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The Dewalt second fix 16g is great for heavier work, I’m using it to fix the match board in the new summerhouse build, but the 18g Mikita is a super workshop nailer, I ditched the clumsy 18g battery one in favour of air a while ago. This Mikita fires up to 50mm brads but generall gets used in...

I bough the Makita AF506 air nailer as I couldnt find my silverline nailer after a move. Now, there may have been nothing inherently wrong with the Silverline, but the Makita is just chalk and cheese. Far smoother, more accurate with a finer tip, depth control is superb and has a natty air...

I held up a few boards at 45degrees top centre to bottom left and right, similar with the sides. I want them straight!(level)? Might still try for angled again though as that was my preferred way.

I’ve got the erbauer one, bought to trim all the battens and rafter tails on my workshop build. The T55 was just too bulky for the rafter tails at height. the mini saw is quite snatch, the safety depress is awkward one handed as well ( a cable tie sorted that bit out) 😳 on by summerhouse build...

Hi John what is the price? phil

I’d think about using Hardie plank or Cedral. Both have 15 year warranty and never need treating. 21 colours to choose from As well.

The walls are going to have 14mm match board to compliment the ceiling. I tried to persuade her pallet wood could be a great finish, but no, £500 of tg&v match board it is. I’ll start that after putting the floor in so I can wall board down to the floor. This will allow the floor to expand under...

Another week and a little further forward. A lot of the work doesn’t show as it’s around the back as well. Corner profile trims made to cover shiplap ends, and two sides shiplapped. Mix up with the delivery meant the remaining boards to clad the back didn’t arrive till Thursday instead of...

Oh great, that’s been and done it, thanks! She has looked at rainwater chains, and would now like the long chain of bells hanging from the right hand corner near the planter. Recons it’s going to be a ‘lovely feature’. So instead of a simple connection to the garage down pipe behind the...

That’s a wrap for this week. All the membrane and counter battens on, guttering levelled on the two brackets that needed altering. making the edge trims for the shiplap over the weekend. Rather than the boards butting up to a corner trim, I’m going to rebate edge trims to sit over the board...

That may also be worth a try, it’s not going to be a great loss if it all goes belly up for what I’m paying for the pump.

Thanks for all the replies. I think the way to go then is a VFD to churn out three phase. I don’t need reverse or speed control, full speed, whatever that ends up being, is perfectly adequate. It is a water pump and will be used to pump water to an irrigation sprinkler. The motor is rated as...

to those who know about motors. when a motor is listed as three phase, 230/400v does that mean it must be three phase supply for either 230 or 400 volts, or would it run on 230v single phase? this is the motor in question Thanks for any insight.

Tidy job of the cladding, you should smile inside every time you look at it. Something to be proud of, we’ll done.

A tad more progress, all the shingles on, hips and ridge cap shingles finally added all round So roofing finally finished and water tight. Gutter fitted all way round with no outlet yet, so I can check levels after the rain that’s forecast for tonight which should fill the guttering. The...

Thanks, it’s actually turning out better than I thought it would. 🙂

No, never built anything like this before, the cut roof was a fair bit more complex than I had imagined it was going to be. Bit more progress, boarding finally finished and membrane under cloak added befor the rains came over the weekend. I’ll make some plugs for the 16mm fixing holes in the...

A really hot one to be working on the roof boarding, but plodding on steady to get the front and right side boarded. weekend off then back on the case Monday.

A bit more forward, studs for the rear walls, gutter brackets, and the first four rows of roof boarding all round ready to take membrane and shingles. Working off ladders, it’s three trips up and down different ladders along the side for each cut, scaffold really wouldn’t work for three sides...

Rafters are skew nailed with paslode to set them in place, and then steel truss clips. The wall plates are slotted into the 5x5 uprights And bolted through.