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I have to run a power cable from my house to garage, the distance is approximately 12 M. It would be a pain to bury the cable due to the distance also being concreted. I am aware that over that distance it should be 3.5m high and supported on a catenary wire but it is not practical due to the...

Good morning all :wink: I have just have had an offer accepted on an epic DIY doer upper project. At the rear left of the property is a down stairs toilet that has the waste going directly into a floor waste pipe. On the exterior wall of the toilet is a soil vent pipe which the current...

Hi All, I am planning a new garage build. It will be single skin with single brick pillars at the appropriate intervals for re-enforcement. Thus making the wall 215mm wide. I figure a footing of 450mm Wide and 600mm deep, will this do the trick? Regards Carl

Hi All, I am looking at building a new garage, compete with electrics etc. I am fully conversant with the 2.5mm Flat twin & earth for a ring main and 1.5mm Flat twin & Earth for lighting. Question.. Can you use 2.5mm & 1.5mm 3 core flex for the same wiring (IE: is it in line with...

Hi all, I am currently in the planning phase of a brick (self build) garage. The dimensions are 14 x 24 ft. I am curious what size roof joists i would use across a 14 ft span, I figure 6x2's but maybe 10x2's and then cutting the angle for drainage using a table saw, I figure this to be...