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Hi Bernard - thank you for the reply - we are just looking to for a lock for a manually opened gate. The gate provides a 'secondary' access - the property is signed to another access route that is ungated. Thanks, Tom

Hi, We need to fit an electric lock to a gate that can be operated by a keypad on entry and a press button on exit. It is a 5 bar gate type and we have 240v power nearby - it will be installed by the appropriate person but I've been tasked with research!. Can anybody advise on what we should...

TheDec - you are a star - thank you :) I had decided to just live with it and my girlfriend insisted it looked 'fine', but on my day off on Thursday, it was bugging me like crazy, so I just re did it. Sanded as you advised, dusted off and used a decent 9" sleeve. I also changed my...

Thanks for the reply - the set came with a sponge roller and a fluffy one, I used the fluffy one. I do wonder whether I kept it 'wet' enough, it obviously holds nowhere near as much paint as a 9" Microfibre, which am used to, so it might have been user error on my part. Also, I only left 2...

Hi All, I did some painting yesterday on a feature wall Chimney Breast, which is quite a dark brown colour. We originally painted it last Autumn, and then afterwards decided we wanted our TV wall mounted. So the sparks come out, chisel the wall, lay the wires I re plaster the chases and we...

No, its free hanging, so you open the door and then reach up and pull the ladder down, as here: http://www.loftladders999.co.uk/loft_ladders_alloy_telesteps_photos.htm

Thank you - that makes a lot of sense, and that is the way I have done it. One other quick question - Is it possible for the loft hatch door to be 'too heavy'? The door is quite small - about 640mm x 750mm and about 18mm thick and is made from solid pine - I estimate it to be about 4Kg, the...

Hi, I have purchased a Telesteps loft ladder which I intend to install tomorrow. As the loft hatch used to open into the loft, I am adapting it to open down into the room below. I had planned to have the loft hatch open so that when the ladder is down, the hatch is hanging below the...

Hi, Thanks for the reply - yes you have understood that right. I have spoken to Dulux this morning - very helpful chap on the phone who is going to send me a voucher for another 5 litres, which is very good of them. My other problem is how do I proceed with this wall, the chap on the...

Thanks for your reply. It is definitely the paint that is off rather than the wall - I just opened up the tin and I was nearly sick - that is no over exaggeration, it stank, I was gagging. I actually have 3 tins of this colour, it is a colour in their 'hints' range which I imagine is...

Hi, I finished some painting last night with a tin of Dulux Matt Emulsion paint that is about 2 months old. I opened the tin, and there was a layer of water on the top - I have had this before, just mixed it in and all was fine. I was cooking at the time and painting in the adjacent room...

Out of interest - and I know I have swayed from the original topic - but would hardwall be better than bonding seen as how it is brick? Would I still need to PVA the chase, or just wet it? Sorry to be a pain!!

Thank you both for the replies. Thats a very good tip on using a Stanley knife - I actually used it when chasing and it gave very good results. The house was built in approximately 1850, and the wall in question is solid brick. I think you could be Right Roy - in that it is a sand and lime...

Hi Roy - Thanks for the reply, I had a feeling you would say something like that. I'm unsure of what is underneath - it could be sand and cement, but it doesn't really look like mortar as I know it (of course, it could be a different ration or something), could it just be a 'bonding'. I...

Hi all, We are having some sockets added to our house, and as such, we needed to chase the brick walls in preparation - I have had the week off and have done this in preparation for the sparks next week. All of them have gone well, except for one. At the top end of the chase, there is a...

Sorry to 'hijack' and take this off topic. In the OP's picture, can anyone advise what the ceiling is made of? Is that lath and plaster? We have exactly the same in our house and someone warned it could be asbestos (not that I intend to move it or cut it or do anything with it, it's just...

Hi, If anyone can help it would be much appreciated. In particular I am interested if it really is ok to fill right into the Eaves as there are no soffit vents? Regarding actaully fitting vents, I have seen these recomended elsewhere on the forum...

Hi all, I realise this may have been asked before, I have read a few thread, but couldn't find anything to answer my questions. We recently bought a house (built ~ 1850) Faces East/West, mid terrace. Went in the attic last Wednesday and the inside of the felt on the west side only was...