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Hi to all Hoping to get some ideas by posting this. I am currently reroofing and old small barn, from inside are looking straight at battens and underside of slate. I want to keep the old battens on display (something i have done in the past on a smaller scale by plyboarding over full area...

Hi all as a regular poster on these forums I wish to share this one....there is no catergory thinks i so just put it here, maybe some opinions or advice needed. A freind (yes a freind and not me covering up) lives in a private house which is semi detached to a council owned house, he lives...

Hi All who are reading. I have a situation arising where I am starting a planning application for a holiday let, my property which is semi detached is a smallholding of 2 acres serviced directly with a very short shared drive and then through seperate gates, of a trunk road....I previously...

Hello all here. Hoping for some advice or interpridation of the regs.... A 1960s bungalow (not mine) is being extended the full width of the back elevation, the design as been approved by building control ect, and foundations are in ready for substructure, The remainder of the existing external...

Not sure if I am even in the right forum for this one!!! maybe someone could give advice! I want to possibly make buy or adapt something that would allow me to flatten standard size drinks cans (coke or 7 up type size) Basically want a trough width and length of cans with a press that would...

Can I ask ?? for a neighbour as much as myself?? a supply pole single phase (2 overhead wires) is very close to our property boundary, we both live adjacent a trunk road and both have exellent turning parking facilities as we are semi detached smallholdings. I am sort of looking at the...

Hi all Currently doing up an old smallish barn at home, its a half height brick structure with a timber frame (old barn) and horizontal cladding, my good lady wishes to make this a photography studio (I have reservations about potential lingerie clad ladies roaming around the back of my...

Can I please ask the forum for advice for a work colleague of mine? His recent purchase property has a detached garage (10m away from house) inside the garage is what is a standard garage type distribution board consisting of a 40 Amp 30 Ma RCD two type B MCB s 1 x32 amp 1x 6amp, this is...

I am in the process of applying for planning permission for my father in laws new garage and covered walkway, its a definite planning application as it is alongside the road in the front of the house (actually the old sheds burned down in a fire and we are replacing) I know it will need building...

Can I seek some advice and Knowledge from good people here ?? I have a what seems a simple lighting scenario but are struggling to determine if i am able to switch it as I wish, haven't a diagram so hopefully can explain it . I have uploaded a sketch of the switching configuration and want to...

Posting here as I believe this belongs in this forum not electrics but possibly in combustion chamber forum. Some time ago my stepdaughter bought a house that had seen the previous owners do all sorts of weird and wonderful things both to plumbing, phones, cctv, and electrics.. I had the job of...

Dear forum Can anyone tell me the procedure for converting or utilising an existing street light (adjacent to my Daughters on street car parking bay) into an EV charging point, I understand there is active encouragement by local authorities to provide on street EV charging facilities, And in...

Hi To all I've read through all posts and cannot find the right answer or advice. I have installed a "topps tiles" linear tray short side and used a "tops tiles" linear drain trap It as leaked after a few showers at the trap tray junction, if you look at the trap it quite simply gets offered...

Hi I have in my shed lots of hardware bits and bobs left over from when I was site managing. I had a back door fitted the other day and the carpenter fitted the sashlock, but called me over to say that to open the levers need lifting up and not down.. we pulled it apart and have concluded that...

hi to all who read this, and thanks in anticipation of some good advice. I have a formed a traditional type pantry in the kitchen of my renovated and extended house, the back wall of the pantry is external cavity wall the one side wall is also a cavity wall but is now an internal wall as the...

Hi to all, Today I find myself installing the pipework and generally studding out in preparation of having a combi boiler fitted, Let me state that I consider myself to be very skilled Diy,er, I have researched the boiler I wish to purchase and have been through all the installation criteria for...

Hello all I am in a bit of a pickle and don't want to let a friend down. in mid wales a new bypass is being built round our town, a friend whose land is being cut in two by the bypass, his 25mm (black plastic) (may be 20mm) the bypass contractor as ducted under the new road and inserted a...

Hopefully someone can help me source some timber cladding at a sensible price and pick up able in mid wales, Shropshire west midlands area. I am after circa 60mtrs of bead and butt soft wood cladding, the sample i have or the size i believe is standard is a 12mm thick (ex 19mm) and width...

Just a quickie.... I would like to put standard pendant light fittings in my bathroom... is this OK?? Russ

Hi All I have posted here before regarding this subject. at home i have put in the following. From sat dish to loft 2 x shotgun wf100 = 4 sat cables From loft to each room, 3 no, i have run 1 x shotgun wf100= 2 sat cables these terminate in the rooms in a single metal backbox. I am now starting...