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Hi, looking to put a metal shed approx 7'x7' into the garden, it currently doesn't have any lawn but will have. is it better fit the shed first and put the lawn around the shed or lay the lawn and cut an area out after for the shed base? Thanks tt

Hey, I've put new plasterboard up on my ceiling, which I had to do on my own, it's 25 sqm so took a while and it was made a little more difficult because I added the silver bubble wrap type of insulation that was stapled to the joists. Anyhow, there are a few places where the boards do not...

Hey, I'm having all the wiring in my house redone and having lots of spotlights put in. I bought the bulbs without thinking to much about it but they were pretty cheap (£35 for 12, 7w) The electrician fitted 5 in the loft but tried to get me to use the ones he would supply that were more...

Hey, I'm fitting a new bath and in order to get it to the correct height, the joist under the waste pipe needs to be cut into. The joist that needs to be cut into, spans a distance of 3.14 meters, is 18 cm deep, 5 cm wide and approx 37 cm apart from the joists than run parallel to it...

Hey, I've had someone do some work and it involved moving the toilet and soil pipe. Before they did anything, the soil pipe was connected to another pipe that went to the roof. Now the soil pipe comes out the toilet, through the roof (extension) and then into the ground. I was told that the...

Hi all, First let me say, I am not looking to make any changes to the electricity myself but I do want to know what is going on... Here is a photo I took of the mains electric board My main question is about the Dial Meter. Is it still in use or is it redundant now there is the...

Hey, Would having a 240v Socket on an old Cooker Circuit cause any issues? I noticed that there was a fuse switch on and Marked 'Cooker' (There used to be ab electric cooker but was replaced with a gas one) and when I turned it off I noticed that one of the sockets in the back room went off...

Hi all, I'm refitting my bathroom and want to add an extractor fan that turns on/off when the light goes on. Q 1. Does this job need to be carried out by someone who is P Registered? Q 2. I'm guessing that it would be but if it is or it isn't, is it a case of connecting the electrical...

Hi all, I'm going to be refitting my bathroom and also fit a new radiator into the existing sytem as there isn't currently a rad in the bathroom. I've done some refitting/pipe work etc before so I'm ok with the general stuff but I've neve looked at fitting a brand new rad into a CH system...

hi there, i've been wondering (haven't done anything other than that) ;) about how much electricity i use and whether i could calculate things like, how much electicity i use in 4 hours, watching dvd's or 6 hours of sky and working on my laptop and then how much that costs me. so, is...

Hi all, I thought I'd try refitting my bathroom, which I knew was going to be a big challenge as I've never really done any plumbing before but researched and planned for a couple of days then took a trip to the plumbing world shop to pick up all the bits. So after removing all the old...

Hi, I've stripped all the plaster from my walls and it's going to be a while before I plasterboard and as it is still very dusty, thought about painting the walls until I plasterboard. What is the best paint to use? I guess I need something that PVA glue will also stick to when I put up...

Hi all, I've completely stripped all the plaster from the walls in my living room and will be doing the ceiling next. Someone suggested that I should use plaster boards for both and that by using plasterboards for all the walls would also help with insulation and keep the cost down as they...

hi, I have noticed that my central heating doesn't seem to be disbursing heat evenly around my rads. Here's a breakdown of the system, - All rads are 60 cm high - All upstairs rads are single convector - Thermostat is at top of stairs in hall - The living area is open plan - All...

hey all, I kid you not when I say I'm a long way away from starting this project, if at all I will start it, however I would like to find out if what I'm thinking of would be possible. I live in a semi-detached 3 bedroom house that was built around 60-70 years ago. Roughly two thirds of...

I now know that I either need to make a mix of sand and cement (5-1) to rebuild an internal wall around a door way or buy ready mixed mortar. I believe that a combination of using an SDS and Sledge Hammer (14lb) will be fine for taking out the current brick work. I will have approximatley...

hi all, glad I found this site, I'm sure I'll have a lot more questions than answers so I thank you all now :) where do I start? I guess my first question is what mix do I use for an internal wall, but then I started looking through threads and now I don't even know what to call it? mortar...