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Yesterday I tested cutting the slates and found I could get a good finish. So I going to try and do that. I will find out how easy it will be to get the support tray under the eaves when I do that.

Thanks again OBND Its not boarded. What there at the eaves of the overhang is strip vent and above that a 200mm wide section of thin ply. But probably more relevant is what is at the eaves of the rest of the roof, which is the level to which I am removing the overhang. From memory that was...

Would it be a bodge to cut of the tile underneath? It might even look a bit better than the tingles?

Thanks. They are Spanish slate. There is currently 2 layers at the eaves.

Thanks OBND. Can you see it now?

Hi, I wish to remove this overhanging part of the roof, to make way for an extension. After removing the lower tiles, how can I fix the last half tile on the bottom row? Do I need to remove a triangle of tiles above?

Hi, my Franke tap is slow. I have tried it without the filter, ensured that the valves are open and pipes not kinked, and checked flow before tap is also slow. It got even slower after the filter was changed, but as per above have eliminated the filter, and also note others have observed...

Yes. Having some some research, it does sound like maybe the inlet holes are blocked. The cistern is already filling to the top so next step when im next there is to clean the inlets. Thanks

Hi I have installed a Saniflo Water Genie 500w macerator. The pipework is 1 1/2 rising 1.8m with 4 90 elbows before it starts the descent. After that there is 8m with 4 more 90 elbows and a good fall. When it operates it seems to be pulling the water away, at least the water line drops in...

Hi Can anyone recommend me a paint. Here are the requirements White walls and ceilings. These are low end rental properties and the room sizes are quite small so the brighter the better I will be spraying When decorated the flats have any external walls dry lined with insulated plasterboard...

Hi, what should this gap be filled with, group, silicone, or caulk?

Hi That connection works great. But I am a little concerned about the pipes. Firstly, as Hugh suggested, it could be blocked by other waste. I have since made the new connection at the top of the pipe for now (not shown above), but its not in use yet anyway. And Im sure you will have...

Hi The copper pipe at the end of the flexi hose is coming from my boiling tap overflow. Its a loose fit and will leak when water in overflow. How do I seal it inside the plastic reducer (assuming thats what its called) Thanks

I think I like that idea best. I even have a bench saw he could use. Actually, I think I would be more comfortable with the whole lot being ripped off but I think I would have trouble convincing the architect. What the Arc said is that he will specify a limit over which the wall will need to...

Hi Steve Arc has said that the walls be corrected. What is being considered now is how. The builder is proposing building out with layers of plasterboard. He has not yet said how these will be fixed to the walls. Would there be any satisfactory way of doing this?

Ps. There was no render previously. It was the battens straight onto brick.

Yes. Definitely BS about the architect. The building was a tractor shed. Double brick wall. No cavity. He is now saying that he will correct the worst bits. The bits on the picture. Other walls are out by between 25 and 55 mm . His plasterer told him the base coat would be too thick do he is...

Hi The project is a conversion of agricultural building. The external walls are not plumb. External walls have battens then 62.5 mm Kingspan insulated plasterboard, and 3 mm skim coat. The walls are not plumb and no allowance has been made to correct this by spacers on the battens, I...

Sorry! I meant to say 90 mm joists and 100 mm insulation. No need to U turn :)

Hi Notch, that was what was specified - 90 mm joists and 100 mm rafters. I guess this should have been picked up and clarified at the design stage but doesn't every jobs have these grey areas? And where there are grey areas, there should be a standard of fitness for purpose. A loft that you...