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I was round my dads house yesterday to do a couple of jobs & noticed a card on top of his gas meter (he had smart meters fitted aprox 4 years ago) warning there was no earth bonding. This rang some alarm bells, unfortunately my old dad couldn't remember anything about this so I decided to try &...

I have an outbuilding with aprox 6M x 5M footprint that I've been planning on turning into a home Gym for donkeys & the time has finally come. The existing concrete floor was a complete wreck so I've dug it all out to lay a new one. I would like to insulate the floor as I've already done walls...

I spent quite a lot of money (for me anyway) on some cast aluminium guttering which I finally got around to fitting & noticed the lengths were pretty warped & seem to splay out more open at the if that makes sense & the ends are WAY out of square. I emailed the company & got a response saying...

I was planning on using nail gun with 65mm x 3.1mm galvanised collated clipped head nails for attaching battens. After a bit of reading I see the BS 5534 thing says that the nails should be a minimum of 3.35mm, therefore nail gun nails which only go up to 3.1mm are usually not suitable - unless...

Hi I'm struggling to find any info on the subject of making cuts to slates to for patterns, especially from UK sources so was wondering if anyone on here could shed some light? I'm sure everyones seen photos or actual roofs with these patterns, I like the look of them but the thought of having...

I've just spent the last week or so cleaning out the 90mm wide cavities in an old cottage (aprox 100yrs), it took some doing as the crap was as a metre deep in some places. I'm now thinking of how to insulate, obviously CWI would be by far the easiest route although I know it can be a...

Hi I'm about to over board an old battered T&G floor that I have re-patched which is still a bit bashed & dinted etc. It's a complete house renovation so can use pretty much any thickness ply as no need to match any other heights so was thinking maybe 12mm or so ply? As well as fixing the ply...

Hi wondering if anyone could give their opinion on the diagram bellow? I've built a standard style flat GRP warm roof with the insulation above the deck & joists etc in the past. I now need to build another flat roof but this time I'm EXTREMELY limited for height so I was thinking of resorting...

Hi there I've got a damp solid brick gable end, unfortunately next door's land is about 150mm higher than my timber floor level. Here's a crude cross section pic: And in here's a photo of next doors path (my house on the right), not sure if you can see but it's pretty mossy & damp...

Hi there I'm having a complete mare with a Yale wireless alarm system, I can't see the model number on it but think it's the HSA6400. I installed 2 IR sensors & a door sensor which connect fine to the control panel. However when I get to the Add Siren bit & the control panel sends out a radio...

Hi there a few weeks ago my Hotpoint SE48101PGX tripped the electrics then wouldn't switch on. I re-connected the power cable at the oven's terminal just in case any of the wires were loose & it worked fine again for a few weeks until the other day when it completely died. There is no display...

Hi there I'm finishing off fitting my kitchen & just need to decide what flexi cable I need to fit the 4 ring induction Hob. I will be getting a sparky marra of mine round to finish off the electrics when he finally manages to get a day off, but I need everything in & ready for when he turns up...

I've been Googling this question all day but seem to get conflicting info. Would it be OK to put a layer of 12.5mm PB on top of an old wooden T&G floor and then screw a new T&G floor on the top. This would cover the badly damaged (but now leveled) old T&G floor, cheaply raise the floor to...

I had a go at casting a concrete worktop and so far I'm happy with the results. Here's the mold nearly ready: [/img] And here it is so far (I will be making a cover for the back to hide the rad etc): I've gave it an initial sanding with 120 grit and am just waiting on my diamond...

Hi there I've just laid a reclaimed Mahogany Parquet floor in my house which now needs sanding. I've read from the experts such as "Wood You Like" that you really need a belt floor sander, not the Drum type as they leave lines etc. I've been on every single Tool Hire website that I can find in...

Hi there I've just installed a shower with a thermostatic mixer. I made sure I followed all of the manufacture's instructions regarding hot & cold feed, incoming pressure & temp etc. The shower's temp control knob shows 38 degrees as default setting and can also go up to 45 or down to 30 degrees...

Hi I need to fit a concealed cistern & now I come to think of it I've never fitted one! It will be aprox 1.9M from floor level & set around 500mm to the right of the toilet. I'd also like the flush button to be about a meter away from the cistern. Will any concealed cistern do or do I need a...

Hi, I got a well used second hand Dewalt DW733 the other day with no ON/OFF switch. The lad a got it off told me he just used the mains plug switch to power it up or off as he had connected up the wiring behind where the switch would go. Obviously I realise this is not to clever so plan on...

Hi I'm about to start renovating a small ground floor bathroom. I've inspected the walls and discovered there may be two corners which are going to be subject to Cold/Thermal Bridging, which I've shown with blue dots on the diagram bellow. Will this bridging be bad enough to justify doing...

Hi I am about to start work on a ground floor bathroom that currently has an old concrete deck(no DPM or insulation etc). I'd like to raise the floor a bit anyway to make it level with the adjoining room so I was thinking of: laying down a DPM, then some 60mm kingspan boards, then clagging 10mm...