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I've been converting a detached Victorian greenhouse into a garden room. The floor is fairly rough concrete slab (no damp-proof) with one end suspended and one resting on the ground. I had planned to paint the floor to start with at least, but I wonder about doing it better. There isn't really...

We have quite bad black mould on the walls of our bathroom (solid brick walls) that has slowly got worse despite a trickle ventilation fan (and a very draughty sash window!) and it has now spread to the ceiling. We periodically wipe the walls but the ceiling is artex or similar textured finish...

My old 2nd fix nailer (16g) died and I am thinking of migrating to the Dewalt version as I mostly run XR kit. They do two 16 tools (DCN660 and DCN662) which seem near-identical except one is straight and the other angled. Other than the fact I already have a bunch of straight 16g nails, having...

I have the R18N16G Airstrike battery nail gun from Ryobi. There's a misfire issue and I already ruled out a jam. All the advice suggests to remove the magazine and lubricate but I cannot find an exact guide for this model, I've removed all the obvious bolts and the damn thing won't come off, it...

We've had winter tyres for a few years on our last two cars and always meant to get round to fitting them permanently on their own wheels, but ever did. It's that time of year again and I'm keen to get it done finally, but our local garage doesn't want to handle sourcing them. It's not an area...

I have panelled this garden room with beech-faced ply... ceiling and walls, finally getting near the end (there will be trims and things to hide the joins) I plan to treat it all with preserver (Sika guard) having been caught out by mildew before, but this can be over-treated with stains...

I bought some Hyena waterproof boots from screwfix a few years back as I don't like rubber wellies - they were sturdy with a good sole, nice fit and metal toecaps but one developed a leak, and so did the replacement. Shame as I really liked them. I live in the country and we have a stream so I...

We've specced up needing 5T of gravel for a feature (already built) to be dropped loose a dozen or so metres away. I have absolutely no idea how long that should take a reasonably fit but non-tradesman to shift, can anyone with experience tell me how long they reckon they'd take or how many...

I used FebTank to render the inside of a solid brick dwarf wall recently - base of an old victorian greenhouse. Two coats applied a day apart including 6" onto the concrete floor. At one end the wall is mostly below ground level and when we last had a few days of proper heavy rain, I noticed...

I have a concrete floor in a Victorian brick greenhouse I am renovating to a sort of garden room and was going to paint it with garage floor paint, however on closer inspection it's a bit more uneven than I would like. I thought I'd lay some self-levelling compound first but the garage floor...

I have an old countax ride on mower (c300 I think). The rear left tyre was constantly deflating so we had it replaced brand new... But now it still leaks... Over a week or goes totally flat which can't be good for it. Is it more likely I got another puncture or that the wheel has an issue and...

I currently use the DeWalt XR strimmer around my 1/2 acre and it's pretty good on grass, but struggles with big weeds and is no match for brambles. I've thought for a while about getting a classic Stihl petrol unit, but was wondering how the electric ones stack up, especially as I've previously...

This converted greenhouse has a maximum of 1900mm to the beam across the door, and only about 1800mm actual head room below the eaves. Building regs seem to stipulate minimum 1981mm for new houses, that doesn't concern me but it means I can't find anywhere selling doors shorter than that, and...

I'm interested in finding pro grade tool chests 2nd hand but I'm not up on the makes in the UK, only us-made like snap on. Who are the brands you'd see used in garages, etc in the UK that are worth keeping an eye out for? Are they a good investment compared to buying new, cheaper stuff from...

I need to put up a straight 50m run of stock fencing (just to buffer our boundary from a single horse in the adjoining field) and haven't done more than very small sections before, bodging it without proper tools. I see several of options for tensioning - gripples, ratchet tensioners, barrel...

I have the DCF887 about 5 years old and trying to remove some 5x200mm screws it's not budging them even on the highest setting with a full battery... Lots of noise, no turning off screws. I've had to start using a socket wrench with a 10" handle to loosen them half a turn first but with ~300...

We're preparing to rip off ~80m2 of shingled ply roofing which I believe to be 30 full sheets worth originally. Is that going to fit in a single 8m3 skip? Plan is to get it off in the original sheets as far as possible.

Our cabin building has a pitch of about 15 degrees and we plan to replace the top deck with EPDB after the shingles failed. Looking at ClassicBond most likely. I know this can be used but had a couple of detailing questions I cannot see answered online: 1. Gutter drip edging fits at 90 degrees...

Both my house and some very tall hedges are much easier to work on with a proper platform, at first storey height or above. Having had scaffold on the house I really appreciate how easy it makes things and how it makes more jobs possible to DIY. I could see we would get regular use out of a...

3 quick questions... 1. Am I right in thinking nothing other than 18mm OSB3 should be considered for this? 2. Has everyone switched to the half-size T&G boards these days despite the higher cost? 3. We would be screwing through 150mm to the sub-structure, should I be doing anything to the...