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Subject says it all really but how much fall should I allow for (say) 3 metres of guttering? Thanks

Screw lengths of 4 x 2 across the joist to the left and the joist to the right (and the one you need to remove) then you can cut a section away no worries.

Brilliant, thanks.

I'm looking for a supplier of laminated MDF - I've seen some nice stuff which is 18mm MDF with a laminate of ash or beech, it looks great, but I'm having problems sourcing it - can anyone help.

I want to lay a hardwood floor, using 18mm oak boards, T&G, end matched, etc, etc. Should I start in the middle of the room and work outwards, or at the side and work across? Hope you can help guys.

These are what you want mate. I have tried everything on the market, I reckon, and these are tops. I guess I would space them at about 18" for books, wider apart for lighter stuff. Dont waste your time on anything else. Oh and you can put them in with your cordless as well...

Am I right in thinking you can make plaster go off more slowly by mixing a bit of PVA/Unibond in? How much can you slow it down by? And where is theblones?

Some contractors are renovating an old building near my house. The windowsills had many layers of old paint that was flaking off. To remove this it looked like a thin layer of some kind of putty-ish stuff was spread onto it, and then covered in polythene. A day later I went past and the...

Thanks all

Brian - whats the outside painted with, if its a modern plastic paint the damp will be sealed in, it needs a breathable paint eg limewash. And if you feel like wasting your money go for the injected dampcourse. How thick are those walls? They are probably rubble-filled and you'll never seal them...

Hi, I want to render the back of my house. Part of the wall is painted brick and I want to make sure that the render holds OK. One suggestion I have had is to fix expanded metal lathing over the area, which sounds like a good idea, but do I have any other alternatives? Cheers!

Check out www.lime.org.uk they have all you need.

This came up a little while ago, http://www.screwfix.com/talk/thread.jspa?forumID=21&threadID=3890&messageID=37940#37940

Brick cleaner - Jewsons sell it, probably everyone does, would probably do it, it probably wont affect your tarmac but I would try a test area first!

Blones if you're ever coming thru Monmouth I'd like to pick your brains over a pint