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    Recommended Sliding Mitre Saws - £400 and under?

    With no other viable options available without spending loads and me needing one sooner rather than later, I’ve opted for the Makita LS1018L. It was good timing that I received a 10% discount code via FB for Axminster so even though there initial price was slightly higher than some others, the...
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    Recommended Sliding Mitre Saws - £400 and under?

    Hmmmm... might be worrying. Can they not be adjusted/calibrated? Anything else out there that might be a better fit?
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    Recommended Sliding Mitre Saws - £400 and under?

    Hi all Just had my old Metabo mitre saw nicked so I need to buy myself a new one. Ideally, a 10” or bigger as the Metabo was only 8” and I sometimes felt I needed the extra depth. I don’t use it on sites so 240v is fine for me. Was looking to spend £400 or less and the one that keeps coming...
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    Water Pipes Under Block & Beam or Within Insulation?

    Hi Can’t seem to get/find a definitive answer on this.... we’ve built an extension with a block and beam floor that will have the usual 100mm insulation with 65/75mm screed on top. Part of this extension will have a kitchen within it with an island that will have a sink on it. My question is...
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    Firrings across flat roof joists on overhang??

    Not sure I follow what you mean... What about adding a joist to the end of the opposite facing joists like in this attached image? I could run a firring along the top of the end joist. For strength, I could add another firring across the joists and next to the end joist/cap so the support is...
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    Firrings across flat roof joists on overhang??

    Hi I have a new extension with a flat roof (warm deck) and will run the firrings along the joists to the rear to run into a gutter. I have, and please forgive me as I’m not sure of the terminology, small side overhangs (outrigger, soldiers, lookouts??). The attached image is similar to what I...
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    Maximum Overhang for a Flat Roof?

    Joists are going to be spaced at 400mm centres so to go out 600mm should be fine. Is there a standard overhang size for a flat roof? Some kind of usual practise for this sort of thing??
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    Maximum Overhang for a Flat Roof?

    I've laid epdm over garage roofs but they weren't insulated. My understanding is that epdm is breathable for the top to allow moisture to evaporate but the vapour barrier is to go on top of the deck and below the celotex to prevent condensation from underneath?
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    Maximum Overhang for a Flat Roof?

    Thanks for the reply. Yes, it will be a warm roof. Another thing I'm debating is the OSB for the top? I'm going to use T&G for the deck and I was going to use T&G for the top but not sure if I need to. My main reason was more for keeping the boards level without lippage to create a smoother...
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    Maximum Overhang for a Flat Roof?

    I dunno. I couldn't find anything online hence the question. To be honest, I was only planning on extending out maybe 600mm or so and if I was running the 9x2's all the way, I wouldn't even doubt it. But as they will be taken down to 5" or thereabouts, it's made me question it. Not sure if there...
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    Maximum Overhang for a Flat Roof?

    2m.....with 5" joists?
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    Maximum Overhang for a Flat Roof?

    Hi Does anyone know what the maximum overhang can be for a flat roof construction depending on joist size? We are building the roof and want to create an overhang that acts as a bit of a canopy above a bi fold door to shield it a bit from rain. We are using 9x2 joists for the span but these...
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    What/How to render over painted Pebble Dash??

    That is an option and I have a sds drill with chisel function. We had to remove a small chunk and it seemed really thin and well adhered hence why I asked the question. However, we have an extension across the back of the house so the rear wall is now an internal wall. I was going to hack the...
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    Suggested Materials for Warm Deck Flat Roof

    Hi all Our single storey extension walls are up and we're looking to buy the materials for the flat roof and I thought I'd ask for some advice. Just for info, it's a house we are selling on and the roof is 8m x 6m Inc short overhang/canopy. We're installing a lantern so as per our structural...
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    What/How to render over painted Pebble Dash??

    Please forgive my ignorance....what sort of mesh and plug? Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to do this myself. My mate was/is a plasterer but prefers to do general building work so isn't up to date with modern plastering practises so I'm researching this more for him than me.....although I'll...
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    What/How to render over painted Pebble Dash??

    Hi all I've got a bungalow that looks like it has a painted Pebble dash exterior. We have bricked up the middle of a large window to create two windows and added an extention that is made of block work so at the moment, we have mixed surfaces. We would like to modernise the overall look of the...
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    Struggling Building a Garage Maximum 2.5m High

    Thanks for the pic. I'll have a look on Byrons website
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