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Ha Ha... Yes obviously I would remove the sash first and turn it over. I did wonder if it was part of the moulding. Thank you for your reply.

Thanks for your reply. Yes it is starting to go soft in that corner in the photograph. So just wondered if I could remove the 4 inside pieces ?

I like many have a velux window that leaks (or has leaked in it's life) a little from one bottom corner. (See pic) My question : are the internal wooden trims that the glass sit on removable ? Can I remove them and replace with new wooden mouldings ? Any advice/comments welcome. Many thanks...

I hope I am posting in the correct section. Can anyone advise me please...I want to fit a new shower door and frame into a bathroom. The recess size for the frame to fit is 1180mm wide (wall to wall). And 1800mm from top of shower tray to ceiling. I only need the door and frame as the shower...

Yes.... I was thinking earlier..I do have some spare tiles somewhere. I will try that..thank you.

Hey, thanks for that. Yep used that and anoither site. I now know that 1 cubic metre of ballast = 1 tonne. Used the converter on the website, which backs up the amount I used. Many Thanks. Doh....I meant I cubic metre ballast = 1.76 tonnes

Hi I am building a garage, and am doing the base at the moment. The base size is 5.7 x 3.3 mt, and am looking to having 4 inch of concrete. A retired builder friend of mine worked out that I would need 2 tons of ballast, and 18 bags of cement (5 to 1 mix ). This worked out woefully short on the...

Thank you Aronsearle, Will check out insulated plasterboard, I wasnt aware there was such a product. We do not really wish to raise the temperature of the room, the temp at present is about where we like it. The dressing table is kept well away from the wall, to try to give some air circulation...

Thank you for taking the time to give me your comprehensive views. Sorry for the delay in replying to you. My plan at the moment is to leave it until the spring. Then to line the wall with foil backed plasterboard and skim. It would be good to batten the wall first to leave a small cavity...

The temperature in the bedroom over the winter ranges between 17-20 C. Do you think the problem could be helped then by increasing the temperature ?. The room is already ventilated, the window is open 99% of the time. I am thinking the damp must be coming through the external wall. I was...

Hello, and a Happy New Year to everybody. I am looking for some advice please. We live in a small terraced cottage circa 1850. Our Main bedroom (first floor) suffers really badly in winter with damp on the outside wall. The wall is 9" solid wall with brick on the outside. Our dressing table we...

What did you use to give them the 50v shock please. ?.

Yes I have been discharging them with a car bulb, then recharging, dont know if it is working yet. Foxhole...what doo you mean by site batteries...have you got a link to some ?.

I have 3 Makita 14v batteries for my drill/ screwdriver. They are about two and a half years old. Not heavily used, in fact laying in the garage for weeks at a time. Today they seem very poor, and although the charger says they are charged, they last only a few minutes. Is there anything I can...

Hi John, yes in fact it is just the clock blown, I have now replaced it and all is well. Many thanks Terry

I wonder if someone could advise me please. We have a solid fuel heating system which heats radiators, and does the hot water. We also supplement the hot water with an immersion heater once a day. The last week or so we have noticed the hot water isn't very hot. I used a neon tester and...

Thank you for both your replies, I prepared the existing paint with an orbital sander, the finish was still whole, though faded. I did not use a spirit wipe, to my knowledge the paint has never been polished. I was wondering if I should use a different roller, or possibly thin the paint before...

Ok thanks to every body for their help, even the p*sstaker, looks like a new one then.

Hi, The plastic lens on a PIR for an external light became brittle and crumbled into pieces. I did a neat repair using some plastic from a plastic squash bottle. It looks like new, but the sensor now barely detects motion unless it is within an inch of the sensor. Is there some other type of...