Under-floor heating in Garden Studios

20 May 2022 A major concern for me when building my garden studio was how to best optimise the space. I'd decided for numerous reasons I didn't want the building to take up more than 1/6th of my garden, which resulted in a…

Suedwind Ambientika Garden Studio Vent Installation

24 February 2021 Garden Room Heat Recovery Extractor Vent Installation Note: Suedwind have now updated their product range and my exact model may no longer be available. The installation will be very similar across all their new models. This is the first of…

Vapour control for Garden Studios

21 January 2019 What I learnt about condensation and ventilation building my DIY garden room last year I will do a more in-depth article on my garden studio at a later date once it's completely decorated and I've finished the landscaping around it.…

Brembo 18z Brakes on B6/B7 Audi A4/S4/RS4

02 August 2018 How to get Brembo 18z brake calipers (from the Audi Q7, VW Touareg and Porsche Cayenne) onto your Audi A4 (B6/B7) [ This post is mostly complete - just some additional images to follow ] Most of this information will…

Removing B6/B7 Audi A4 Front Brakes

07 June 2018 I'm going to assume you are replacing the old brakes with new ones, so there's a couple of tips for that process included here but if you just want your brakes off completely and have brake line plugs or are…

Tinting the A4 fog lights

03 March 2014 The A4 was dropped off at the bodyshop this morning and I won't see it again for a week while the bumpers and lots of panels are given fresh coats of Audi Akoya Silver. Wanting to have everything ready for…

Preventing the common Audi A4/S4 Glovebox hinge break

30 November 2013 Broken glove box hinges are another common issue with the B6 A4 and S4 (maybe the B7 A4/S4 and RS4 too?), if yours is broken, it's broken, there's not much you can do about it. You either replace the whole…

Building my new home office

20 October 2010 After repairing and painting the walls it was finally time to get to work building my home office. I wanted a big desk with no legs to get in my way and loads of shelves, so here's what happened... I…