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I'm building a treehouse and my floor has a slope for the rainwater as there will be decking around the 3/4 of the cabin area. Slope is around 100:1 10mm in a metre. I'm wondering how the slope will affect the build of the treehouse? should I remove the slope on the treehouse cabin by using...

I'm building a treehouse (or a shed/cabin within the trees as its not supported by the trees). and my floor joists are at different angles. Joists are treated 6x2. I've already got 3 screws at the end 90mm x 5mm and 85mm x 6mm (the hangers is an after thought, hence why i started with some...

I'm trying to repair a shower door but I don't know where to new fixings from. The bottom one hinge side is broken so I guess I need one a bit like the top one. Thanks

I'm repairing a gate post in the middle of a 6ft high panel fence. The concrete on the hinged side of the gate was cracked and caused it to lean towards the gate which stopped the gate from opening. The concrete post was 8ft and buried 2ft into the ground. the wooden gate is 6ft high, fairly...

I want to repair an old creaky staircase for a friend on a small budget. it's an old house and taking out the existing staircase or treads are not an option. So can I just place a piece of hardwood or plywood straight on top of each existing tread. There will be a carpet going on top with...

I posted a job on myBuilder for an export to sort the drainage out for a new patio because I didn't know what I was doing with the drainage, but this builder has sent rainwater from the drainage channels along the side of the house into the side inlets of the existing gully which also takes...

i'm doing a patio and trying to workout the best option for the drainage. I'm thinking of running a series of drainage channels along the house but I don't know how to filter the water away into the bottle gully. I think they are UG50 bottle gullies. I believe the side inlets can take 32mm, 40mm...

i'm re-laying a patio. It's 11m x 8m. I've not lifted up the old patio yet so not sure what the base is like, but it looks like its had a solid foundation down for a few years because there is no sagging. its nice and flat. I will be taking up the old flag stones. Just been on an aggregate...

I'm about to make feather edge fence panels on a slope. Not stepped, I'll be having top cut parallel to ground. Also using durapost which has 50mm gap for the rails. And using dewalt nailgun 50mm galvanised nails 2.8g ring shank. I don't know what rails to use... I thought 38mm depth rails (a...

I'm building a wooden fence above a (to be created) retaining wall around the bottom perimeter of the garden. I want the wall to be 6ft high (hit and miss fence pailings). On the inside of the fence in the garden there will be about 1 metre of backfill. I'm not sure which is best... 10 feet...

I'm doing a fence job - approx 50m in length, 25 posts (100mm x 100mm) and 650 pailings (hit and miss double sided) so thats 3900 nails @ 50mm and 300 @ 90mm nails. Pailings will be 25mm thick so hoping 50mm nail and 2.8mm diameter will suffice? Side rails will be 50mm thick (2" by 3") - so...

I'm fixing a drop leaf table to a plasterboard wall. I've read other threads advising to find the studs and fix to a stud. My wall is only 1.95m in length. You'd think there should be a stud? But I'm struggling to find one! It has the same echo all over. I wonder if there's a sound frequency...

I have the 13 year old black slate floor tiles that are looking a bit scruffy now. Looking for thoughts on sprucing them up.... Like best type of grout of a regrout is recommended and if slate oil is a good idea..? Thanks.

I have some curtain holdbacks that need to into plasterboard But it is just a single screw and keeps coming out. How can I secure it please?

I have some floor trim/beading to go around my new laminate floor, but I'm struggling to get a nice 45° degree angle. I have a mitre saw which has 45° setting but the trim is not flat so I can't get the angle to be flush. Skotia edge by barnsley7 posted 8 Dec 2019 at 3:18 PM Skotia trim by...

I've got this 12ft diameter x 80cm in height, outdoor metal framed swimming pool. The only possible location is on this 12ft x 12ft slabbed patio. (I say 12ft - when i got it out i measured it as 10ft but the box says 12ft, so that's confusing - unless these things expand?). Anyway, it slopes...

I've just bought a 12ft diameter outdoor swimming pool. its a bit like this one...

I have just started using a brand new 18v Ryobi Jigsaw today, but every time the blade makes contact with the wood - the jigsaw cuts out. I am using the Ryobi blades supplied and I also tried other blades to rule this out, but still the same thing happens. It runs ok in idle mode, but as soon...

If I'm making a bunk bed with 2x4 timber for the legs and horizontals (side rails and stuff), can I use coach screws instead of bolts 100mm. - as this would avoid having bolts sticking out, and also, if I use 4 inch timber connected to 2 inch side rails a bolt would have to go through the...

I am going to try and build some bunk beds out of MDF boards. I have seen similar designs on the internet for double decker kids bunk beds and also campervan style bunk beds also made out of MDF boards. I can't get hold of instructions (as a guide) to follow from existing proven designs...