timber

I'll be putting up a summer house with small balcony next year. I've contacted the local authority with my plans and there are no restrictions. Both neighbours have no problem with the plans either. My query though is about the stilts I intend the fix the summer house and decking onto, rather...

We're just completing a new build extension and planning to build a deck out from it, ie 2.5m out by 5.0m across approx. Deck boards 5.0m to run perpendicular to building so joists 2.5m going out from building. There is a patio doors pvc sill below which there is a gap then the concrete sill -...

So I have an existing stand alone garage of cavity brick construction that needs a new roof and roof joists, currently the brickwork is about 1900mm high and as I'm putting a new roof on, i'd like to raise the overall height to 2500mm (it's on a boundary). My plan is to build a stud wall about...

Which would be the better and long lasting application, zinnser allcoat or sikkens filter plus on exterior timber windows/doors to protect wood from rain and rot and repeat maintenance?

Hi, I have some timber window frames on my house. To the front of the property the windows look like they are hardwood and currently have a Ronseal exterior woodstain on them. To the rear of the property the frames appear to have a painted gloss finish (not sure if the frames are hardwood or...

I have timber doors and windows on a 1940s semi. On the front on the property the windows and doors have a dark oak stained finish. On the rear they have a dark brown gloss painted finish. I can see some paint is flaking off and there appears to be a grey finish underneath - i'm assuming its...

I have timber doors and windows on a 1940s semi. On the front on the property the windows and doors have a dark oak stained finish. On the rear they have a dark brown gloss painted finish. I can see some paint is flaking off and there appears to be a grey finish underneath - i'm assuming its...

Hi. I bought my Victorian end-of-terrace house 2 years ago and am still trying to solve a problem with dampness in the subfloor void. As you'd expect, this has caused a lot of damage to the timbers, mainly wet rot and wood beetle damage. Photos are here...

I've got a log burner, burns well with decent seasoned timber (pine, ash, etc.). I was wondering what people think to using smokeless coal on them? Okay yes, my stove was sold as a wood burner, but it does have a large ash pan, shaker grate and bottom air supply. I would never use it to burn...

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Hi, I have some treated timber for a picket fence to use for the rails and a bumch of salvaged roofing battens for the pales. The battens are very dirty full or grime and I wanted to know how I can clean them before I apply some kind of seal on them. They appear to be the splintered type so...

Hi, I'm building 1.5m high picket fence in my backyard. For the rails I'm using some 1 3/4" x 3" treated timber. These slot into concrete posts. For the pales I've salvaged some 1" x 1 1/2" roofing battens from a skip (I think they are roofing battens) Should I use nails or screws to fasten...

I found some recommendations for screwing ply to the top of the inner leaf (I think that some 100mm drywall screws would be fine without rawlplugs), and then gripfix the timber sill down to the ply? What did you think of sticking the sill directly down to the thermalites using Caberfix or...

What would be the best way to fix a piece of 4x2 to the top of a steel ridge beam? The 4x2 would be used to fix the rafters to to create a vaulted ceiling.

Hi So, I have to run a 44mm waste pipe through my joists in my bathroom - not ideal but such is life. My thoughts are to hole and sister joist each in turn. My question is how to do this? Reading around, i see my options as follows: 1) Buy 2x7 and glue + strap each side of the joist for a...

Hi, i am looking at fitting the Primed MDF window boards. I am just wondering once the MDF has been cut to size are you then able to sand down the edges to give the bullnose effect? Thanks in advance