Recent content by Neil Davies

I used engineered wood in my hallway and living room. I can't remember the brand, but it was decent stuff - about 3mm of real wood on top of another 9-10mm of wood structure underneath. I found that the click edges didn't click together, no matter how hard I hit, and I damaged the edges of a few...

My unit is on the site of the Ever Ready batteries factuory and every few years there is the idea of selling of land for housing until the soil samples are done. We were told about the soil burning - its supposed to burn out anything that is hazardous, leaving soil that you still can't grow...

I've not had time to read through all of the responses, but I agree with the ones I have read! My experience: I had a small storage garage for my race car trailer - just a single axle one for my drag Beetle, converted out of an old caravan. The doors of the garage allowed 1 1/2" between the...

I don't know what the planning in your area is, but I'm pretty sure that in the UK a carport needs planning permission if you enclose more than two of the sides. I'm planning on building a simple shelter type structure off the side of my house over part of the drive to keep the worst of the rain...

I have a similar situation at The Unit - my hobby shop that my Dad and I share with a family we've been friends with for over 20 years. It's the old gas meter house for the former Bluebird Toffee factory and the site later became Ever Ready batteries! We had floor space for 5 cars (two end to...

Hi all, I'm setting up a small classroom at school as a Motor Vehicle Tech room and at the moment it's got a concrete floor which tends to kick up a load of dust and rubbish. The lads I've got in the group are keen and enthusiastic and are taking great pride in the space, and have asked me about...

I've got a small space to work in at school - 19ft by just under 11ft - and I've been given the task of setting up a Motor Vehicle Tech course in that space. Basically, we're going to build a kit car from a donor vehicle and teach the basic theory behind it to six of the lads who are on their...

Hello everyone, I registered here a while back following a link from somewhere else that I can't even remember! Anyway, I don't really have my own useable garage at home - just a little early '70s asbesos single, of which the frame is rotting away! So my dad and I share a rented industrial unit...