Hi, I am replaceing a built in electric single oven and hob with a freestanding electric double oven and hob. The oven is currently just plugged into a wall socked, the hob is wired into a switch (red oven type switch) which is off the main fuse box. I know that the new oven will need to be wired in...
Generally building control like to come out and see foundation depths before you pour concrete. But if you have photos that might be ok... 400 wide for a foundation for a single storey addition should be fine, 600 wide would give you more room for manouver with blockwork details etc. My advise would...
Its too late for ceiling im afraid! The rest of the house is a mess (bathroom is second room in the house to be done - rest is still in the 1960's!!!), so we weren't to concerned about that.
Hi, we are very soon to be in the same situation as above! We have removed all the tiles from a fully tiled bathroom and the plaster has come with them! We have also lost the entire ceiling due to large cracks. My question is..! Is it best to do the whole room and ceiling in aqua board, or just the ...
I haven't fitted one, but the guys who fitted my fireplace did the surround and hearth for me, I have a slate hearth which they bedded on a cement/mortar. Its nice and solid, means no worry about it moving.
I brought this recently, .screwfix/98832/Power-Tools/Compound-Mitre-Saws/Titan-8-Sliding-Mitre-Saw-With-Laser-230V Screwfix brand Compound Mitre saw, its still in thier sale at under £60. I'm well pleased with it. Not only can you not see the joint in my architraving its also so much quicker! I hav...
X-tex paint and varnish remover. You can buy it from B & Q or order online, I've just used it to strip paint from a door, works wonderfully. Will do 2/3 layers at a time. Is a bit more expensive than other stripers but is non-solvant based and can be used on a huge range of things including plas...
Assuming a simple structure you are looking at around £500ish for a structural engineer to produce design for foundations. This should include a site visit and you should also recieve a set of the final calcs produced. They should/may even submit them for building regs themselves.
I am a competent DIYer and a Structural Engineer! So i am fairly confedent that i can undertake the task in hand! Just wanted to know if anyone had a book that might be handy to have with me, rather than going back and forth to the internet. I have since read the DIYdoctor changing a bathroom suite ...
Hi, I have just removed some wall sockets that were screwed onto the skirting board, i want to sink these into the wall above new skirting. But the wire is not long enough... Can i just extend the wire by connecting a new piece with a connector? (what type would i need) and then either put this bene...
