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I'm a joiner who works on a building site and i have combo van i use to carry my tools to work. I'm looking to change to a car as i need the seats for my 2 kids,so i'm after any suggestions on what car would be best suitable. I carry a tool bag,cordless drill,a couple of nail guns,tool pouch and...

Hi, i've got a new extension above my garage,it is set back from the front of the garage so i've got steel across the front and 2 course of block on top of the steel a small lean to roof with the lead tucked into the top of the 2 course of blockwork then its brickwork up to the main roof. There...

I've got a rear extension with a mono pitch roof(13deg),there is fascia vents fitted but i want to put some airbricks in the gable peaks for a bit of crossflow.The roof area is approx 30m2 how many airbricks will be required? just one in each peak or double them up?

I'm busy plying my chipboard floor with 9mm ply for karndean in my kitchen.i've got an island with a 3m x 1m x 100mm thick block worktop with 100mm thick gables.do you think i should remove the gables and cut them down, ply the floor and refit the gables or just ply around the gables?

Does anyone know how many radiators a 37 greenstar can manage?

I've fitted a steelbeam which is a 6mm steel box section 150wide x 250 high with a 10mm plate 250mm wide welded to the bottom over my bi fold doors at a rear lean to extension.The beam is 5m long and i've sat it on a padstone at each end ,the beam is parallel with the wall so the box section...

Hi there, does anyone know wether you can take a course of bricks out below damp to fit aluminium bifold doors so that there is no step?

Hi there,going to start extension above garage in next couple of months but heres the problem i have to take garage roof off and the utility which backs onto the garage roof off aswell.Is there any way i can leave roofs on while building up till i get main roof blacked in.Thinking of acroing...

Could anyone tell me if you can build a traditional hip ended roof that has a span of 6 metres.thanks.

hi there,building an extension approx 6m x 4m putting a hipped roof on it.i,m a joiner but i haven't done alot of cut roofs just alot of trusses.what size timber should i use for the rafters and hips also whats the best way to fix the ridge to the house.any help appreciated.

Could anyone tell me how to construct a lean to roof.you've got a wall plate on top of the block and a 4"x1" plate along the wall,how do you mark the rafter(the plumb cut and birdsmouth).any help appreciated.

Removing my existing fire and want to block it up.I've heard that you need to put a vent for airflow where the fire was.I was wondering instead of putting a vent on the inside of the house could i not put an airbrick on the outside of the chimney.Help appreciated.

Any wimpy joiners use this forum?

howdy.working on a new building site for a different house builder.putting on a roof i've never done before.the top hat trusses sit on two gluelam beams which are easy enough but how do you you mark the 7x2 which gets fitted from the side of the top hat to the wallplate any help would be great.

Hi there,i'm hanging some oak finish internal 35mm thick doors in my house and these doors are heavy(about 30 kg).What hinges would you recommend i use,obviously 3" but would normal steel butt hinges do or will i have to use something else.I will be fitting 3 hinges per door.Any help appreciated.

Hi there,when i moved into my house a couple of years i changed the bath taps so i had to drain down the tank in the loft.When i turned the water back on and the tank refilled there was no pressure coming through just the cold tap.Not long after that i had a pump fitted in the ensuite to have a...