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I posted a question in another thread about the use of separate blue, browns and green in conduit: much easier to work with. https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/separate-lives-and-neutrals-through-conduit.583618/ I have the three cables running through a conduit and they are all correctly...

I have just wired up my new workshop. The lighting circuit is standard grey 1.5 T&E. It is run through PVC box trunking conduit. I was telling a freind how difficult was getting the cable throught he conduit around the corners. He said that because it was going through conduit, I could have...

I am building a workkshop and have a question about the size of the rafters. The rafters will be supporting an 18mm OSB roof with an EDPM membrane on top of that. The span of the roof will be 3m. I have checked various span tables and they suggest I can use 6by2 rafters. We are not a...

I am just about to have a concrete slab put down for my new workshop - 5m X 3m. It has not been the supplies that have delayed me but getting the workmen in. The workshop is being sited in the back corner of my garden so two of the sides are going to up against fences - allowing room for...

Reports on the One Show tonight about the problems with the supply of basic building materials: cement, blocks, timber, steel mesh etc. I am currently sourcing materials for the building of a workshop and am finding lots of suppliers telling me about delays. Ordered some steel reinforcing...

I am at the planning stage of building a new workshop. The shed will be up alongside a fence on two sides so fairly protected. While I will the cladding the exposed sides, will it be OK to cover the sheltered sides in exterior plyboard. Should I use "marine" ply? Should I treat them with...

Been doing a few bits and bobs at my mothers new house - a modern persimon house made largely of carcboard and glue. Fixing up paintings and was worried about which fixings to use. Never having lived in a modern house before, I was not sure how best to fix to cavity walls. Once I got...

Hi all, I am planning on building myself a new 4.8m by 2.4m Shed/workshop. I want to build a decent shed that will last. I know that to make it last I have to build it well, with the right materials and cant take short cuts. I cant afford to spend unnecessarily and making mistakes is an...

I just want to share a good news story about a builder I engaged. Three years ago my wife and I embarked on a loft conversion project and sort proposals from 2 of the main local building companies who specialise in loft conversions. Both were large companies who were able to provide multiple...

I am about to start building a shed and am planning the roof. I have decided on a flat (1 in 12 pitch) roof with 18m OSB boarding and EDPM on that. The shed with be 2.4m across and I live in a light snow area. I am planning to have a doubled up wall plate made of 2 2X4s. The verticals...

Building a chicken coop and thinking of slapping some GRP resin on the sloped roof for protection. The roof is two sheets of T&G OSB. Is GRP only suitable for flat roofs (rooves?) or could it be used for gentle slopes. Is there an X in 12 pitch above which GRP is not suitable. Thanks...

I have been using Dewalt PZ2 drill bits in my drill driver. I have been driving in 100mm length screws (self tapping) into wooden posts and have been finding the toward the end of the drilling the drills loses its grip on the screw and I almost end up stripping the head of the screw. Am I...

I am rebuilding the shed at the bottom of my garden and am looking to provide it with WIFI. It already has power and I use a netgear powerline adapter to get internet to the shed - but of course this is wired internet. Is there a way to create a wifi solution using the powerline adapter. I...

When I was a young lad, I remember my Dad getting a Black n Decker workbench. It was a big moment and that piece of equipment lasted several houses and certainly till I grew up. Once I bought a house, I too bought my own BnD workbench - bit of a coming of age, a big moment in my own life...

I have an old Skilsaw 5166 with a 190 X 2.2 blade with a 16mm bore. It only has 12 teeth and is a bit rough for the work I am doing. I have searched but not found a similar sized blade with more teeth. Why are there so many variations in Saw blades. Some variations for function I can...

When applying Deck Oil to some timber during the winter, would it be a good idea to warm the oil first to make it easier to penetrate the wood? Just a thought.

Hi all, My mother is in the process of buying a new house and has just had the survey report back which didn't really highlight any significant problems. I would not expect there to be any problems as the house is only seven years old and was built by Persimmon. However, is there any to be...

I have 12V water pump that I am going to submerse in a waterbutt. The cable is a thin 2 core cable. I am going to need to connect it to a longer cable and will need an IP68 connection box. The only connection boxes I am seeing look fine for a "thicker" three core cable. Does anyone know...

Would welcome some advice and my searches have failed to find an answer to my question. I am adding a socket in an upstairs room that already has two sockets. In trying to figure out how the wiring runs and thus where to break in and extend the ring, I find that both sockets are on very...

I have fitted a few exterior motion sensing security lights. I have read the instructions that it is possible to switch between manual and sensing modes. They say that you have to switch the off and on quickly in order to switch it. That never works for me. What might I be doing wrong. Is...