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Got to lay some 19mm thick 140 mm wide rustic solid oak floor boards onto a brand new 21mm thick french pine floor boards. Taking the time it takes to do the job out of the equation what would be best A Porta Nailer or the Tongue Tite Screws ??

Wonder if i can get some advice please. I have built a new shed using 100x50 stud work on 400 centres and i am about the start the cladding stage and this is where i am unsure. My original plan was to 1: staple a breathable membrane on the studs and then fix the cladding onto the...

Hi there, i have a few issues with 2 dome camera i have installed onto my system and wonder if anyone could offer some advice? The problem is at night time the screen just goes all “foggy” and you cannot see at all, during the daytime they are very clear. When i take the outer domes of the...

I am after a bit of advice, I have a porch which Is built out of 9” brick wall with no cavity. I have studded the walls on the inside and filled with 90mm Celotex. There is a UPVC door that leads to the outside (will be changed) and a Timber door that will lead into the hallway. All the...

I am studding out my downstairs hall way which has 2 outside walls with no cavity, so doing a stud wall filled with 90mm celotex and today i brought the plaster board to go over. I am going to have this skimmed. Looking at the options standard board V DB board there was not much in the...

I have been studding out my downstairs hall in preparation to fit 90mm celotex in-between for insulation as there is no cavity. As the walls are quite a bit out i have a gap from the brickwork to the back of the stud work of about 25mm to 50 mm in places, i thought it would be a good idea to...

Hi there need a bit if advise. Going to be doing a fair bit of tiling over the next few months (just at home) and i am in the market for a tile saw. I have had a few of the small “plas plugs” type ones but never got on well with them due to not seeing the line when cutting due to spray...

Hi there, anyone got any experience with CCTV over IP ?? Trying to choose / set up a 6-8 camera system that will give me alerts to movements via text Email etc and that i can view remotely. As far as i have read this can only be done with CCTV over IP ?

I am on holiday in Florida and have been watching there “diy” channel and they all seem to use a impact driver for driving screws into wood. Been the local B+Q “home depot” which was huge :shock: and they have them there at reasonable prices Can anyone shed some light on why they use...

I brought 4 new solid Oak doors and door linings from a on line “oak door specialist” 1 of the doors required a 300mm wide lining, no problem they listed them. Place order delivery made and it became obvious that the 300mm wide one is 2 150mm wide planks joined together. Now not only could...

Just a quick question, can you Dab and Dot onto “hardwall” bonding , I have done a search but not found the answer .

Right after a bit of help and advice please if i may, i have done a few searches but it is not clear cut. I am sorting out our bathroom ripped it all out and started from fresh, i have got a lot of good info from here and put it to good use so far so thank you all :) I am installing a...

Hi there i am after a bit of advice regarding a garden building / shed :D As you can see by the photo i have a large shed on the land forward of the front elevation of my house. The building in question is the green shed; this was built as a chicken run/ shed, but been used for storage...

Just after a bit of advice. Just looking at replacing our heating system. At the moment we have an oil fired boiler with cold water tank in the loft, hot water tank in the airing cupboard etc. What i would like to change to is a megaflow system with under floor heating to the ground...

Hi there all, 1st post from me so be gentle, must say though what a cracking forum this is. :D Right my question, moved into a new house about 6 weeks ago, it has a brick built double garage with a stable block attached to the rear. I am a keen car enthusiast and have a 2 poster car ramp...