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What I need to know is. What section size timbers would I need to span 30' (wall to wall). There will be a wall in the centre to support ceiling/floor timbers. It's for a barn and the 'roof space' will be used to store square hay bales! The roof covering will be of steel profile. It is fairly...

Hiya Fella's... my son has just bought a Citroen Saxo 1.4 manual 'R' reg. The drivers door will not open. we think a key has broken in the lock and the central locking mechanism may be damaged as in keeps clicking untill all the doors are shut which means they are locked. He is thinking of...

Hiya fella's... Does anyone know of any free software suitable for estimating building work... Any help would be very much appreciated... Angelbabes...

My stone cottage wall has been rendered in patches as and when money was available by the previous occupier. The cement render mix is incredibly hard and has stuck like the preverbial. Trouble is it looks a mess, so... Can it be given another coat all over for asthetic purposes. I have...

Hiya oh helpful people... Whilst driving through a new motorway cutting I saw a honeycombed mesh thingy which I presume is for filling with soil for grass seed etc... Anybody know what is is called, how much it costs and where to get it from as my summer project is to dig into a hillside...

Well I am here again looking for lots of info this time... I have been considering a wind turbine for my next project as I live very rural. Is there anybody out there who has installed one. Also the goverment has some incentives for rural installations... has anybody been involved...

When you get connected to the grid. How much wattage can you have! are there limits on draw etc... This is my boyfriends language... so please reply in 'English' big writing with pretty pictures please... Angelbabes...

I am in a sitation where my heating will be supplied by electric. I have had storage heaters in my previous home which have worked fine as I overinsulated the loft 14" in total... I again have overinsulated the loft in my new renovation project and added 4"insulation (internally) to the...

What is the maximum length of tails from supply to to consumer unit. I always believed it was 3m... then I heard, it is up to 30m... then I heard, has to be switched after 3m. then I heard you can get away with 5m. I cannot seem to find any hard and fast aswer in the regs... If there...

I have in the past wired several houses (2 being my own) but non since 2004... What are the changes/upgrades I need to know about as several people have told me there are only a few. If no-one can help directly where can I get these details. The property is a cottage in Caithness (holiday...