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Hello, I am extending a decking subframe and would like to lay boards on top without a joint. I will need 5.65m to make it work. Does decking come in 5.7m (or longer) length and also min 35mm thick?

Hello, looking to build a 7'x5' shed. I will construct the frame from 63mmx38mm CLS and use 11mm OSB on the roof and 18mm OSB on the floor. However, for the cladding I have seem Shiplap and Weatherboard being mentioned....what's the difference/benefit of each? Also, what is the most...

Hi, I am finishing a suspended deck and fitting the posts and looking for advice on the fixing to use. I am putting a post in the inside corners and this means that they will sit behind a 45x 195mm joist on one side and 90x 195mm on the other. The post is 83mm thick. I want to "trap" a...

I have built a deck and have the newel posts securely built into the deck, just ready for the handrail. The handrail I have comes with a fillet piece and I will going to drill dowel holes into the handrail and spindles. All fine so far. But how do I attach the handrail to the newel posts...

Thanks - how does the fillet piece fit together with dowels? I thought you perhaps screwed the fillet into the spindles (from the top) then slotted the fillet into the handrail grove?

Hello, I am looking to replace decking handrail that I have. The previous owner put screws through the top of the handrail into the spindles and it would appear that water seeping through a handrail tends to rot it after a year or two. So - I now have a new handrail. In the grove is a...

I am making a decking subframe for a ground deck and am looking for advice on which size of screws I should use for the joists (rather than joist hangers). I was thinking 100mm and thought that the timberlok screws that I used for some of the sleeper work would do? Joists are 100x50...

My wife would like our decking to be grassedeck rather than normal wood. I have seem this in a couple of places - is it OK, or should I be persuading her that the usual plain wooden decking is fine?

I am thinking of a decking project. Looking to lay boards (min 28mm) over 100x50mm joints. It is a reasonable area (50sqm) on fairly flat ground. 2 questions - 1) where to buy the materials? Have seen that B&Q is overpriced and mediocre quality, so probably not from there!, 2) how far...

Hi - B&Q and Homebase used to stock 50mm wide low tack masking tape which was yellow in colour (but not the plastic feeling stuff). However, this has become increasingly hard to find in recent months. I have tried other low tack tapes but they are not as good (i.e. they take some of the paint...

Should have written no door....just a straight wall

No wall - just a straight wall

I am looking to build a stud wall between two rooms. Its 3000mm, with no load bearing worries. I can screw into joists above and below easily. The question I have is what sort of carcassing wood should I use - I was thinking of 75mmx50mm (or 47mm), with 400mm gaps between studs. I have seen...

Hi, my roof (concrete tiles) are quite mossy and I was going to clean them with a wire brush or jet hose them. Thereafter I would like to paint/seal as appropriate - what should I use? i.e. what is the costing that I should apply and where can I get it? I have had quotes from Aquashield...

Thanks - happy to have it anywhere from 7x5 to 12x12 as we have plenty of space for it.

Hi, I would like to deck around 40 sqm of ground at the bottom of my garden. It will have a railway sleeper wall at one side and a fence at the other. The land is soil based, which I am planning to level. I understand that I need to fix in lots of posts as support, but what technical...

I would like to build my own shed...any advice for finding plans and the sort of materials to use? I would like to use at least 15mm (or 18mm) board if possible.

Hello, I need to clear around 40-50 sqm of garden which is currently soil with weeds growing on it. Nettles, grass, and various other weeds. Have tried using 10 litres of resolva on it applied in a watering can, but it just seems to have discouraged rather than killed. I used sodium cholrate...

I would like to partially level my garden and also excavate a fair amount of soil in order to build a wall (i.e. change a relatively steep slope to a step down design). There is probably around 5-10 tonnes of earth to move. Obvious answer is to hire a JCB Micro (or similar) However, road...

Hi - I am looking to install a burglar alarm but don't really know what to look for. What is best - wired or wireless (or doesn't it matter?). How much should I be looking to spend to protect a 4 bed, split level house. Can I fit this myself (reasonable, but amateur, understanding of...