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I need to find a certifire rated tubular latch for an FD30 firedoor with maximum dimensions somewhat less than pretty much everywhere I can search online has. Max depth <64mm - that's OK. But max size of casing 19x15mm?? Most seem to be 21mm+ And the forend can't be larger than 57x26mm - again...

Fitted the door without spotting the top hinge CENTRE needs to be within 100mm of top of door! Thinking of cutting a hardwood sliver to infill the cutouts. Anyone know if this will invalidate the door? Going to be tricky as the cutout extends 2mm beyond the intumescent strip recess so will...

I'm moving into my uncle's old house which is an absolute ruin - pretty much needs everything doing - extension, new electrics, windows, heating system etc etc. I'm looking to save as money by doing as much as I can myself. I rewired my current pad from scratch just before Part P came in and it...

So my shed which is brick built with flat concrete roof, has some material falling from the ceiling in the centre where the concrete has leaked. I reroofed it externally last year with two layers of felt which seems to have stopped the problem getting worse, but I'd like to try and remedy the...

I build a shed last year - flat roof. At the back I decided to fit a drip edge into a gutter. The beam the gutter was attached to has warped over the summer, lifting the gutter in the middle and pushing against the drip edge. The drip edges were nailed to the boards with long felt nails which...

My rental shares an outbuilding with the neighbour - it's a flat concrete roof that has been leaking in the middle. On the neighbour's side the council recovered the roof with felt to seal it. I'm planning to do the same to my side. The roof slopes slightly to the front where it is channeled...

I'm planning on putting floor to ceiling shelves up in my old airing cupboard. 80cm wide, 50cm deep - secured on 3 sides to batons screwed to the 15mm plasterboard which is supported on a metal frame. My understanding is that regular plasterboard rawplugs can take 6kg load safely, so 10 of...

My opening is 1835 high and 1365 wide - there is a little variance in the width, I think mainly caused by the trim warping slightly on one side so it's actually 1365 wide in the middle, but at the top and bottom is 1368 so 3mm difference. I plan to build the doors out of 4x2 CLS covered with...

The exterior of my shed has a number of different materials. The corner posts are green treated fence posts The cladding is green treated feather edge I have untreated T&G for the doors and untreated smooth planed whitewood for the roof and door trims. I've used Ronseal fence paint before and...

So my shed wall 3x2 cls studwork covered with 11mm OSB panels. On the diagram below there's also an 18x94mm door liner and a 20x38mm trim (architrave) If I fitted the hinges as appears normal, with the buckle aligned with the edge of the door, then the screws holding the other leaf would be...

My shed roof slopes front to back and the RHS butts up against a building, there's an overhang on the building of 20cm going over the shed roof, which offers some protection, but I'm concerned that in heavy rain, water running down the roof could flow a little sideways and down between the roof...

I've got a roll of DPM about 20cm wide - was thinking of cutting a length, rolling it to make a long tube, held with a piece of tape, and squashing that between my bottom plates and the concrete slab to both make a seal and protect the plate from dampness coming up through the concrete...

So I'm building a shed in November lol. My plan is to get the frame built and the roof on before I board out the sides and clad, but how safe will the frame be in the rain? The bottom plate is treated, but the rest of it - if it gets wet for a couple of days before I can roof it, does it matter?

Flat roof, 4 degree pitch, If I used 2x2 (47x50) rafters on an 400mm spacing with 18mm OSB on top, 1320mm span, would this be strong enough? Seen people use 4x2's for this but it seems a bit overkill on my narrow shed.

Which is better to use for a shed frame? 3x2 CLS (38x63) untreated or 2x2 (47x50) treated

Building a custom shed 3x2 CLS studwork walls, with OSB sheeting on outside, membrane cover then probably 15mm shiplap. Should I go 9mm or 11mm OSB? Ditto for the roof (flat) which will be covered in standard roofing felt. Also - aside from the bottom studs, the rest of the CLS won't be...

I've been given a patio set made from cast aluminium (I think). It's been painted a number of times with hammerite but it's flaking off in places so needs attention and the layer of paint is now so thick, it looks awful. I figured I strip them back to the metal and then spray them with...

I've been given about 20 sq metres of decent quality decking. The only problem is that because it's used, the planks are already cut to a different size - I've tried to work on the assumption that every length needs to be rounded down to the nearest multiple of 400mm (the joist spacing). I'm...