipework, which is located in an upstairs bedroom cupboard...