Roger and Abe assemble the Grande Garden Room Kit 3 from The Insulated Panel Store in one day.
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Roger and Jubi fit the bespoke anthracite grey Cortizo aluminium casement windows from the Glazing Store in the latest episode of The Orangery.
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Roger and Dan assemble a stud pre-wall in the latest episode of The Orangery.
Read More »Milwaukee M18 FUEL Angle Grinder
Roger takes a look at the Milwaukee M18 FSAGV115XPDB angle grinder.
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Roger takes a call from Skill Builder viewer Charles who has a mystery heating problem that urgently needs a solution.
Read More »The Ancient Secrets of Half-Timbered Buildings
Roger wanders around northern France and Surrey to take a look at half-timbered buildings.
Read More »Why Does My Boiler Keep Losing Pressure?
Is your boiler pressure constantly dropping? Roger knows a thing or two about this problem.
Read More »Have You Seen a Bigger Roof Lantern?
The Korniche roof lantern’s simple design means it is capable of being fitted in minutes and glazed in seconds. It is the fastest and easiest kit to install on the market.
Read More »The Most Common Bi-Fold Door Problem Solved
William cannot smoothly open and close his bi-folding doors. See how to toe and heel in our How To Install Korniche Bi-folding Doors video.
Read More »Laying a GRP Fibreglass Roof ~ Orangery #4
See how we get the OSB and vapour barrier on the warm deck ready for the GRP roof.
Read More »Building Regs Part L Changes 2022. The Ugly Truth?
Roger has taken a deep dive into the updated Part L of the building regulations for 2022. FIND OUT MORE AT GOV.UK This page holds the current and future guidance covering the energy efficiency requirements of the building regulations as set out in Part L of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations and in a number of specific building regulations. …
Read More »Help! Joist Weakened By Deep Notch Cowboy
Send us your pictures and videos: http://skill-builder.uk/send In Ask Skill Builder episode 37 Gavin has a floor joist with a huge chunk taken out of it.
Read More »Why Is James Back? ~ Orangery #3
James King is back to help Roger speed his orangery project along. 🔽 SHOPPING LINKS 🔽 🛒 Dan’s Square: https://www.essential-carpenter-tools.co.uk 🛒 Tracer AMK1 Deep Pencil Marker: https://amzn.to/3nlVsEr 🛒 Makita Small 18V Circular Saw: https://amzn.to/3MaSK0j 🛒 Makita Twin 18V Circular Saw: https://amzn.to/3stMOaI 🛒 Milwaukee M18 Fuel Recip Saw: https://amzn.to/3PnKyMe 🛒 Swanson 7-inch Speed Square: https://amzn.to/3jigG5M
Read More »Roaming Roger #2 ~ More Mobile Moaning
Roger continues his journey around the Reigate area taking a look at various buildings and landmarks. Topics covered in this episode include: • Brick types and repointing • Stone cladding • Modern house design • Rusty galvanised beading • Stained monocouche • Badly designed parapet walls • Bad rendering jobs Church of St Mary Magdalene, Reigate 🔗 https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/766
Read More »110V Transformers – 3 Things You Need to Know
Before using your 110V transformer, make sure you are aware of the limitations of these units. 1. They’re designed for intermittent use only. 2. The earth must be connected (if you’re rewiring the plug). 3. Don’t use the transformer on a carpet. SHOPPING LINKS Faithfull Power Plus Dual Socket Transformer 🛒 https://amzn.to/3N01Ht3 Defender Powerpod 3300W Transformer 🛒 https://amzn.to/3FsguKw
Read More »How to Lift a Steel With No Sweat ~ Orangery #2
Huge thanks to Keystone Lintels for supplying our special lintel. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3yagYRV The Ultimate Roofing Square by Dan Cox 🛒 https://www.essential-carpenter-tools.co.uk Forgefix Sheradised Twist Nail 🛒 https://amzn.to/388nK24 Keystone Special Steel Lintels Keystone supports both architects and designers, pushing the boundaries and possibilities in steel lintel design with a custom, bespoke design service. Ask for a Keystone Engineer to …
Read More »Product Roundup #2 ~ More Great Building Products
🔽 PRODUCT LINKS 🔽 Perfect Jolly Angled Tile Cutter 🛒 https://battipav.com/prodotto/perfect-jolly/ Button-fix panel fixing 🛒 https://amzn.to/3KENvnY EcoFlow DELTA Portable Power Station 🛒 https://uk.ecoflow.com/pages/portable-power-stations?aff=14 BeadMaster Socket Covers 🛒 https://amzn.to/3y9B6pi ProPAQ Tap Medic Kit 🛒 https://www.tapmedic.co.uk/store/ Graff Cutting Discs 🛒 https://amzn.to/3KCR9Pg Super Rod CRMX Cable Routing Kit 🛒 https://super-rod.co.uk/mega-set-2/ CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:13 Perfect Jolly 02:25 Button-fix 03:57 Ecoflow Delta 07:18 BeadMaster …
Read More »Cavity Wall Insulation Problems ~ The Ugly Truth
Roger looks at some of the problems you could have with wall cavity insulation. 🛒 Stormdry Masonry Protection: https://amzn.to/3LGw3Re 🛒 PipeSnug Waste Pipe Collar: https://amzn.to/3w2lstr 🛒 Huhho Industrial Endoscope: https://amzn.to/39lqc5u 🛒 Bosch Inspection Camera: https://amzn.to/3vzKRLR 🛒 DDENDOCAM Industrial Endoscope: https://amzn.to/3KIrrZK Roger looks at the problems you could have with wall cavity insulation.
Read More »A Renovation Challenge ~ Orangery Part 1
🛒 Makita DUB182Z LXT Blower: https://amzn.to/3LvgThF 🛒 Tracer Deep Pencil Marker: https://amzn.to/3vMGtbi The Orangery renovation is the latest Skill Builder project series. Hit subscribe and make sure you don’t miss an episode. Special thanks to Dan Cox for helping us. 🛒 https://www.essential-carpenter-tools.co.uk
Read More »Yet Another Cause of Damp
Send us your pictures and videos: http://skill-builder.uk/send In Ask Skill Builder episode 36 Damion Cartwright has some advice about damp problems in an edition we should call ‘Tell Skill Builder’.
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