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l want to tile around an inset gas fire that sits about 450mm off the floor using 30cm square tiles, l know l need to start in the centre and work out left to right but do l also need to work from the centre point of the fire top to bottom. Go half mid way down means l'll end up with less than...

I've had a problem with a small amount of damp(1980's detatched bungalow)it's just above the skirting...about ½" high for about a foot, there used to be an old gas fire in the same spot so that section of wall was previously hidden. I've done some digging(literally) and removed the internal...

I had an inset gas fire installed a while back but not really used it much, recently noticed a small patch of damp just above the skirting below the fire...l initially thought it was rain coming down the old redundant flue but have since ruled that out. Could it be from condensation forming on...

Hi all, l had an old(80's) gas fire removed from my bungalow, it had a brick flue that ran up about 8ft through the wall cavity, into the loft space leading to a ridge vent. The fire was replaced with a new fanned flue item that vents through the external wall only. All has been ok but recently...

We had an old gas fire removed from our 80's bungalow and it was replaced with a fanned flue item. The old pre cast flue was left in situ in the loft as the installer seemed to think it may be asbestos...the flue was left unblocked at the bottom, now with heavy rain l have noticed a small...

I had to relocate the fused spur for my electric garage door, l went to switch out the power and was surprised to find the spur is on the the mcb as the garage lights....is this normal and above all else...safe?

Starting some tiling on our entrance hall and hallway with some 300x600 tiles, entrance hall is about 10ft wide x 12ft deep, then does a 90 along the hallway which is about 4-5ft wide, what's the best/usual way to lay these sort of tiles around a corner?...do I go across the width of the...

I'm about to set to tiling our hallway (concrete)with some 300x600 porcelain tiles but finding the whole adhesive thing a bit of a minefield. There seems to be loads of quick set products but because I'm no professional tiler I have concerns that the adhesive will start to go off before I get...

Our central heating system is, I believe, a sealed pressurised system, all the pipe work is 15mm except one radiator in the hallway that has microbore pipe, had a BG engineer round recently and got chatting as we have had numerous issues with the far end of the house(actually a bungalow)rads not...

Got a few questions about fitting some shiplap timber cladding (not hardwood or T&G) the cladding will be fitted horizontally to vertical 25x50 batons, should I fit horizontal batons at the top and bottom of the verticals to prevent insect/small animal infestation in the "cavity" behind the...

I have built a large double garage...timber frame and sheathed in 12mm OSB3...now I have discovered from an American friend that the OSB should be "gapped" (1/16" to 1/8") between sheets to allow for expansion! How big a problem is it likely to be as I haven't done this? The board was dry...

Just finished sheathing my timber frame garage in 12mm osb...was planning to wrap it all in tyvek supro as supplied by local builders merchants but unusually I decided to read to instructions where it says "not to be used with osb or plywood" so have I got the wrong stuff?....merchants website...

Can anyone please give me an opinion of my home made roof trusses....good,bad or indifferent? Just want to added that the uprights on the main framework have now been doubled up and there are an additional 6 purlins per side of roof, I can get some better pics but its all tarped up at the...

looking to start insulating my self built timber garage...frame is mostly 2x4's,sheathed with osb and will have a 12mm internal lining was going to use 100mm kingspan or the like....til I saw the price :shock: Can anyone suggest a more suitable(read "cheaper") alternative?....I've got the...

we have a bit of a mare with our Ferroli combi boiler....had to bleed the rads recently then the boiler starts cutting out due to low pressure after lots of t'internet surfing I managed to reinstate the pressure on the analogue gauge on the boiler but now the digital readout says 7.5 bar...way...

I'm planning to wrap a timber frame garage I'm building with Tyvek membrane but not too sure about what to attach it with, looking on the web our american friends seem to favour some sort of plastic headed nails wrap caps?)...bit like big drawing pins, I WAS going to just use a staple gun but...

I stressing over what to use on a recently self built garage 6mx6m....currently roofless save the frame work....got a very shallow pitch and I was originally go to just felt it with some membrane and decent quality felt but only having done small sheds etc I'm a bit wary of going that...

I will shortly be attempting to clad a self built timber garage 6mx6m....what would be the best(read easiest) way to clad the exterior...been looking at log lap or featheredge, log lap sounds a bit trickier and more of a faff as it needs to be "blind nailed" whereas featheredge can be face...

I am seriously considering building a large timber garage, 6mx6m, I had someone lined up to do the work but he can't complete the job. Couple of concerns I have are what to use as sheathing on the outside of the walls...OSB or ply? (the chap who was going to build it said he wouldn't recommend...

I'm considering building a timber garage...will be built with a frame of 2x4 covered in 12-18mm ply covered in bitumen paper then clad in redwood loglap type cladding to battens...what's the best way to attach the outer layer of cladding I was considering investing in a nail gun to add to my...