Hi, Can somebody please give me the correct mix to bed new ridge tiles on house roofs? Thanks
I have one of these "real effect" gas fires with coals. The problem is that once lit, it is fine for several minutes and then it goes out...
I have a combination boiler (Ravensheat) and it has a clock on the front giving the pressure in Bar readings. There is a label beneath the clock...
I am currently making my garage into a study which will obviously be heated (oil filled radiator). I wish to insulate and board the outside wall...
Bob, Thanks for your advice. Much appreciated. Regards
Thanks very much for your reply. I will take a look. Regards
I am looking to block pave my drive, but am a little daunted by this task. Can anybody give me some good basic tips as to how I prepare the...
Hi, I have found a 13amp socket in my garage connected to a lighting circuit. Am I right in thinking this is not right? Thanks for any advice.
I have just bought the above shower from Screwfix. Its inlet connection is a push/fit. Is it simply a matter of pulling collar back, push my pipe...
I have a very old stopcock fitted in my house, with lead piping on the feed side, and 15mm copper on the outlet. I find when turning off the...
gerrin2owd, I have just been looking at a Readers Digest book, and in it I have found info on cables for showers etc. It states that 6mm2 Twin...
Thanks for your reply. The cable is quite heavy stuff, and was fitted when the flats were built about 20 years ago. So it should be the correct...
Some days ago, I posted on this forum query about shower cable size. Well, now perhaps I should explain things more clearly. I let (rent it...
Anybody had experience of this Tap and Die set (quote 12834)? Is this truly a quality item, or a kids play set? It will be for occasional use...
Not being an engineer, I have a query regarding the pitch of a thread. Now and again I need to tap a thread into some steel, but find differering...
Anybody here ever heard of a contraption that is for rolling out torch-on felt as it is being torched and laid? I saw a picture somewhere a long...
Lensman, If you use coach screws alone, then they will need to be extremely long. I would make or buy some 90 degree galvanized brackets and...
Thanks again Dewy. I did think that was indeed the case.
Dewy, Good man. Thanks.
Builders, am I being wound up in the Carpenters forum? They reckon carpenters pencils are square to keep them behind your ear? Surely, I'm being...
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