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Since I started a new job, my office desk isn't cutting it any more - not enough accessible desk and monitor space. So I'm looking to build a 190cm x 160cm x 80 / 60cm corner desk to fit a space in my study. I'm thinking of using planed scaffolding planks, and maybe finding off the shelf...

Can I just clarify, could I just dill / screw straight into the resin? Or better to set the screw / bar into it first? Maybe we can forget about the batten in the short term till we can find someone who can rout it. Don't know of any hardware shops or clubs who could do this right now, and...

We have a low set window with a curtain rail screwed directly into the old and crumbling wall - and the screw holes have failed - again. We want to mount the curtain rail (1.25m long) to a piece of wood (maybe 1.5m long and 10cm / 5" wide), and screw / glue the wood to the wall - should be...

My wife is in the process of laying a 600 x 300 porcelain tile floor on a flat, smooth and level concrete floor - probably the one saving grace here. However she appears to be using a 5mm trowel, and I understand she should be using something much deeper - 10-12mm, possibly even 20mm. I'm...

Thanks guys - the board was fitted 4 years ago and it is RCD controlled. I was going to have another nose to see what colour the cables were and what the rating was, but I was just going to knock stuff over doing it tonight!

I don't have a multimeter, however will try to borrow one if there is likely to be benefit. It's a fair point about the fact that both sockets have lost power. I will check the other socket again to make sure - it did work without experiencing the same issues as the main one. I can't...

I've got a double socket located inside a cupboard that, until very recently, worked perfectly. However it now appears to be malfunctioning - it was losing power intermittently (the light, phone and PC plugged into the extension cable kept flicking on and off) however now appears to have no...

How cold is really cold? Are we talking waaaaay below freezing, or <5c or something? There is a temptation to look at a new boiler, but ours appears to be fine so there is a temptation just to plow on with it.

Reason I was going for a thin (50mm) layer of PIR was partly cost but partly so that I could just shove it straight over the top of the eaves without having to worry about cutting it up or leaving a gap between the PIR and the felt (there are ventilation channels up into the attic). Rafters are...

PrenticeBoyofDerry, the ventilation was why I was thinking of putting the PIR over the rafters rather than in between, but I'll leave an air gap at the bottom. Does that make sense? PV is 15 x 265w panels - I'm thick, so dunno how that computes? :P It would balance the roof out to have...

Theoretically this could be in the plumbing forum, but it'll become clear why it isn't in a second. We had solar PV installed in the winter on a SE facing roof. At the same time, we tried to ensure that there was sufficient space on the roof to install solar thermal (evacuated tubes). This...

Long shot, and only 6 months late, but if you're still looking, the EP6002 is in stock at www.discountheating.co.uk - just got one delivered. Had the same problem as you in the summer trying to get hold of one, although my EP2002 still worked luckily.

...and it appears I've had some degree of success! The bulge is now nothing more than a slight undulation, and that was done mostly through kicking the floor to try to spread it out! I also found the tensioning straps that were used to fit it, so I've pulled it back together...

Hmm OK, now they're removed the old hearth, I can actually lift the floor where its warped. That means that theoretically, if I remove the skirting from one half of the room, I could lift and stretch the bulge out of it, and out to the expansion gaps at the edge. As long as I do it away from...

Its all solid maple laqured on top - nothing else in it. Ah well, I guess we'll see what the builders say...! Thanks for all your help thus far big-all! Much appreciated! :D

never anything more than a faintly moist cloth - I have been extra careful about not getting the floor wet. Similarly, any spills I've had have been very quickly and thoroughly cleaned up, but I haven't cleaned or spilled anything in months! There was a rug over the not so bulgy part of the...

Opening up those 2 pinch points, and leaving the slabs on overnight hasn't helped - the floor has risen again, although it does feel looser. I'll do a check around the room to see if there is anything sticking out. I can't think that there would be anything under the floor to stop it moving...

OK, the reason I wasn't sure about the pipes is that there are no pipes coming out of the floor! :D Doh... All the planks are 8cm (or more accurately 80mm on a ruler that will measure 1/2mm) both in the mountain range, and well away from it. The spare plank from the garage is also 80mm...

Cheers Big-All, I'll check the pipes (I think they're ok, but haven't checked specifically). There is only 1 set of doors that would require an undercut (the double doors into the study) and I've checked those, and slid some paper into the gap to make sure its clear. I can see the...

It is on a concrete floor, and there is a DPM underneath the foam underlay. I don't know about a pipe to be honest, although I wouldn't have thought so if I think about it logically - the radiators are on the outer walls, and all have visible pipework running upwards into the ceiling void...