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Hi all I am building a deck and a pergola on top of it. The deck is 25cm off the ground level. Ive been reading PD and it says structures can be 2.5m tall max when its near the boundary (which it is). Ive also read in other places a 30cm allowance for decking. Question: Is the 2.5m structure height including the decking allowance or can the finished height be 2.75m near the boundary if the decking is 0.25m like in my case? Thanks

Anyone have recommendations for a woodstain which will make standard light redwood look like a light oak colour? I have made windowboards out of it and would like to change the finish of them to more closely match my oak doors and mantel. I have Osmo clear matt oil to put on top so just need the stain. If you have done something similar please post a pic of how it turned out ?

Morning I have a a large mirror which I recessed into a tiled wall in the bathroom so that it is all level. There is a small 2/3mm gap all around the edge of the mirror between it and the tiles which I am looking for a product to fill in. Mirror supplier said grout or silicone will eat away at the back of the mirror if it gets in contact and suggested just using the same adhesive as used to stick it on. Ideally I wanted a black colour but cant seem to find black mirror adhesive anywhere. Found white and grey. Anyone know of any products I could use for this? Thanks

Im fitting myself mate. Done the upstairs rooms and stairs already and this is for the lounge. I got the carpet as a remnant so just need to figure out what to use for this. I might just get some of the green standard Evostik and give the edges a good wet clean first. Had read about doing it in 8" sections so will do that.

Is that standard evostik the green tube?

There are just so many grab adhesives out there now! Evostik do an extra strong one too: https://www.toolstation.com/gripfill-xtra/p98918 I saw the super fast gripper @PeterW but reading online seems like fitters use it mainly because it goes off very quick so they can stick the grippers and start fitting in one go. Since I am in no rush I can glue it down one day and then fit another day. Maybe just need to pick one. Any thoughts on priming?

Hi Need a bit of advice. I used a latex based screed to self level a floor downstairs which I am now looking to carpet. I want to glue the gripper strips rather than nail. Speed is not an issue as I can leave it to dry over night but looking for recommendations on the best adhesive to use. Some people suggest hot glue guns with a certain type of glue, some say just normal grip adhesive. The surface of the floor is smooth rather than rough like concrete and its been open and subject to plaster blobs etc. for some time, so while Ive cleaned it, it still has a bit of residue on it. I was thinking about this stuff: https://www.toolstation.com/griptite/p94608 Just wondering whether maybe I should prime the edges of the floor first? I have half a tub of tiler's primer left (acrylic based), would that be good enough? Thanks

So I contacted the vendor and they said the brackets are 'surplus to requirements' and not needed. Strange they would include them then.

Thanks for the reply. The unit came with normal L brackets for fixing to the wall which are the same as the brackets which came with all the other base units. Ive used those already. These two only came with the oven unit and are quite thick sturdy. Was wondering whether they are used to fix the oven to the unit in some way or something?

Hi so I’ve just finished fitting most my kitchen. The 600 built under unit for the oven came with these brackets. No mention of them on the assembly instructions for the unit or in the main installation guide. Does anyone know what these are for and where they go? Thanks

yeah ill pop into Gas Centre tomorrow see if they have any idea

yeah the stainless steel thread is the same with 40mm outer diameter. The plastic fitting just adds the appliance nozzle. I tried googling but didn't find a euro 50mm. The sink was sold by a Chinese company. Maybe its an Asian standard size?

I bought a kitchen sink off eBay. Really nice but didn’t come with standard size plumbing. The waste trap seems great with a little basket catching any food which you remove with a handle and empty. Seems like a better idea than the standard traps which are annoying to get the food bits out of. Anyway I want to keep the trap part which fits to the actual sink and replace the p trap and pipes that came with it because they seem awful quality. I need an adaptor to change from what seems to be a 45mm diameter on the threaded part at the bottom to a standard 40mm uk connector. I don’t think it is a ‘euro’ size because they are smaller than uk and this one is bigger. any ideas?

Thats what I was thinking. I might cut out some of the back panel in the section where the standpipe is and just tape it back onto the back panel. Ive already put a socket under the drawer unit which can be reached by just removing the plinth and theres an isolating switch above counter top level. Water isolation valve is there under the unit too. It is just the standpipe which would have to go actually behind the unit.