timber

Hi everyone, I'm after some used scaffolding boards to make some raised garden beds out of. Does anyone have any they are trying to get rid of (or some similarly sized timber)? Cheers, Mark

Hi everyone, I'm after some used scaffolding boards to make some raised garden beds out of. Does anyone have any they are trying to get rid of (or some similarly sized timber)? Cheers, Mark

I could do with pointers to fix the threshold/door step. How do I get it level, at the right high and then fix the door so that it closes and it draft proof. I've levelled the subfloor across the house. Its an old terrace house not on foundations so the spine has sunk over time. Shim and fill...

In the process of refurbishing the downstairs of the house. On the rear of the property, there are 2 extensions (kitchen and dining room) which were both added at different points but, both rooms are joined by a wide opening. Upon ripping down the ceiling and re-building new pillars, we've...

Good afternoon all, I have just priced some work and got into a conversation with the owner and we did not come to an answer. She has bought a brand spanking new property from a large home builder that rhymes with Parrots. The property has a brick skin but has a completely timber...

I bought my house in 2015 and the survey mentioned dry rot in the porch. The porch was all wooden and at parts barely attached to the house. We’ve just had the porch replaced and a PVC one built (yes we left the dry rot one there for years). I haven’t looked into dry rot before until now, as we...

Noob here, potential silly question alert. Planning to make a fitted cupboard in an alcove when sufficiently informed :) For the frame I've seen people place timber against the wall, drill through it and into the brick at once, tap a plug all the way through and screw. I plan to use a 7mm...

Hi All, I'm in the process of building my own climbing wall in the alley way between my house. It will be a 4.4m x 3.5m flat wall. That will ultimately be a circular circuit. With a campus board at the end. I'm building one because the bouldering wall is nearly an hour away and sometimes I...

Hi all, I am looking to board up the loft to a good standard ("proper" and all). Everyone recommends - in order to hold the insulation to raise the floor before boarding. And the best way is to do this is to screw cross-battens into the ceiling joists - (2" by 4" timber battens have been...

Hello, I want to remove the chimney breast in the extension part (1930) of a Victorian house. All is fine about the chimney stack and the chimney breast upstairs. But at the ground floor, I don’t understand how the timbers along the party wall are supported. There are 2 timbers because of the...

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 -...

I’m planning to build a raised deck attached to the back of the house and wondered if anyone could help with a few queries please ? Planned spec and queries as follows: Height from ground varies from approx 0.7m to 1.0m I have planning permission Width approx 4.9m x depth 2.5m Wall plate...

Good day, I'm not a builder but was hoping I could find help on this site. We just moved into a new property and found the shed in the garden to be in a bit of trouble. The previous people had insulated the entire interior with fibre glass insulation and then covered foam with bubble wrap. When...

Can anyone recommend what type of paint to use for repainting a large external wall of timber cladding with aged flaky paint. Assume sand down, primer & repaint but what is the best paint for this job. We are repainting outside of an aged sports and social club so good results required for...