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If you have an account at a merchants the system automatically carries a discount specific to yourself, different accounts carrying different discounts is a tragic norm these days, phill should if he has an account have been given a discount at the point the timber went through his account. In...

its been some years since i went down this route but if i remember correctly, there is no ebay in japan, they use yahoo auctions, the kicker is that you cannot post to uk from their auctions, buyee is an intermediary who will ship your items to their warehouse, and in the case of multiple...

As with anything there are markets for every budget, Kayens approach will most certainly get repeat customers, no part of his answer even iterated towards his manor with regrads to a customer, his approach seems to me to be professional and thought out with enough allowance to actually perform a...

one great advantage of the mafell visa vi the cuts is actually the blade, they have created a variation that to my memory is much more substantial, like many cutting tools the tool itself can only do so much the blade and the way its used make just as much difference. aside but on the same note...

haha i really should stop handing out advice whist watching tele, you are entirely correct, but moving away from the boundary it certainly does make a difference. Regs is a different ball game and apply based on varying factors not just the internal footprint of the build, once you actually...

In regards to building height I'm guessing you are restricting yourself to 2.5m for permitted development, last i checked you can go significantly higher if you were to have a dual pitch roof. This would also reduced the depth of timber needed to span your workshop which will also reduce...

Hi phil, I work with a v.good sparky who lives in tuckingmill, he is employed by flockharts but he can be persuaded to take on private jobs, if you were in need of someone to have a look I'd be happy to put him in contact. I have been discussing solar with him as he just installed it on his own...

I may be wrong but I'd surprised if shipping containers were affordable anymore, the price for them has gone through the roof, part of the cause for absurd material prices at the moment. Reclaimed box profile metal sheets, I'm not sure of the these days cost if i'm honest but fixing these to...

RE Decking I have used Cladco in the past, the system to fit it can be annoying at first but you soon get the hang of it and its pretty simple after that, if you have a run longer than 1 board you will have an easy option to lift a board should you ever need to access beneath as the clips can be...

Rip it neatly down the middle with your tracksaw that hopefully accompanies the track pictured, then you should have a fairly simple task of removing the waste you need with the added bonus of being able to see anywhere it gets tight without waving a 1.8M length of oak another 1.8m in the air. I...

triton i would not worry about cutting 4x8 sheets with a 1.4 track, obviously for severely angled cuts or rips along a 2440 length a longer track would be necessary unless you are ok with stopping and moving the track along (really not an issue if you can mark accurately) and a 2.7m track is...

If space is an issue a track saw can be very simple and much more versatile in a workshop where space is tight, simple jigs can make repeated cuts very simple, if you find yourself working with any slabs with a waney edge a track saw can give you a very good straight edge that would be...

i recently had the pleasure of working on an MF ceiling (the suspended metal lattice type of make up) hung below block and beam, no lack of space there, i think there was about 600mm of clear space for mvhr, low and high volt runs, sprinklers, plumbing etc. a very high end build, certainly not...

Glad to hear they have been swift to implement some form of safer practise. Might I suggest a bigger flash light, something with a bit of weight to it just incase ;)

i feel like you have mentioned previously but is your door already ordered?/ a set dimension? there is not much timber around it and i feel your whole wall is going to shake when you close the door, I would certainly look to beef up the surrounding even just extra noggins either side if your...

+1 for turning your visqueen up around your slab and up the back side of your brick course, not really the conventional way but between your bricks and slab you have circa 200mm of porous masonry at the base of your walls, alas the ship has sailed just ensure your cladding has enough over hang...

I dont personally but you could staple labels onto the end grain, use any pen you like, they shouldn't fall off, minimal damage and you can read the species in the middle of the stack of boards

a few spring to mind but ill try and bestow some foolishly obtained wisdom on some relatively easy mistakes to make, firstly a near miss I've hand a couple of times, don't wear gloves when driving screws, nearly broken a couple of fingers, when (not if) the screw grabs the fingers of the glove...

From your list of jobs i would highly recommend looking into laser levels, vastly superior in levelling over an area such as decking, slabs and joists, many people underestimate the impact of cumulative errors in these scenarios, of course you cant beat a spirit level at times but i will say...

RE wedged tenons, I was taught to allow for the wedge in the shape of the tenon, bit risky that close to the end but if done right there shouldn't be much pressure, just be careful when the frame is being assembled as it will definitely be a weak point if the frame is racked. on the same...