When nailing plain concrete tiles, must you use aluminium nails or will galvanised nails be ok. The nail size is 2.65mm x 40mm. Does anyone...
When you bed ridge tiles onto the hip ridge of a hip roof, do you fill the underside of the ridge tile with mortar or just where it beds to the...
I have just finished the roof framing for a hip roof on a small extension that I am building (5M x 2.5M). My question is, when you fix the...
I have to plaster the inside of my new extension. The wall is thermalite type blocks which suck any water from any plaster very quickly. I have...
After reading posts on earthing sheds, I was looking at my setup. Most topics are concerning PME systems. I have a TT system. The SWA armour is...
I read in another topic that energy saving lamps don't work with most PIR's. Does anyone know of a PIR that will work with these lamps. Some...
I have to fit an extractor fan in a utility room that I am building on to the side of my house. Are there any regulations about the vent from...
What size rockwool cavity bats do I use in a 75mm cavity 50mm, 65mm or 75mm? I know the bats have to be secured to the inner skin but do you need...
I am building a new extension on the side of the house and it is very difficult to extend the ring from the ground floor into it as all exisiting...
Can anyone tell me what size cleat I need to use with Screwfix 3 core 2.5mm armoured cable? Thanks
I want to fit a new garden tap about 30 feet away from the house. Is it ok to fit a tee on the 25mm MDPE service pipe and take 30 feet of new...
How do you route a new 25mm MDPE pipe up through the floor, waterproof membrane, jablite, 4" concrete, screed etc. Do I need ducting, if so...
When using wall ties such as furfix etc. do you need to take it right down to the foundations and tie in the concrete blocks of the footings or...
I have a rising main coming from the stopcock outside my property. It is a 1930's house, so the pipe is 1/2" BSP galvanised steel. I want to...
I have plastered a wall using browning on top of celcon blocks 5 days ago. I didn't have time to skim it while wet, so now the undercoat is dry,...
I have to make up about 12 inches for the base of a new extenstion with rubble. What is acceptable to use for the rubble. Can old bricks be used...
After reading all of the post on earthing of different systems, I am still confused. I have a TT system. What size should the earth wire between...
Not sure if I should post this here or in the electrics forum, but how do you earth bond taps when they are fitted to a stainless steel sink and...
I want to build a front porch with a 3 foot high solid 9 inch dwarf wall with 4 inch ornamental wooden posts between the top of the wall and the...
I have an oil filled radiator in my conservatory and nned to control the temperature. Does anyone know where I can get a plug in thermostat to...
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