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This one might belong in' plumbing', or perhaps 'tiling'..but... I've put in a shower door that despite closing correctly, doesn't stay closed.. Presumably due to weak magnets in the strip.. Should be easy enough to change, but the strip on the frame doesn't appear to removable - are they...

Here's a stack of treated boards I'm using to clad my workshop... I've cut a 15 degree angle onto one end (they are going to be vertical, "board on board").. retreated cut end with preservative, and am now drying out so as I can stain them some silly shade the missus chose.... My question -...

Can anyone help me choose the correct junction box to join 6mm t&e to 6mm swa (3 core)... I'm connecting internally before swa leaves building..... https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Boxes_and_Enclosures_Index/Boxes_Adaptable_Moulded/index.html#Wiska_Boxes

I'm planning on cladding my newly built shed/workshop with 'board on board' cladding. I'm intending to fix 150mm x 20mm 'gravel board' verticallly, then covering the join with a 25mm batten. I'm wondering if I should leave a gap between the gravel boards, and if so how wide? 10mm maybe...

Hi all, Help!! I've gotten my flat roof as far as the top deck - ready for Epdm... But, am I supposed to fix a batten around edge before fixing epdm? Or just do n the gutter edge? Or not at all?

Hi all, Help!! I've gotten my flat roof as far as the top deck - ready for Epdm... But, am I supposed to fix a batten around edge before fixing epdm? Or just do n the gutter edge? Or not at all? I'm supposed to be fixing epdm down tomorrow...

Any warm flat roof experts on here?? Building is approx 6,m x 6m garden shed/workshop My roof from the top will be: EPDM 18mm OSB Insulation Vapour control 18mm OSB Furring Joist Questions! Can I get away with / should I use plastic sheeting as a vapour control layer? I've got a roll...

I thought I was being pretty clever here... I routed a sheet of mdf and fixed to a stud wall to act as a built in head board.... Plasterboarded rest of wall, skimmed, then..... Stood there looking at it scratching my head.. Not so clever..... Needs architrave/trim to cover the mdf/plasterboard...

Here's a concealed shower valve flow control handle... Manufactured badly! The screw in handle doesn't have enough protruding thread to make contact with the valve spindle.... I've established it's an M5 thread, but how would I remove the excess material so a thread cutter would cut the...

Looks like I need to replace my circulating pump.... S plan plus system, oil boiler..... Anything specific I should get as a replacement? Thanks!

The manuals for these pumps are a bit baffling... I think this is showing an error code -, flashing twice - in the casting a blocked rotor -, but when I isolate the pump and remove central plug, nothing else comes out.... In their trouble shooting videos you can remove a part and see the...

Hi all. I'm about to start an outbuilding that will have a flat roof and can't decide how to tackle the roof profile... Building off a concrete slab, approx 6m x 6m. Walls are 4*2 stud. Roof will be on posi joists, furrings (though just reducing height timber screwed through onto top of...

Hung over, think I'll squeeze in a quick job before running the kids around... Drill out door for a tubular latch with a 20mm bit, but latch is more like 23mm... Arrggggg! Is there such a thing as a 20mm for the meter tubular latch?

I thought I was being pretty clever when I pulled cable for a wall mounted spotlight to illuminate bathroom mirror - daisy chain from downlights...... I fixed a triangle of timber into corner of stud work so there was something solid behind plasterboard to attach spotlight to... With the cable...

I've a double garage sized concrete slab to build off. As I far prefer working with wood my plan is.. Build 1. Drill into slab at every 600mm and chem-fix long bolt around edge of slab. 2. Lay 100mm concrete blocks on their flat around edge of slap, working as round the protruding bolts...

This is more out or curiosity than anything else.... I've just put a fairly cheap glass shower door in... Flimsy but will do the job in an downstairs shower that's likely to see hardly any use.... I'm puzzled as to why the instructions state NOT to silicone around inside of frame... Any insights?

I've got a couple of access hatches in a stud wall where the oil pipe enters house, and condensate leaves it.... I had to set them this low to ensure future access..... But now I've chopped the skirting around them it looks rubbish.... Will be a bit better painted in, but still rubbish! Any...

My floor tiling is, er, rustique.... But base of toilet pan is not.... Options? Grip fill then silicone over to cover? Sand n cement then silicone? Any better ideas?

Hi all, Has anyone got any experience with cheap chainsaw mills like this? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/375318729384?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=z616nweqs5i&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=WlNZrhyySbO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY I only need to make a few cuts, but the timber has...

Anyone had a stone wall built recently? Curious as to cost per square metre, or a stonemasons day rate in different parts of the country. Cheers