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    Fixing hardiebacker to plywood floor

    Hi all, I have a 18mm plywood subfloor screwed onto joists in my first floor bathroom. My plan is to fix 6mm Hardiebacker to the plywood, and then tile onto the hardie What I am struggling with is finding a suitable adhesive for fixing the hardie, which I will then screw down too Guys in...
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    First floor stud wall sole plate

    Hi all, I’m building a new stud wall to extend my bathroom into the back bedroom. The wall runs perpendicular to the floorboards and therefore parallel to the joist. I’d like to cut the floorboards to facilitate easier access in the future and put the sole plate on the joist, which lines up...
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    Reeds switch cable to window and doors

    Hi all, My house is currently stripped for a renovation and I want to use the opportunity to run cable to windows and external doors to then use reed switches. The cable will go back to the under stairs and connect to an ESP-32 unit to process the state of the reed switches. The ESP runs on and...
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    Victorian terrace garden drainage

    Hi all, I’ve just moved into a ~120 year old mid-terrace. The rear garden stopes towards the house and unsurprisingly there are internal issues with damp from rainwater around both the walls under the windows in the photos. Would digging a trench around the perimeter of the walls, and using a...
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