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  1. angelboy

    How do I protect external fairy light cable? - or attach conduit to a weatherproof enclosure?

    Thanks for all your input. I'm just gonna wrap it with some spiral binding which should be enough to give it a little more protection.
  2. angelboy

    How do I protect external fairy light cable? - or attach conduit to a weatherproof enclosure?

    I put the plug in a weatherproof enclosure but I'm having doubts about the life of the cable. It's very thin and I know it'll end up getting snagged at some point if left dangling out of the enclosure. I was going to put the cable into some conduit but how do I connect the conduit to the weather...
  3. angelboy

    Brick column around wood post

    I have a Jarrah pergola, with the posts attached directly to a concrete pad. I want to put 3 courses of brick around the base. Is there a method for this to reduce moisture And extend the life of the post?
  4. angelboy

    Is this permission still in place?

    I'm waiting to receive the planning documents for the swimming pool. Although the pool building is attached to what was the shop, if there's any mention in the plans that the use of the building is to support the pool (changing rooms etc) then I'd consider that the class has been changed back to...
  5. angelboy

    Is this permission still in place?

    I'm still waiting to hear back from the planners about the swimming pool application, with the submitted documents. Having read through the latest planning submission, it seems that the tenants want to use the building for a coffee shop.
  6. angelboy

    Is this permission still in place?

    The work started, the fish and chip shop opened for less than 6 months in 1987 then shut down. There has been no further commercial activity in that building or anywhere within the residential curtilage for 36 years.
  7. angelboy

    Is this permission still in place?

    There are no planning documents online for this pool application, so I need to call the planning department today and get them to search through the microfiche and get me a copy.
  8. angelboy

    Is this permission still in place?

    I did, they didn't know and said they needed to investigate - so still waiting.
  9. angelboy

    Is this permission still in place?

    Local residential property had an outbuilding that was granted planning permission in 1987 for a fish and chip shop. Local people tell me that it lasted 6 months then closed down due to not being financially viable. In 1998, there was an indoor swimming pool granted planning that was attached...
  10. angelboy

    Pergola walkway on a slope advice please

    So the paving will fall (which works out about 1:65 anyway) and the brick pillars will be level and then once the posts are in I can decide if I should level the beams or have them fall based on the surroundings.
  11. angelboy

    Pergola walkway on a slope advice please

    I have a pergola walkway planned that drops 140mm over 9m to fall in line with the slope of the garden. There are 5 posts (per side) over the 9m with brick plinths built around the base. What's the best advice in dealing with the slope? 1. Should the entire structure be sloped parallel to the...
  12. angelboy

    Pergola brick piers

    Do I anchor the post to the concrete footing then brick around it or build a solid brick pier then fix the post to the pier?
  13. angelboy

    (Posted in wrong place)

    Posted in wrong place
  14. angelboy

    Anyone know when building works are considered to have "started"?

    In theory, you could dig a trench and it could be argued that you'd started. Talk to the building inspector and see what he'd want. I got a 8m x 8m garage up to the slab and was signed off as making an acceptable substantive start. That was 9 years ago now.
  15. angelboy

    How to clean out horizontal jets on a gas hob

    I've done a temporary cleaning of the jets on a Rangemaster Elan 110 LPG gas hob and all the vertical jets have had a vast improvement. How do I clean out the horizontal jets for the big wok burners? The hole in the jet isn't as accessible as the others. We don't give gas advice, sorry.
  16. angelboy

    Gas sealant for hob jets?

    What gas sealant is preferable for lpg hob jets?
  17. angelboy

    How to connect new light switch

    Worked like a dream! Thanks again!
  18. angelboy

    How to connect new light switch

    The other switch is a pull cord. I wasn't planning to do anything with it.
  19. angelboy

    How to connect new light switch

    I have a dimmer switch on a two-way circuit - what goes where? I want to change it to a standard switch (Com, 1way, 2way) Thanks for any help.
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