Recent content by stuarta

Just got some varnish my dad had left over so hopefully that will help before I put that wood stain on it

Ok I've got some treated rough sawn timber which has done the job and the same as I used a few years back for a rose bed. I understand I should protect the uncut edges but can I get away with something like Ronseal woodstain or do I need some preserve first...

I don't at the moment I'm afraid but it's just effectively a block planter that's been added onto the back of the steps with coping stones on top. The OSB board worked with a cushion on top but just rotted and hoping there is something I can put on top that won't rot without having to take all...

I'm looking at repairing a box/bench that we from a flower bed. Previously it was full of soil and we put some OSB board on top but over time it's crumbled and I guess it's because of the moisture. I'm just trying to think of the most cost effective way of doing it now. I was going to remove...

Spoke to soon doesn't se.to be getting any further. The flap for the tablet hasn't opened and there is a faint electrical noise but nothing happening

Our Indesit has just started a problem where you can turn it on, it beeps, start to hear it filling then it stops and does nothing. If I open the door, then same LEDs are on but if I try and change the program it beeps a couple of times and there is some water in there and I have to hold the...

Ah sorry I'm talking cladding not decking. I can see it could be done easier with decking as they are straight edgings but the cladding is to gue and groove. It's just a way of improving the some steps on a budget where the render is peeling off. Just chatting here because I think it would be...

Ok so that's it, they can't be cut and you either have to find the width you need or just start and stop wherever the board finish with maybe a bit of trim to pad it out

Ok sorry maybe it's me being dumb. So basically my wall is 1200mm deep and the boards are 157mm wide so I'm going to need 7.6 boards. 7 boards will only cover 1099mm so what do I do with the remaining 101mm because I can't see how you can cut the boards to fit with the way they are designed to...

Hi guys, I'm contemplating installing some cladding around our outside steps which backs into a box that we use as a bench. Installation looks straightforward enough but what I can't seem to find is if I install them horizontally, can the boards be cut horizontally should you end up with a gap...

Yep I put them down every year and I've even taken to netting it every September to prevent them hatching. The problem is it's surrounded by a high wall one side, garage wall on the other and high fence panels so the sun doesn't really get in there

So after 8 years of struggling with leather jackets, I'm now fed and thinking of decking it. The area is about 16sqm and everything I've been reading online, it seems you can just put membrane down then lay the joists straight onto the ground? I was expecting to have to cement posts into...

Random should be B&Q https://www.trade-point.co.uk/departments/toupret-fine-finish-ready-mixed-finishing-plaster-1kg-tub/1849584_TP.prd

Bumps mainly and few surface cracks. Thinking something like this https://www.diy.com/departments/toupret-fine-finish-ready-mixed-finishing-plaster-1kg-tub/1849584_BQ.prd

and not worry on the primer then. Also need to try and sort some bumps out on another but that's a whole different story