Recent content by DavidRa

I have family in Jersey and visit regularly and there are plenty of non- white people so the colour quotient didn’t jar but the series is pretty poor tbh. Where the colour quotient did jar was Blitz set in WW2 London where apparently most policemen and Air Raid Wardens were non white. Maybe it’s...

- Your darkest hour is only 60 minutes long - Everything will be ok in the end, if it’s not ok it’s not the end.

Hi I am interested, what charity did you have in mind

Thanks, will have a look

Thanks Doug, that’s very helpful.

Had to have a new exterior boiler installed this year leaving a 1.5mtr square room to be converted into a cloakroom/ storage room. The walls are a mess so need to panel but was unsure which way to go t&g solid wood or mdf. The room is unheated and windowless. Quite like the look of this...

Can you elaborate on “land mostly bought by US” with some facts pls? Probably the same in every country with large corporate agribusiness so by that argument the UK should just roll over if invaded?

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I think the various administrations have had the vision but ultimately not the people with the ability to implement the vision better than other countries. It’s a common and sadly regular failing in the administrative class that supposedly lead us. They think they are world leaders but evidence...

Please let me know if Mick P doesn’t want it as a job lot as I have a recently retired friend who may be in the market

And did you start?

Walking through my garage workshop my grandson stopped at the vice and said what’s this, so we put some wood in it and cut it up. Would love to kindle the spark , anyone got examples of what worked and at what age?

Thanks for all the comments, very helpful. To clarify , I was always going to replace the joist with the same sizing due to aesthetics and will now look to add end brackets attached to the posts and also a steel bar across the middle , 1.5- 2m long and possibly 6mm thick. It may not last forever...

Been tasked with replacing this 3.6m 47 x 150 joist. The sagging has occurred over 20 years ( not my work!) and I was considering attaching a metal bar to the inside face to add some strength along it’s length. Questions How long should that bar be on 3.6m span ? Is screwing it to the face...

Thanks , added to list of “chores”