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Hi all I have built a summerhouse/off (many posts about it of the course of the build). I built it on 4x2 timbers sitting on paving/concrete "islands" with a membrane on. Fitted PIR insulation between the timbers. The ground isnt level so the gap underneath ranges from 50mm through to 150mm...

Hi all I have been using a 2nd hand Ryobi RG15gn18 air strike nail gun for a couple of years. I bought it 2nd hand and it was well used. It has now died ( with 2 walls of cladding left to do!!!!) All my other tools are Dewalt ( I have a battery adaptor for the Ryobi) so I was looking at the...

Hi all I am finally finishing off the summerhouse and the last bit to do is the internal walls. These are being clad with horizontal T&G. The room is 2.8m x 2.5m with the longest walls being the back wall and front (75% windows and doors) I was intending to start with the back wall but wondered...

A part of my summerhouse is to be used as a shed so is very narrow (1.5m x 2.5m) the floor is oak plank laid across the width ( to match the summerhouse) I have stripped it bare by using the floor sander across the grain and used the floor sander( across the grain) to get to 80grit. I then used...

Hi all Bit of back story. The lower level of our (1865) house is a bit weird in the the dining room is at the front of the house and is below ground level, the kitchen is at the back (same level) but opens onto the back garden. The stairs go up to the next level "right to left" in the middle of...

Apologies for the dual post ( I started in flooring but realised this may be better- mods please delete if required) Hi (again) All Continuing the ongoing summerhouse saga, we are now into the final stages. The oak plank flooring is fitted, and next week I will be sanding them down ready for...

Hi (again) All Continuing the ongoing summerhouse saga, we are now into the final stages. The oak plank flooring is fitted, and next week I will be sanding them down ready for finishing. These are solid oak planks. The walls will be clad in unfinished pine T&G ( may well be washed or painted at...

Hi all 4 story house 8 rads. I drained down our radiator system yesterday to clean the heat exchanger. I drained the system using the drain valve on one of the bottom radiators. I topped the system up, bled all the radiators from top floor down. All the radiators work fine with the exception of...

Hi all further to my previous post https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/tongue-and-groove-solid-oak-flooring-in-summerhouse.616719/#post-5573124 I now find myself in planning to fit solid oak planks approx 120mm wide 18mm thick. Due to the glue in the T&G the only viable way was to cut off the...

Hi All I have managed to buy some second hand oak tongue and groove flooring for my summerhouse. It has previously been glued and taken apart so there is a bit of damage on some of the tongues and grooves. As said it it in the summerhouse (3m x2.5m) so it doesnt have to be perfect. It will be...

Hi all, I am just about to fit a shed door to my shed/summerhouse. The shed is made from T&G shiplap timber and I was going to use the same wood for the door. Every photo/design always shows the door with the T&G vertical as opposed to horizontal ( which is the format of the shed cladding) Is...

Hi all I have had the above lawnmower for 7 years now and it seems that every year I get a problem with it. This year its the return of the problem; runs when primed for a few seconds but then stops. After looking at various posts and fiddling I realised i had lost the brass jet. So I bought...

Hi all The (external) build for my summerhouse is nearly complete and I am looking to move the build to the interior including insulation. The summerhouse is of similar design to the one in the picture ( apologies to the original poster whose photo this is, hope you dont mind me borrowing it)...

Hi All I am building a summer house and have bought a some secondhand double glazed patio doors. The frame of the summerhouse is made of 4X2 (95mm x 45mm) on the outside it has 11mm osb sheathing, tyvek, 25mm batten and finished off with 16mm (finished) cladding. On the inside will jut be 16mm...

Hi All I am build a shed and a summer house that will be built seperately but joined together. Due to work stuff I thought it would be easier to build my little shed ( 1.5m wide 2.4m depth) 1st as one structure ( I am talking walls osb sheathing, tyvek and battens) Then when I have more time (...

Hi All I am looking at using epdm on the roof of my summerhouse (18mm osb) should i put any sort of barrier between the osb and epdm? (to me it seems obvious to just glue it to the board) roughly how much adhesive would I need for 18m2? for this size roof would 1.14mm be ok? I have been looking...

Hi all I am in the process of building a summer house 4.6m x 2.4m the base is 4 x2 3 lengths across the 4.6m and front to back is on 500 centres. On top of this there is 18mm osb3. Originally I was looking at reclaimed floorboards, but that is a bit beyond my budget. Then I thought of 6x1...

Hi all I have a bit of a (big) problem house is 1865 We have a waste pipe that takes waste from the bathroom ( not loo) and kitchen ( dish washer, washing machine and sink) It occasionaly got blocked but a prod around with a stick and some caustic soda cleared it. Recently it blocked again and...

Hi all after hijacking this post https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/cat-6-and-wireless-access-points.609318/page-2#post-5500163 Back story: we have a house with a 50m garden At the front we have a fibre set up- Trooli fibre to door 300mb/s Speeds around the house are pretty good but when you...

Hi All following on with my multiple posts regarding building my summerhouse. Foundation is done and the base (4.6m x 2.4m) is built. When I laid the base there are a few of the foundations ( compacted MOT1 with cemented flags on top x 12) where the wood is not touching If you stand on the wood...