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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hi all....a newbie on here but I've read loads of threads that have helped or gave valuable information over the years. We're building a detached flat roof garage under permitted development and as it's within 2m of the boundary, it can't exceed 2.5m in height. The dimensions are 4.5m wide and...