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Hi all, Been a while. I have been removing a lot of caulk from our old front door porch tiles. Have no idea why this was ever done, but my problem now. These tiles had been painted over many times, but I've done my best to wire brush and clean them. Before painting, I want to seal them to bond...

Hi guys, Bought a water pressure test gauge, but as I turn the tap on, it rockets to the max 4 bar of pressure. Is there a trick to using them? What about the air you would inevitably get in the connection hose? Do you need to leave it to settle? Any advice appreciated, otherwise I'll try...

Hi guys, I have a very old garage/shed on top of what must be a very old concrete slab. The slab appears to have been poured in 2 parts and I think is not very level. Either way it is solid. I now want to rebuild the structure as a timber frame workshop. I'd really like to extend it on...

Hi Guys, Been a while since I’ve used the forum, hoping it’s is helpful is it was when I did my renovations. I am about to build a summer house/garden shed at the bottom of the garden. Plan to stay within the permitted allowances to avoid planning permission, and personally feel that 2.5m...

Hi guys, About to render the outside if the chimney stack... Sharp sand, building sand or plastering sand? Also just curios, but I've relaid the pots and done some base repair using sharp sand. This is quite a grey mix when dry. I wouldn't want the outside of the stack to look like this...

Hi guys, Any advice on SBR application. Used it before just mixed with cement powder to form a bond agent beneath paving. Now about to render the top and sides of a chimney stack. Is it best to simply paint it on the surface before rendering or should I actually mix it into the render mix...

Hi guys, Sorry I have a couple of questions I could do with some reassurance on. About to do some repair to our chimney stack which sits on the ridge and is shared with the neighbours. Common sense would have been to render both sides, but the neighbours don't want to spend the money. So I'll...

Hi guys, Before I get an engineer over, our vailant which is about 3 yrs old is loosing pressure on and off. It can be as much as 3 weeks while away on holiday, but since we've been back and using central heating possibly once or twice a week. Desperately hoping it's not under the floor on...

Hi Guys, Just curious what the professionals would advise to use to attach gate posts to walls for an alley gate. About to start building a decent spec timber gate. Intention is to build the frame from 2x4 and 2x2 and clad the front with something like gravel boards or a smooth planned...

Hi chaps, Considering using a nail gun rather than hammer to attach 200 fence pales to the rails for a picket fence. Guess I'll need two nails per rail per pale, so 4 per pale, which is 800 nails. No thanks. Question is, what type of nail gun do I want to hire? I know many will be too...

Hi Guys, I have a fair amount of picket style fencing to complete in the next few days. Currently built all the frame (posts and rails) and now need to attach nearly 200 pales. To stop twisting, I had assumed two nails per rail for each pale, so that is 4 nails a pale. Adds up quickly. I had...

Hi guys, On a number of occasions I have seen mortar or sand and cement that varies in colour. Not talking about additives, just a lighter grey vs darker grey. Apart from the obvious sand colour, can the cement product vary between manufacturers. About to build a small brick wall and have...

Hi Guys, Completely confused about the methodology all of the sand cement calculators use for estimating the amount of materials required for building a brick wall in terms of sand and cement. I have tried a number of different ones, but get the same answer every time. My project is a...

Hi guys, Odd one here. Set a fence post last night and appears to have tilted before the concrete set. Bugging the hell out of me. Reckon the concrete is softer than rock hard after 36 hrs? Ie, if I use an SSS and large drill bits and then a breaker?

Morning all, Quick question re the replacement of a mixer kitchen sink tap. Had a look under there last night and it's basically a little worn and old and there appears to be a leak around the seal onto the sink. Decided to replace the entire tap and connecting flexible hoses. Question...

Hi Guys, Not sure of the best forum, but will try here and building. Anyone got any views on the better of the ceiling mounted vents for ducted extraction in a bathroom? There seem to be two popular options. One is the grille type, i.e. lots of small holes and the other is a circle in a...

Hi Guys, Not sure of the best forum, but will try here and building. Anyone got any views on the better of the ceiling mounted vents for ducted extraction in a bathroom? There seem to be two popular options. One is the grille type, i.e. lots of small holes and the other is a circle in a...

Hi all, Busy plannign to install some picket style fencing in the front of my property and curious as to the order/method of installing mortice posts with rails. Do you set the posts the correct distance apart and are the rails flexible enough to bend/force into the posts or do you set...

Hi Guys, Hoping this is the right forum as I've had no response elsewhere. I have had an extension pebble dashed and had the sides sealed and painted, but decided to leave the rear as raw pebble dash as we liked the look. The sides first had stabaliser applied and were then painted. The...

Hi Guys, Hoping this is the right forum as I've had no response elsewhere. I have had an extension pebble dashed and had the sides sealed and painted, but decided to leave the rear as raw pebble dash as we liked the look. The sides first had stabaliser applied and were then painted. The...