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by happyhero
Wed May 06, 2009 6:04 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: making big holes in oak sleepers
Replies: 0
Views: 2926

making big holes in oak sleepers

Hi can anyone suggest a way that I can make holes in sleepers big enough and perfect enough to be able to bang 3"x3" fence posts into, I want to try and get them cut neat and tidy and right through the sleeper, and hopefully quite snug. I have thought of different ways of doing it but noth...
by happyhero
Wed May 06, 2009 5:57 pm
Forum: Roofing Repair and Construction Forum
Topic: roof fixings question, advice please
Replies: 2
Views: 4980

roof fixings question, advice please

Hi I have built a big fancy gambrel roof shed and have just ordered some felt and roof shingles from katepaluk.co.uk for it. I have read all their online instructions and I will need to buy nails/screws for fixing all this on as they do not supply that. In their info mostly they use nails and they s...
by happyhero
Fri Apr 10, 2009 1:30 pm
Forum: Conversion, Refurbishment and Renovation Forum
Topic: Joists rotted in bathroom, advice please
Replies: 1
Views: 5996

Joists rotted in bathroom, advice please

Hi I am helping my friend sort out his bathroom (I am ex-building services so broad-ish skills). He cannot afford much, but wants to sort things out. He lives on the 1st floor in a flat which is actually built like a fairly typical house ie floorboards, lath and plaster ceilings, cavity wall etc, so...
by happyhero
Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:14 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: help with the boss please
Replies: 1
Views: 3090

help with the boss please

Hi I am helping my mate put in his new toilet. It has a saniflow so the outlet is 32mm and we have to join that to the main stack which I believe is cast iron. As I understand it we need a boss I see these have two little lumps on them which one of the guys at the DIY store told me you cut the stack...
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