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Hi, I've got a garage roof which is tiled at the front but had corrugated AC sheets at the back, i had these removed and replace with Corrapol sheets which are fine for the short term, although i plan on replacing them eventually. The issue i have is the ridge. originally these were concrete...

My garage currently has a corrugated fiber cement roof which is pretty leaky :( I've arranged for a company to come and remove and dispose of the old roof panels (as the are likely asbestos containing) and need something new in its place. I have contacted a few local roofing companies who all...

Hi All, I'm looking for a bit of advice on what is the best route to take to become a qualified / certified electrician? I currently hold 0 qualifications which would count towards a domestic / commercial electrician, however my job is to design electrical & electronic control circuits and...

Hi All, I'm in the process of buying a PHEV car, but could do with some advice over the charging side. I've been looking at the mainstream charging points from the major suppliers who all quote about £500-600 to install a 7Kw charger (plus all the additions you know will be needed when they...

Hi Everyone, While planning to refurbish my bedroom I really like the idea of installing some coving which can be fitted with LED strip lighting. I've seen it done by people to create some 'mood' lighting in the room, but can it work as the main source of light for the room? my main concerns...

Decided to do a bit of weekend renovating of my guttering since it's old and rusty and flaking paint. I've managed to remove the old cast iron downpipe and detach it from the underground connection which appears to be an elbow of sorts. The old pipe was just mortared in place but the downpipe...

Hi all, hoping someone can point me in the right direction with an issue i'm having with my hot water system. Boiler is a Worcester combi about 5 years old, never had a single problem until recently. The shower is built into the bath tap with a lever to switch to shower head, like this one...

Hi All, I am soon going to replace a window at the back of my garage and the access door (not bit main door jobbie). I managed to get hold of a window for free :sneaky: but of course it isnt the right size for the existing window hole, so i'm going to have to cut myself a big hole in the wall...

Hi all, I have a little flooding problem in my garden i hope someone can advise how to fix. The garden slopes away from the house and has a bit of patio at the top and then lawn down to the bottom, the very bottom of the garden has a small patio which is above grass level. Because of this the...

Hi all, Looking to put a radiator into the bathroom (tower type as it's a narrow wall) being a bungalow the pipes are all in the loft, is it acceptable to have the pipes inlet the top of the radiator rather than the typical bottom entry. To save me having to run pipes down the wall and back up...

Hi all, I have an issue with both the toilet and washing machine where they consume water far too quickly! When I had to replace my washing machine a little while back I noticed that when it fills with water it does so very quickly and when it shuts off I get hammer down the pipes (same thing...

Hi All, Planning out a new pathway in my garden to join the patio at the top to the one down the bottom. I've got the basic idea of what I want to achieve, 2 450x450 slabs wide with an edging stone of block paving, much like this but less elaborate ... The patio at the top is higher than...

Looking to install a new path in my garden, from the patio down to the shed, nothing too fancy, 2x 450x450 slabs side by side, about 25 slabs long. Problem I have is where the patio ends and the grass starts there is a drop down of about 20cm. I will slightly angle the paving downhill to meet...

When fitting architrave to a door lining, is there any reason why there always seems to be a gap between the inside of the door lining and the start of the architrave, leaving a small flat section around 5mm on the outsides? My new architrave is a bit wider than what I have taken off so I'm...

Hello everyone, I'm current having my driveway done by a local company (block paved) The levels on our land mean that the house is below the level of the road access point and therefore rain drains downhill towards the house. The guys who are doing the drive have dug a soakaway and are laying...

Hello All, Last year i replaced the guttering on the garage roof, and took that opportunity to add a downpipe for a water butt. The guttering did run along the roof and down a iron downpipe into the ground somewhere? in my wisdom i decided to add another downpipe the other side for the...

Hi all, Looking for a bit of advice regarding adding some storage to my garage (separate from the house) It has a Saltbox style roof which gives a lot of 'wasted' space above the garage door (taller end) which I would like to use for storage of some general tat (camping gear, a few garden...

So I've been thinking recently i'd like to do something with my road-facing front garden wall, but i'm stuck for feasable ideas. As were on the corner its about 19m long in total so rebuilding it is out of the question. The blocks are in fair shape, just need a good wash but structurally...

I'm looking at making a new path in my garden and wanted something a little different to concrete or paving slabs. I've discovered a style of stones set in mortar which (i think) looks rather nice and would be ideal for the style of garden swmbo is trying to create, something like these...

Hello All, I've got myself set on a project for next year of building a more permanent shed at the bottom of my garden. i've pretty much decided on block construction, rendered and painted with a flat roof to end up something like this: having done some research on footings for the wall and...