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Hi all again, been a while since I have been on here. Can anyone give me a little advise on what I am going to make will take the weight load?. At the rear of my camper I am going to weld a 4x2" 3mm thick steel box section from one side of the chassis rail to the other, I then want to weld 3...

Hi all, I have an internal door which I want to widen by another 10 inches, up above there is 7 courses of bricks which is not a load bearing wall. How many acrows would i need along with the strong arm. Many thanks for any replies Ian

Hi all, i need some advise/guidance on how to mix motor for pebble dash. I have a 9 foot high by 9 foot wide wall that has been damaged with the frost, I am going to take the loose off to the measurements above and need to know what ratio sand to cement i use and what kind of sand i use. I know...

Hi guys, I am back with some more thoughts. I was thinking i have a purlin which runs from gable to gable in my loft. i have a support which i want to take out, could i run say two more purlins above and below the existing one to take the load, i cant put an RSJ in as i have been told my wall...

Hi all again, as a recap i am going to convert my loft in a year or two time but i want all info to go down the best route. I know a structual engineer is needed as a must but want some ideas from you guys well before i proceed. The ceiling i have at the minute does not have the correct joist to...

Hi guys, I am back after a long time away, I want to take the supports out for my current purlins which run from gable to gable, I am going to leave the wood purlins in place but i also want to add a rsj beam to beef it up but i am unsure on the weight or size it should be, the size of the rsj...

Hi all, its been a long time on this site but i know, i will get some good answers. Right, i am building a teardrop trailer (a teardrop trailer is basiclly a tent on wheels, google it and one shall see) :) I am making the sides, bottom and top skins out of plywood. I want to make the whole...

Hi all, i need to replace a row of new eternit roof tiles. I redone my whole roof and on the back of the roof i messed up the bottom row and need to take out and replace. How is it possible to retreive the tiles from under the other ones and more importantly how do i refix them via the 2 nail...

Hi all again, i have just painted my bedroom in dulux grey and i used a roller to apply, after the paint had dried i touched the wall up in places with a mini roller( only 4 small spots), only to find that when this dried you can see were i rollered it, so i decided to use a brush to go over the...

Hi all, has anyone got a rough idea on how much a pane of glass would be for an interior door, the size is 38 inchs by 22 inches. cheers

Hi all again, I have in my rear yard 2 extensions with a concrete path running around them which is 4 foot wide, the cocrete was layed by a person who could not smooth the surface very well and looks unsightly although only me and the misus goes ot there, i want to lay a surface of slabs over...

Hi all, i am going to paint my bedroom and would like it to be wipeable like kitchen paint, i am using an emulsion but not sure wether to use matt or silk and is there anything i can roll/paint over the top of the final coat to make it wipeable. Thanks in advance Ian

Hi all, I want to take a row of tiles out of my roof and replace, the tiles that are on are made of slate and have 2 holes 3/4 the way up the tile which are held down by nails, i have made a tool to rip out the nails but i am unsure on how to securely replace the tiles back onto the battens! i...

Hi all, here goes another post and look forward to the replys :wink: I am after a steel gurder to go from gable to gable in my loft to support the roof purlin as i want to take the struts out to open the loft space up, I have had loads of advice on here and toying with a few things to support...

hi all i have already posted a topic on my damp in my walls, i used the new inovative cream on the market as they say, it is called one shot dpc. Has anyone used this and what is your feedback on the product, the reason why i am asking is that i have damp penetrating through the fresh plaster...

3rd post on this site and hope this goes as well as the others!! on a night time i have noticed that in my kitcehn i have a metal switched socket for my outside lights, when i rub my fingers over the metal switch face plate i can feel a sort of buzzing through my fingers!! does anyone know what...

Hi all, i have just completed a dpc on a wall in my house. i took the plaster off and injected the cream and left it for a week, the rising damp was pretty severe roughly about a foot and a hlf up the wall. When i put the base coat plaster on after the week i plastered over it 3 days later and...

Hi all, this is my first post on this site and have a little knowledge with the terms and words what the builders use lol, I am wanting to convert my loft and trying to get some guidance on my floor joists i need to put in. My ceiling is being held up by 5x1 joists which are no good to lay a...