My wife bought a settee 221cm long. We we live in a 1st floor flat, goes up the stairs ok but won't go through the door. If we had another 6" of room above the door it would.
I'm fitting a fireplace with an electric fire to my living room wall. On the wall is a 240 volt power point which I'd normally plug my device into and the plug would have a 13 amp fuse. I'd prefer the fuse to be on front side of the fireplace so I won't have to remove the fireplace to replace the fu...
Can someone advise me on SSIP. On some web sites I see logos for "Worksafe Contractor", "Chas", "Constructionline" - I'd like to do the same but does this mean I need to pay 3 lots of fees?
My garden has panel fencing with concrete posts and gravel boards but also has 4 wooden posts (and no gravel board) at the top end. My garden slopes down towards the house and I'd like to replace the wooden posts with concrete posts and gravel boards. I'm told that it's easier to work from top to bo...
check Planning Permission first but to be safe I would have concrete footing at both ends, depends on use. With a span of 1.8m use 2x6 joists with max 24" OC.
I'm a retired engineer and on my 3rd decking project which I'm really enjoying. However I feel I should put in the effort to learn more about decking frames and how to decide what the best approach is for a given situation. Any advise appreciated. e.g when to use joist hangers, joists strung out ove...
trying to fit 2 shelves in bathroom (see black lines). The lower one is easy because it rests on the tiles but I'd like to add another 18" higher but not enough room to get a drill in (also the left side is probably not thick enough to screw into). Any suggestions?
