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So, I get a rate for laying laying some 100mm concrete blocks and aerated blocks of £2.00 a block. Job is in the West Midlands and consists of a single story kitchen extension. I’m ok with the rate but find I am now being invoiced to include the area of a patio window of 6m2 = £240. build is...

Hi, I’m building a substantial veranda 10m x 3m with 8 degree pitch. Preferred roof option would be glass but that is coming in at £2000. Would be grateful for any thoughts on other options such as polycarbonate or Perspex or any other option someone may have experience off. cheers

Hi Guys, as stated in the thread title as I know sweet FA about soar panels, I would like a steer on what I need to proved power to light a shipping container with LED ‘s. It seems I need a panel, a battery, a connector box and I’d read somewhere about a device that stops the battery...

Guys, what would be the implications of using a Mira Platinum pumped digital shower on a high pressure system. Would it be ok to simply crank down the flow from the incoming hot and cold.

Hi All, I have 150meters of pex left over from an underfloor heating installation. am I ok to use this left over pipe for the domestic hot and cold water supply at the same house. are there any issues I should be aware of? thanks

Hi Guys, am looking to buy a couple of new 5mh batteries and am tempted by something like the Waitely after market as a substitute for the real thing. can anyone recommend a good substitute battery or is it a matter of ‘you get what you pay for’ thanks for any input.

Hi Guys, just about to apply a flow screed directly on top of the UFH pipe work and cannot understand why the system needs to be over pressurised before the screed is layers Any ideas why this is necessary ?? Cheers

Hi guys, toying with treating myself to a robot mower now that the prices seem to have dropped. I’m always suspicious of review sites who seem to have a vested interest in pointing you towards Amazon, so I would really appreciate some honest opinions on how these things work out in practice and...

If I’ve pressed the correct button there should be attached a photo of a small Yukon pot bellied wood burner to be install into a man cave. Question is should the flue which will go up through the roof and be circa 2m long be single rigid pipe or a twin walled flexi pipe. Thanks in advance of...

Hi, as the listing says I am about to lay 25m2 of Polyflor vinyl tiles(it’s the same as Karndean). The previous covering was carpet under which there were those very old almost plastic 300 x 300 tiles. They have come up very easily and have left a very thin perfectly smooth black coating on the...

Hi guys, anyone had any experience of Tar and Chip. I am doing a renovation and have three areas of flat smooth concrete already laid that I want to make more aesthetically pleasing to the eye.....exam are is about 20m2 An option is to apply a bitumen and spread over a washed gravel, press into...

Hi Guys, I am over boarding an existing floor (after removal of old 18mm planks) so that the finished level will be up to the existing skirting. Question is can the over boarding be MDF rather than ply ?? Cheers

Hi guys, anyone happen to know if the vertical flue for a Heatline C24 Compact fits the Heatline Solaris. Trying to get some info from Heatline/Valliant/Glow worm is mission impossible Cheers

I am renovating a row of four terraced houses. We had to change the position of some of the windows and doors which meant the smooth rendered exterior needed to be patched up. It was not possible to achieve a perfect, none-noticeable join between the old and new and I am now looking for the...

hi Guys, have just invested £1000 on a Q-tech spray gun. I’m a builder and thought it might be a good investment for spray painting new builds with my own lads who are skilled but not in painting (they are also quick learners:(). A few questions I would appreciate some comment on are:- 1...it’s...

hi, I’m renovating four terraced houses and am looking at where I can locate the central heating boilers. Best place from a building perspective is upstairs on the street wall.....the houses front directly onto the pavement. My intention would be to vent horizontally at 300mm or so below the...

would appreciate a take on this problem where we are up to roof truss level. For the footing depth the calculator shows 1.7. I have taken that measurement from the origonal site level before we stripped of 900mm of solid, and I mean solid clay. There was always uncertainty as the deeper we took...

Hi Guys I am having front of house coated with a one coat monocouche product. The front upstairs and downstairs windows are bays that I have stripped the old render off, have insulated, and applied a breathable membrane and finished of with marine ply bent to the shape of the bay. Question is...

Hi Guys, on a new build with brick, 100m cavity, thermalite block and dab and plaster finish we need to get to a 'U' value of .20. I am wanting to find the cheapest option.....any ideas would be welome. Cheers

I could do with some advice on an issue I have with footing depths near trees. We are building a bungalow, 10 metres from the back of the bungalow are some Poplar trees but the bases of the trees are down a bank and are a good 2.5 metres below the ground level on which the bungalow is being...