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Hi all, Recently put in pp to erect a new boundary fence which is very slightly higher than the existing fence and about 5m longer. (Total panel fence will be around 50 metres). The council have come back and said I need to get a tree survey as there are a number of trees within 2metres...

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hi all, having an absolute nightmare with a 25m area to be slate tiled (flexible cement based adhesive). i was wondering rather than grinding off the paint, which is taking ages and trashing the house, i could pour a thin coat of self levelling screed to the concrete to provide a good key for...

hi all, having an absolute nightmare with a 25m area to be slate tiled. i was wondering rather than grinding off the paint, which is taking ages and trashing the house, i could pour a thin coat of self levelling screed to the concrete to provide a good key for the adhesive? i hired a...

Hi all, how much can I expect to pay per metre run of 110 mm surface drainage, including materials? I am looking at having around 50m installed around property, will need to include around 6 rod eyes and 8 Bottle gullets. Will be discharging rainwater into the local stream. How much to hire...

Hi all, Just. Received my ledger doors for our home renovation. Slight problem, the strap t hinges are too big to screw to the 1 1/2 inch door frame to position the hinge in the correct place for the door. This means the majority of the hinge will be attached to the wall rather than the...

Hi all, very simple question. I am about to start landscaping the surrounds of my house, with a view to lay about 50m2 of patio surrounding the house to help drain water away from the footings, which, due to the age and original use of the property, has no damp proof course. At present, I have...

Hi all, very quick question, I am about to order a load of window boards in 22mm planed all round 1st quality Oak. ALL of the sawmills and timber places I have spoke to have reassured me I wont have to rip them up and biccy joint to prevent warpage. Some of the boards are 260mm wide, I am...

Hi all, searched for this unfortunately couldnt find a quick answer. I am lookingto tile my conservatory floor in either Honed or riven slate floor tiles (topps have some good deals on at the mo). I am unsure as this is my first floor tiling project whether 30X30 tiles are going to look odd in...

just finally got my stainless flue installed, after deciding to DIY it after being lied to on 4 seperate occasions by 4 seperate HETAS engineers. Net result of untruths being said HETAS engineers talking themselves out of a days work. Engineers 1,2,3 all insisted that a lined flue was the...

Hi, Looking at a quick easy way to sort out my garage floor (thick slab over DPC). Unfortunately, not sure what mix they used but it appears as if the lime is coming out of the mix creating absolutely loads of dust! I have tried sweeping it, but unfortunately, sweeping is actually creating as...

Hi all, need a bit of advice in routing of our drain from our ensuite to the foul drain, which is, per usual, on the other side of the house. I have 2 options. 1) Sanishower pump through roof space. I personally am not a fan of this option, as I have heard they can be an absolute b*gger...

Hi, I am about to order planed oak boards to use as window boards. I am ordering them from here: www.venbros.co.uk/ The plan is to finish (sand, router edge and oil) the planed boards, then countersink screw them down to solid walls. a few of the boards are over 9" deep (largest is...

All wiring now in at our pad, 3 new 2.5 ring finals, 2 extra lighting radials and new circuits for immersion, smoke alarms, cooker circuit working fine. Fuse diagrams and circuit diagrams been done on CAD, so we have a much better system than previously. For example, a supposed 2.5mm ring was in...

All, i LIve WITH a TT earthed system, thus struggle to meet 50v required disconnection times due to Ze value (around 15 ohms). if you split the incoming supply on tt, are you required to provide 1) RCD protection only 2) Overcurrent protection only (with RCD protection at the submain...

Just about to do a significant amount of decorating, painting over some neutral colours with another neutral colour... I know dulux trade is good, but it costs a fortune. I was wondering if anyone had used wickes branded trade paint and whether the results were ok? Or would you prefer to...

4 Metres of 35mm flexible conduit to relevant BS. Searched high and low, seems that 25mm is the biggest I can get online. Also, where to buy glands for each end. Aiming to hold 2X 25mm and 1X 16mm meter tail. Cheers in advance. :idea:

Hi all, what sized screws would you use to attach 50X50 wooden batten to a wall? I was thinking 5X70 or 5X80, but not sure of what size to use. I was planning on using red rawl plugs but unsure if 20-30mm of screw + rawlplug would be enough to hold the batten to the wall. The battens are...

What to people prefer? I have only started using these and I have heard mixed reviews about the ability of the push fit connectors to stay fitted. If you use them, what do you prefer, the lever operated connectors or the push fit ones?

Suppose a dumb question to ask plasterers, but what do you prefer and why? Thinking of getting bevelled plasterboard and taping/filling the gap. But I have also seen people skim plasterboard. What are the pros/cons of directly decorating? We are going for painted walls, rather than...